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By Marlize van Romburgh / Wednesday, November 9th, 2011 / Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Wine, tech key to Central Coast outlooks
The Central Coast’s economic future is tied to its ability to capitalize on its burgeoning wine and agriculture, smart manufacturing, high technology and tourism industries. That was the view from two separate economic events in San Luis Obispo and Santa Maria on Nov. 8. In San Luis Obispo, forecasters from Beacon Economics weighed the growth Read More →
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, November 4th, 2011 / Columns, Real Estate / Comments Off on Investors buy Santa Rita Hills Wine Center, scale down plans
The new owners of the Santa Rita Hills Wine Center in Lompoc are tossing approved plans to build a hotel and retail center at the property.
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, November 4th, 2011 / Features, Nonprofits, Real Estate / Comments Off on At home on the coast: Housing Partnership turns 25
Coastal Housing Partnership, a nonprofit organization that helps South Coast employers provide housing assistance to their employees, turned 25 this year.
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, November 4th, 2011 / Columns, Restaurants, Tourism / Comments Off on Santa Barbara Public Market close to signing tenants, starting construction
Over the last year, the developer has been doing indoor work on the old grocery story building and has “curated” tenants for what will be called the Santa Barbara Public Market.
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, October 28th, 2011 / Columns, Real Estate / Comments Off on Cloud over leasing begins to lift as technology firms add staff
A handful of technology-related deals in recent weeks hint that a more definitive rebound may be just around the corner.
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Thursday, October 27th, 2011 / Latest news, Tri-County Economy / 2 Comments
“So, like, how screwed are we?” That was the question that the presenters of “Planet Money,” the popular and humorous economics segment on National Public Radio, posed to a lively audience at UC Santa Barbara on Oct. 26. Correspondents David Kestenbaum and Alex Blumberg did a live stage version of their popular NPR series, which Read More →
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