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Impact Radius scores $6M

By   /  Monday, January 25th, 2010  /  Small Business  /  Comments Off on Impact Radius scores $6M

A Santa Barbara firm has just garnered a $6 million investment to see if it can shake up the broadcast, radio and print advertising world the same way its leaders shook up the online advertising world. Impact Radius has rolled out a new online platform for advertisers and media firms to buy and sell performance-based Read More →

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Taser gives Carp a jolt

By   /  Monday, January 25th, 2010  /  Uncategorized  /  Comments Off on Taser gives Carp a jolt

Taser, maker of the handheld voltage delivery system of “don’t tase me, bro” fame, is setting up shop on the South Coast. Arizona-based Taser snapped up a former Microsoft executive and put him to work as head of the new virtual systems division in Carpinteria, where he and roughly 80 employees are working on a Read More →

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SLO chamber envisions better days for city

By   /  Monday, January 25th, 2010  /  Uncategorized  /  Comments Off on SLO chamber envisions better days for city

The San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce will have a new driving force behind it Jan. 23 when it releases its updated economic vision statement. The SLO chamber is the oldest and largest voluntary organization in the county. The new 18-page document acts as a roadmap for the chamber, which has thrown its full weight Read More →

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Not drilling leaves money on the table

By   /  Monday, January 18th, 2010  /  Opinion  /  Comments Off on Not drilling leaves money on the table

ke for the state Land Board to spurn a hard-fought agreement between South Coast environmentalists and PXP over the future of the so-called Tranquillon Ridge project. To refresh, the agreement would have allowed PXP to drill new wells on an existing platform and drain the field in return for abandonment of the platform and an Read More →

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Inphi technology leads Web growth

By   /  Monday, January 18th, 2010  /  Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Inphi technology leads Web growth

Leaders at Westlake Village-based Inphi Corp. are jetting off to Tokyo to unveil a crucial component in achieving a ten-fold increase in the speed of the Internet backbone. Founded in 2001, Inphi has already shipped 100 million chips aimed at speeding up Internet communications and the servers that power the Web’s most popular sites. The Read More →

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Regulators nixed pick for Oxnard bank

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Federal regulators had deep concerns about senior staff at Oxnard-based Banco BuenaVentura and took the uncommon step of explicitly barring founder and chief executive James Montgomery’s son Jeffrey from taking part in the bank’s management. Banco BuenaVentura was liquidated last year amid the worst crisis to hit the global banking industry since the Great Depression. Read More →

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Deckers Outdoor is on the hunt for a new home in SB County

By   /  Monday, January 18th, 2010  /  Columns  /  Comments Off on Deckers Outdoor is on the hunt for a new home in SB County

Deckers Outdoor Corp., the maker of the Ugg boot, is looking for a new stomping ground. The shoemaker wants to move its Goleta headquarters to a new location in the greater Santa Barbara area sometime in 2012. The company’s third-quarter report showed substantial growth, and Deckers Executive Assistant Michelle Apodaca told the Business Times that Read More →

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