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By Dana Olsen / Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 / Latest news / 2 Comments
Kinko’s founder Paul Orfalea hates working long hours — and he said that’s a big part of the reason his small business turned into one of the most successful start-ups ever to come out of Santa Barbara County. Orfalea shared personal advice on how to manage a start-up company with a group of about 200 Read More →
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, February 10th, 2012 / Real Estate, Top Stories, Tourism / 1 Comment
A year after 35 State Street Hotel Partners took over the long-dormant La Entrada project on the waterfront end of Santa Barbara’s State Street, plans to jolt the hotel back to life are right on schedule. The hotel partnership, led by Michael Rosenfeld of Los Angeles-based investment and development company Next Century Associates, bought the Read More →
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, February 10th, 2012 / Agribusiness, Features / Comments Off on Hot commodities: Greenhouse tomato growers eye competition
Houweling’s Tomatoes in Camarillo and Windset Farms in Santa Maria view Mexican farmers as their biggest competition.
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, February 10th, 2012 / Features, Small Business / Comments Off on Bonbon boom: Chocolate retailers expect sweetest Feb. 14 in a decade
It’s a sweet year to be a chocolate shop in the Tri-Counties.
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, February 3rd, 2012 / Real Estate, Top Stories, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Ohana could double money on Bacara
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, February 3rd, 2012 / Agribusiness, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Wells Fargo warns growers of globalization risks
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By Dana Olsen / Monday, January 30th, 2012 / Latest news / 2 Comments
Six months after Ohana Real Estate Investors bought Bacara Resort & Spa for an estimated $104 million, industry sources say the luxury hotel is back on the market. According to several Santa Barbara hotel operators, a major international hotel chain recently approached Ohana with an unsolicited inquiry to purchase the 360-room Goleta resort. The offer Read More →
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