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By Staff Report / Friday, October 21st, 2011 / Latest news / Comments Off on Former banker, councilmember to lead Ventura chamber
Ed Summers, a former Ventura City Council member, has been named to lead the Ventura Chamber of Commerce. Summers will begin work for the chamber on Nov. 7. He is the second new CEO to lead the chamber in a little more than two years, after longtime CEO Zoe Taylor stepped down in 2009. “The Read More →
One of the largest downtown Santa Barbara vacancies will be filled next month, when outdoor gear retailer Recreational Equipment, Inc. opens its 24,500 square-foot store.
Thirteen Central Coast arts institutions are receiving a total of $3.7 million from The James Irvine Foundation, a nonprofit that hands out grants to help organizations achieve cultural and financial success. The grants, which were announced on Wednesday, are part of the Irvine Foundation’s five-year-old Arts Regional Initiative. Since 2006, the program has targeted music, Read More →
By Tom Bronzini / Friday, September 16th, 2011 / Features, Small Business / Comments Off on Built recession-proof: PODS franchises are profitable, CEO says
The big white storage containers built by PODS Enterprises are sturdy enough to have withstood the crushing economic pressures of the Great Recession.