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Planting the seeds of success

By   /  Friday, April 3rd, 2009  /  Nonprofits  /  Comments Off on Planting the seeds of success

With spring here and planting season in many places just around the corner, I came across a garden plan that you might consider this year. • First, plant three rows of peas: passion, performance and persistence. • Then three rows of squash: squash gossip, squash indifference and squash criticism. • There should be three rows Read More →

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Facing the music – Area theaters scale back their budgets

By   /  Sunday, March 29th, 2009  /  Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Facing the music – Area theaters scale back their budgets

Performing arts centers in Santa Barbara have managed to keep steady attendance rates, but the trickle of ticket sales hasn’t been enough to save them from slashing staff and postponing productions. “This is a time when we, like many others in the performing arts, have very real challenges in terms of staying a viable business,” Read More →

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Recession infects tech; job cuts add up

By   /  Sunday, March 29th, 2009  /  Uncategorized  /  Comments Off on Recession infects tech; job cuts add up

Job cuts are hitting the Tri-Counties’ technology sector, with more than 365 positions shed in recent months. The list of afflicted firms includes some homegrown success stories such as Goleta’s Citrix Online, a Web collaboration software firm, and Clipper Windpower, the Carpinteria-based maker of some of the world’s largest wind energy turbines. Also cutting back Read More →

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Salem tunes up its costs

By   /  Sunday, March 29th, 2009  /  Uncategorized  /  Comments Off on Salem tunes up its costs

It’s a tough time to be in the radio business. That’s what Salem Communications, the Camarillo-based owner of nearly 100 Christian and conservative-talk radio stations, has found over the last year. The company, which has owned Oxnard’s KDAR-FM since 1974 and has stations in all of the top 10 U.S. radio markets, watched its balance Read More →

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SLO hires Level Studios to advance marketing

By   /  Sunday, March 29th, 2009  /  Uncategorized  /  Comments Off on SLO hires Level Studios to advance marketing

The city of San Luis Obispo has taken its first steps toward unleashing a new marketing campaign aimed at bringing more tourists to the region. After forming a citywide tourism business improvement district, or BID, last year, its new board has hired Level Studios, a San Luis Obispo-based digital marketing agency, to spearhead outreach efforts. Read More →

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Turning water into revenue – Camarillo firm makes custom H20 for Starbucks, others

By   /  Sunday, March 29th, 2009  /  Uncategorized  /  Comments Off on Turning water into revenue – Camarillo firm makes custom H20 for Starbucks, others

Customized coffee at Starbucks means a tall nonfat caramel macchiato with extra whipped cream. But for Starbucks itself, the company calls on a Camarillo-based firm for customized water to make those trademark drinks. And Starbucks isn’t alone. Peet’s Coffee, Claim Jumper and the Bacara Resort & Spa all call on Cirqua Customized Water to supply Read More →

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Rise of Kinko

By   /  Sunday, March 29th, 2009  /  Small Business  /  Comments Off on Rise of Kinko

It’s not easy tracking down Paul Orfalea. The man who made Kinko’s synonymous with American-style entrepreneurship has been speaking out about dyslexia, leading seminars at University of California, Santa Barbara, and making a few appearances in the Tri-Counties. But mainly he keeps a low profile and spends a lot of time managing his investments and Read More →

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