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Cottage Hospital looks local for Goleta design inspiration

By   /  Monday, March 22nd, 2010  /  Columns  /  Comments Off on Cottage Hospital looks local for Goleta design inspiration

When it wanted to bring a more hometown feel to its new Goleta facility, Cottage Hospital brought in a team of local designers. Cottage Hospital broke ground March 11 on its new 52-bed acute care Goleta Valley facility. The 52,000-square-foot, two-story building, which will cost an estimated  $103 million, is expected to be complete in Read More →

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Water fight puts property rights on trial

By   /  Monday, March 22nd, 2010  /  Columns  /  Comments Off on Water fight puts property rights on trial

Ventura County property owners have won at least a partial victory in their ongoing battle to preserve some measure of rights. Going all the way to the state water board, the Building Industry Association won a re-hearing of new rules that could sharply have increased the cost of compliance with laws governing stormwater — the Read More →

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Special Comment: Remembering Fess Parker

By   /  Thursday, March 18th, 2010  /  Opinion  /  Comments Off on Special Comment: Remembering Fess Parker

[Editor’s note: Business Times Editor and Chairman Henry Dubroff takes a moment to remember Fess Parker business owner to business owner.] I’ve always felt there was a special bond between Fess Parker, the Pacific Coast Business Times and the pioneering spirit of entrepreneurship that’s a hallmark of this region. The man who played Davy Crockett Read More →

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Ten lessons learned from a decade

By   /  Monday, March 15th, 2010  /  Columns  /  Comments Off on Ten lessons learned from a decade

You might have noticed that the masthead of this edition of the Pacific Coast Business Times reads “Volume 11, No. 1.” The obvious thing to say is that 10 years ago, we began publication of the region’s first weekly business journal. We’re going to acknowledge our born-on date of March 17 with a special anniversary Read More →

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Business of culture

By   /  Monday, March 15th, 2010  /  Small Business  /  Comments Off on Business of culture

It’s been open for just over a year, and already Live Culture in Santa Barbara has its eye set on the national stage. Owner-operators Darin Fiechter, Sierra Falso and Rebecca Klarich opened the chic eatery, wine bar and music venue in the Paso Nuevo mall last March. Now they say they’re ready to take the Read More →

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Good bugs

By   /  Monday, March 15th, 2010  /  Uncategorized  /  Comments Off on Good bugs

Full-on bug wars may soon be breaking out in a vineyard near you. After decades of supplying beneficial insects that help protect Ventura County’s citrus and avocado crops, Santa Paula-based Associates Insectary is now launching a wasp to help protect California’s grapevines. The vine mealybug, discovered in Santa Barbara County in 2000, is a formidable Read More →

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Affinity refinancing paves way for recovery

By   /  Monday, March 15th, 2010  /  Uncategorized  /  Comments Off on Affinity refinancing paves way for recovery

With new financing in place and a recovery brewing in the recreational vehicle industry, Ventura-based Affinity Group could be back on the road to black ink. Affinity Group owns a nationwide network of discount clubs for RV owners, along with the 75-location Camping World chain of retail stores and a stable of niche magazines targeted Read More →

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