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SLO reboots: Fresh wave of tech firms take hold

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San Luis Obispo is relaunching as SLO 2.0. Over the past decade, San Luis Obispo and the nearby Five Cities area have blossomed as a mini tech hub, with companies such as MindBody (see accompanying article), Shopatron and REC Solar propelling the area forward. Although the San Luis Obispo area struggled throughout the recession, in part Read More →

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Santa Barbara researchers to test artificial pancreas

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Santa Barbara will soon host trials of a first-ever artificial pancreas being developed by researchers at UC Santa Barbara and Sansum Diabetes Research Institute to help treat type 1 diabetes. Under development for the past several years in Santa Barbara, the artificial pancreas is now in clinical trials around the globe. Much of the funding Read More →

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Ventura College sues contractor on new science wing for $12M

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The Ventura Community College District is suing the architect and contractor for its new Ventura College health and science complex for breach of contract and professional negligence, asking for damages of about $12 million. According to a complaint filed June 25 in Ventura County Superior Court, the college hired Omaha, Neb.-based engineering and design firm Read More →

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Maldonado to keynote Spirit of Small Business Awards

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I’m really pleased to report that I’ll be welcoming a fellow small business owner to the podium to keynote the 8th Annual Spirit of Small Business Awards luncheon this year on Thursday, Aug. 12. Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado, whose political career I’ve followed with great interest for the past decade, will be this year’s Spirit Read More →

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Navy sails to the rescue of Oxnard hotels

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Last year was a dismal year for the region’s hospitality industry, but in Oxnard two Marriott hotels basked in the rays cast out by the nearby naval base. Even as the region’s tourism industry continued its slump in 2009, with occupancy rates and nightly revenues on the decline, the Residence Inn by Marriott at River Read More →

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Mall on the market: Simi Town Center owner looks to reduce its debt

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With the Simi Valley Town Center on the market, investors have the chance to buy one of the region’s largest and newest shopping malls at a discount from its $166 million construction cost. A real estate marketing firm announced in late June that the center was up for sale, just five years after it was Read More →

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Editorial: EDV-VC advances small business agenda

By   /  Monday, July 12th, 2010  /  Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: EDV-VC advances small business agenda

Ventura County scored a coup of sorts last month when the Economic Development Collaborative of Ventura County was granted the contract to run small business training programs. The programs, put together under the Small Business Development Center umbrella, are operated out of the Long Beach Community College District. In our region, the EDC-VC will keep Read More →

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