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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, November 25th, 2011 / Columns, Real Estate / Comments Off on Architects redesign State Street hotel as modern, affordable inn
Santa Barbara’s lower State Street and Funk Zone areas are experiencing somewhat of an architectural revival, thanks in no small part to the architects at AB Design Studio.
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, November 25th, 2011 / Features, Small Business / Comments Off on How sweet it is: New owners hope to thaw out McConnell’s brand
The new owners of McConnell’s Ice Cream want to grow the iconic Santa Barbara brand into a national household name.
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, November 25th, 2011 / Real Estate, Top Stories, Tourism / Comments Off on El Encanto gets $45M in financing, plans to open next year
The international hotel firm behind El Encanto Hotel in Santa Barbara has received $45 million in construction financing for the project and plans to open the luxury hilltop villas by late 2012. When all is said and done, Orient-Express Hotels will have spent more than $90 million to buy and renovate a project it’s not Read More →
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, November 18th, 2011 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on BofA lays off 140 in Conejo Valley
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, November 18th, 2011 / Columns, Real Estate / Comments Off on Large lease could bring up to 125 manufacturing jobs to Oxnard
The largest industrial lease deal in Oxnard this year will fill 94,000 square feet of space and bring as create as many as 125 manufacturing jobs in the city.
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, November 18th, 2011 / Features, Small Business / Comments Off on Mendi makes his move: Turkish jewelry store owner opens second location
A year after opening a small jewelry store in the Santa Ynez Valley selling handmade jewelery imported from his native Istanbul, Eyyup Mendi has opened a second store in Santa Barbara.
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, November 11th, 2011 / Columns, Real Estate / Comments Off on Developers plant Marriott flag in Goleta with $28M joint venture
By this time next year, the South Coast will have its first Marriott, a $28 million hotel in the heart of Goleta’s technology corridor.
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