Venoco asks Goleta for permission to move two truckloads of oil per day
By Staff Report / Tuesday, July 28th, 2015 / Energy, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Venoco asks Goleta for permission to move two truckloads of oil per day
Venoco has asked the city of Goleta for emergency authority to move two truckloads per day of oil from its Ellwood facility to Santa Maria for the next 17 days. Venoco said it was making the request so that lines and other facilities could be cleared in order to complete mandatory inspections. Venoco said it Read More →
Dubroff: Flying the not so friendly skies as airlines probed for collusion
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, July 10th, 2015 / Columns / Comments Off on Dubroff: Flying the not so friendly skies as airlines probed for collusion
Reports that Justice Department officials are looking into whether the nation’s four largest airlines conspired to keep airline ticket prices high by manipulating capacity come as little surprise to this frequent flyer. As a person who flies from somewhere in the region to Denver most weeks, I’ve seen first-hand how much the choices for travel Read More →

Former SLO, Santa Maria city managers discuss development challenges
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, June 19th, 2015 / Central Coast, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Former SLO, Santa Maria city managers discuss development challenges

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Changes take flight at Central Coast airports
By Chris Officer / Friday, June 19th, 2015 / Central Coast, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Changes take flight at Central Coast airports

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Mindbody, Appfolio IPOs might be start of South Coast tech boom
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, June 12th, 2015 / Banking & Finance, Central Coast, Columns, Latest news, Opinion, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Mindbody, Appfolio IPOs might be start of South Coast tech boom
You might call it the Mindbody-Appfolio effect. The pair of $100 million-plus initial public stock offerings filed last month has caught the attention of dealmakers from the Bay Area to Los Angeles. Add to that the stunning, $1.4 billion sale of Lynda.com to Linkedin and you have the most buzz in the region since the Read More →
Local companies relocating to bigger spaces in Goleta
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, June 12th, 2015 / Agribusiness, Central Coast, Columns, Latest news, Opinion, Real Estate, Small Business, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Local companies relocating to bigger spaces in Goleta
Seek Thermal was getting too big for its britches at its former headquarters just off Calle Real in Goleta, so the company recently sized up to 10,000-plus square feet of space at 111 Castilian Drive. The company, which makes thermal imaging devices for the consumer market, is effectively doubling its footprint in its move from Read More →
Santa Maria couple donates 450-acre avocado, lemon ranch to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
By Staff Report / Monday, June 8th, 2015 / Agribusiness, Central Coast, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Santa Maria couple donates 450-acre avocado, lemon ranch to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

A Santa Maria couple has agreed to donate a 450-acre avocado and lemon ranch in southern San Luis Obispo County valued at $11.3 million to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Stuart “Stu” and Jan Bartleson and university officials made the announcement at a press conference held at Bartleson Ranch on Los Berros Road, three miles Read More →