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The Firestone legacy

By   /  Friday, October 31st, 2008  /  Top Stories  /  Comments Off on The Firestone legacy

As much as Supervisor Brooks Firestone is a product of his family name, he has created his own legacy. “When I was born, in my early days, being named Firestone was a significant part of one’s life. It is not so now,” he said in an interview with the Business Times. “We were the second-largest Read More →

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Region leads the way in

By   /  Thursday, October 23rd, 2008  /  Opinion  /  Comments Off on Region leads the way in

Amid the doom and gloom of the current economic picture, a glimmer of hope can be found for the future of the tri-county region, particularly its gift for developing niche operations at the cutting edge of technology. Those niches are sometimes hard to find and they don’t always get the public attention they deserve. But Read More →

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Zaragoza, Flynn spar

By   /  Thursday, October 23rd, 2008  /  Uncategorized  /  Comments Off on Zaragoza, Flynn spar

The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office said an Oct. 19 verbal confrontation between incumbent county Supervisor John Flynn and his electoral opponent, John Zaragoza, an Oxnard City Council member, did not result in criminal conduct. The 67-year-old Zaragoza said Flynn cursed him and gave him the middle finger in front of campaign workers and a Read More →

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SLO OKs upgrades

By   /  Thursday, October 23rd, 2008  /  Uncategorized  /  Comments Off on SLO OKs upgrades

The San Luis Obispo City Council approved a project that would upgrade Highway 101 at Los Osos Valley Road, according published reports. The project has received $14 million in state funding, according to published reports, and will expand the Los Osos Valley Road bridge over Highway 101, upgrade on- and off-ramps and widen the city Read More →

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Quintron device plays role

By   /  Thursday, October 23rd, 2008  /  Uncategorized  /  Comments Off on Quintron device plays role

Santa Maria-based Quintron Systems officials announced that the recently installed DICES Voice-over-IP mission voice switch played a key role in providing emergency communications support for the International Space Station  flight operations control center in response to Hurricane Ike.   As the hurricane approached the Texas coast, the Johnson Space Center  was evacuated at noon on Read More →

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Quicker response available

By   /  Thursday, October 23rd, 2008  /  Uncategorized  /  Comments Off on Quicker response available

Central Coast small businesses will be able to receive a quicker answer on applications for U.S. Small Business Administration loans under SBA’s Preferred Lenders Program, which delegates Founders Community Bank special authorization to process SBA Guaranteed Loans, officials announced in an Oct. 22 news release. Founders Community Bank, a three-year participant in SBA lending, is Read More →

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Amgen earnings keep rising

By   /  Thursday, October 23rd, 2008  /  Personal Finance  /  Comments Off on Amgen earnings keep rising

Amid some of the worst market plunges in Wall Street’s history, Thousand Oaks-based Amgen continues to blaze a comeback trail. The company cut hard and deep last year, shedding more than 1,000 jobs after a tempest of regulatory woes. But third quarter profits have surged, and the company’s shares have proved buoyant amid turbulent markets. Read More →

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