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Hall of Fame Announced

By   /  Monday, March 1st, 2010  /  Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Hall of Fame Announced

In celebration of its 10th anniversary this year, the Pacific Coast Business Times is launching its first annual Tri-County Business Hall of Fame. The five people inaugurated into this year’s hall of fame are dynamic leaders who have shaped the tri-county region in unprecedented ways. They will be honored at the Business Times’ 10th Anniversary Read More →

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CKE Restaurants to be acquired for $928M

By   /  Friday, February 26th, 2010  /  Top Stories  /  Comments Off on CKE Restaurants to be acquired for $928M

Carpinteria-based CKE Restaurants, parent company of the Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s fast food restaurants, announced Feb. 26 that it is being sold to Boston-based private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners for $928 million. The deal, expected to close in the second quarter of 2010, will include the assumption of about $309 million of CKE Read More →

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Sorting out the recovery: which city is first?

By   /  Monday, February 22nd, 2010  /  Columns  /  Comments Off on Sorting out the recovery: which city is first?

Here’s the million-dollar question every business owner in the Tri-Counties should be asking: Which communities are in the best position to capitalize on a recovery? Businesses in relatively healthy cities will have brighter growth prospects, while those in communities that are behind the curve will struggle much longer. Guessing right about the pace of recovery Read More →

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Incubators, hiring hint at tech sector growth

By   /  Monday, February 22nd, 2010  /  Uncategorized  /  Comments Off on Incubators, hiring hint at tech sector growth

Even in an economy struggling back to its feet, a good engineer is hard to find. From startups to industry veterans, tri-county technology companies are still hiring and snapping up space in the commercial real estate markets. While it’s still a buyer’s market for employers looking to hire in other sectors, tech companies say finding Read More →

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Pipeline nears completion

By   /  Monday, February 22nd, 2010  /  Uncategorized  /  Comments Off on Pipeline nears completion

San Luis Obispo County is putting the finishing touches on the single largest project the county has ever undertaken — the $176 million Nacimiento Water Project. Forty-five miles of pipeline have been put in the ground as part of the project, which aims to make water more available in the county by the end of Read More →

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Limoneira: from Santa Paula to Nasdaq

By   /  Monday, February 22nd, 2010  /  Personal Finance  /  Comments Off on Limoneira: from Santa Paula to Nasdaq

After 117 years of essentially operating as a family-run company, Santa Paula-based Limoneira Co. filed papers Feb. 12 to become publicly traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market. Limoneira said it’s likely the largest lemon and avocado grower in the United States. It has begun moving into real estate development with projects such as East Area Read More →

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The scoop: Save this business, eat ice cream

By   /  Monday, February 22nd, 2010  /  Opinion  /  Comments Off on The scoop: Save this business, eat ice cream

The surest way to kill an economy is to kill its entrepreneurial spirit. In the brief, 10-year history of the Business Times, we’ve seen this attempted on a few occasions. The killers can wear suits — as in the case of the tort lawyer who went up and down the Central Coast filing Americans for Read More →

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