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By Dana Olsen / Friday, December 16th, 2011 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Suit says oil company fouled land, deal
The owners of 200 acres of farmland along the Oxnard plain claim a Bakersfield oil company polluted their water through drilling leases on their land and then failed to tell the investing public about it, scuttling a deal to sell the ranch for $15 million. In a complaint filed Nov. 29 in Ventura County Superior Read More →
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, December 16th, 2011 / Features / Comments Off on A model of cancer care: Facility will put services under one roof
Come March, the Tri-Counties’ first and only free-standing cancer center will be up and running in Santa Maria.
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, December 16th, 2011 / Features, Tourism / Comments Off on Tourism tapping into apps: Visitors bureaus bet on ubiquity of smartphones
The tourism bureaus in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties have gone mobile with apps targeted at the region’s visitors.
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, December 16th, 2011 / Features / Comments Off on More than muscle: National group honors Meathead Movers
Business at Meathead Movers is stronger than ever after the San Luis Obispo company received a national award recognizing young entrepreneurs.
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, December 9th, 2011 / Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Magellan’s merger may give sales a lift
Santa Barbara-based Magellan’s Travel Supplies and Colorado Bag’n Baggage are joining forces to battle the difficult retail climate. The two companies, both of which are considered leaders in the U.S. luggage and travel products industry, announced the merger on Dec. 1. Magellan’s operates mainly as a catalog business, with a customer base of 1.8 million Read More →
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, December 2nd, 2011 / Features, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Getting a lift: Holiday traffic grows at airports
The holiday season is expected to mark the start of a slow climb back to cruising altitude for area airports.
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, December 2nd, 2011 / Features, Small Business, Women Inc. / Comments Off on Successful formula: Thousand Oaks woman rethinks the baby bottle
Seven years after Christine Barlow’s son was born with a birth defect, the baby bottle business she launched to help other infants avoid the same problem is up and running.
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