Menu
Montecito
Pac Premier
Giving Guide
Loading...
You are here:  Home  >  Articles by Alex Kacik  -  Page 35
Latest

More bank mergers on tap for 2016

By   /  Friday, January 1st, 2016  /  Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies  /  Comments Off on More bank mergers on tap for 2016

This article is only available to Business Times subscribers Subscribers: LOG IN or REGISTER for complete digital access. Not a Subscriber? SUBSCRIBE for full access to our weekly newspaper, online edition and Book of Lists. Check the STATUS of your Subscription Account.

Read More →
Latest

2016 expected to be good year for real estate in Tri-Counties

By   /  Friday, January 1st, 2016  /  Columns, Latest news, Real Estate  /  Comments Off on 2016 expected to be good year for real estate in Tri-Counties

Despite the slight increase of interest rates and the drought’s persistence, real estate brokers are bullish on 2016. The Federal Reserve’s decision to gradually raise interest rates throughout 2016 will not likely have a short-term impact on development and real estate activity, industry sources told the Business Times. And while the city of Pismo Beach Read More →

Read More →
Latest

Santa Barbara’s Saks building sells for $15 million

By   /  Monday, December 21st, 2015  /  Latest news, Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Santa Barbara’s Saks building sells for $15 million

The Saks OFF 5TH building in downtown Santa Barbara was sold to a private out-of-the-area investor for more than $15 million, Lee & Associates recently announced. The nearly 47,000-square-foot property at the corner of State and Carrillo streets represents a continuing trend of discount retailers snatching up valuable downtown space. Saks Fifth Avenue had been Read More →

Read More →
Latest

State investigating conflict of interest allegation against Ventura planning commissioner

By   /  Friday, December 18th, 2015  /  Latest news, Top Stories, West Ventura County  /  Comments Off on State investigating conflict of interest allegation against Ventura planning commissioner

"Save Our Hillside" signs line the neighborhood on Hillcrest Drive, situated just below the proposed development.

  The state’s Fair Political Practices Commission has begun an investigation into city of Ventura Planning Commissioner Jane Farkas concerning conflict of interest allegations. Farkas recently voted on a proposal from Los Angeles-based developer Regent Properties to build 55 high-end, single-family homes along the Ventura hillside. She is also a project manager with Ventura-based Sespe, Read More →

Read More →
Latest

SESLOC opening branch in Santa Maria

By   /  Friday, December 18th, 2015  /  Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Central Coast, Latest news  /  Comments Off on SESLOC opening branch in Santa Maria

This article is only available to Business Times subscribers Subscribers: LOG IN or REGISTER for complete digital access. Not a Subscriber? SUBSCRIBE for full access to our weekly newspaper, online edition and Book of Lists. Check the STATUS of your Subscription Account.

Read More →
Latest

Thousand Oaks’ Sports Academy aims to develop student athletes

By   /  Friday, December 18th, 2015  /  East Ventura County, Latest news, right, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Thousand Oaks’ Sports Academy aims to develop student athletes

Sports Academy CEO Chad Faulkner sits on the edge of what will be the facility's beach volleyball courts. (Alex Kacik)

This article is only available to Business Times subscribers Subscribers: LOG IN or REGISTER for complete digital access. Not a Subscriber? SUBSCRIBE for full access to our weekly newspaper, online edition and Book of Lists. Check the STATUS of your Subscription Account.

Read More →
Latest

Developers respond to aging workforce with senior housing

By   /  Friday, December 18th, 2015  /  Columns, Latest news, Real Estate  /  Comments Off on Developers respond to aging workforce with senior housing

The Tri-Counties are preparing for the silver tsunami. The oncoming wave is the surge of the country’s aging workforce. Nearly one-fifth of the U.S. population will be 65 or older come 2030, according to the U.S. Census. There are dozens of housing developments in the pipeline throughout the Tri-Counties that aim to accommodate the rapidly Read More →

Read More →