Calavo bags fresh food firm for $96M
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, June 3rd, 2011 / Banking & Finance, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Calavo bags fresh food firm for $96M
Calavo Growers’ $96 million purchase of a fast-growing fresh food company signals that it’s come a long way since its homegrown roots as an avocado cooperative.
Read More →Ceres plants IPO: Biofuels firm seeks $100 million
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, June 3rd, 2011 / Banking & Finance, Top Stories / Comments Off on Ceres plants IPO: Biofuels firm seeks $100 million
Energy crop company Ceres has filed papers to raise up to $100 million in an initial public offering of its stock.
Read More →Textbook hookup: Students develop tract-sharing app
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, June 3rd, 2011 / Features, Technology / Comments Off on Textbook hookup: Students develop tract-sharing app
A trio of UC Santa Barbara entrepreneurs wants to revolutionize the $5.5 billion U.S. textbook market with their book-sharing application 1night.me.
Read More →Deckers bets $120M on Sanuk’s success
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, May 27th, 2011 / Banking & Finance, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Deckers bets $120M on Sanuk’s success
Deckers Outdoor Corp. is trying a sandal company on for size.
Read More →Santa Barbara hoteliers ask for more police aid
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, May 27th, 2011 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Santa Barbara hoteliers ask for more police aid
Fed up with reports that crime and homelessness are putting a damper on the Santa Barbara vacation experience, tourism industry leaders stormed City Hall earlier this month to ask for more cops on the city’s streets. Despite a projected $2.7 million shortfall in the city’s general fund next year, the Santa Barbara Police Department proposed Read More →
Read More →Grocery chain Fresh & Easy eyes another spot in the region
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, May 20th, 2011 / Columns, Real Estate / Comments Off on Grocery chain Fresh & Easy eyes another spot in the region
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Read More →Ready for takeoff: Santa Barbara terminal readies for opening
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, May 20th, 2011 / Features / Comments Off on Ready for takeoff: Santa Barbara terminal readies for opening
The new Santa Barbara Municipal Airport terminal is modernizing South Coast travel and architecture.
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