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Measure B height limit protested

By   /  Monday, August 24th, 2009  /  Uncategorized  /  Comments Off on Measure B height limit protested

Opponents of Santa Barbara’s Measure B gathered in front of Santa Barbara City Hall on Aug. 18 for a news conference. According to Noozhawk, the No on B coalition has concerns about how the measure would impact future constructions in the city’s downtown.   Opponents include the American Institute of Architects’ Santa Barbara Chapter, Homebuilders Read More →

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In search of safe haven

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What do you do once you’ve conquered Wall Street as a member of some of the biggest investment firms in the business? You start your own, of course. At least that’s what Kristin Horton did. Last month, the investment sector veteran launched Haven Capital Group, a private, independent SEC-registered investment management firm headquartered in Santa Read More →

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AppFolio lands $8M investment from IGSB

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In another sign that tri-county tech firms are holding their own amid a depressed investment market, Santa Barbara-based software firm AppFolio has gained $8 million in venture capital, bringing its total investment since last year to $30 million. The money came from the Investment Group of Santa Barbara, one of the company’s existing investors. “We Read More →

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Moorpark industrial building sold in lease-to-own deal

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A family trust has acquired a 32,233-square-foot industrial building that its family business, Pindler & Pindler Inc., had been occupying for the past two and a half years with an option to purchase. “These types of lease-to-own arrangements have become a lot more popular as the leasing market has slowed,” said Mike Tingus, president of Read More →

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SLO puts economic plan on fast track

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For much of the past year, San Luis Obispo County has looked like the basket case of the regional economy.   Its government-heavy employment base has been shattered by the California budget crisis. City and county bureaucracies are being trimmed back, Cal Poly employees are facing furlough days and job growth has ground to a Read More →

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Dole IPO gets nod at Inphi

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In coming months, investment bankers and fast-growing start-ups, including a few from the Tri-Counties, will be hoping the initial public offering market literally goes bananas. In what analysts say will be a bellwether for whether the IPO markets are back from the dead, Westlake Village-based Dole Food Co. filed regulatory papers Aug. 14 to raise Read More →

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Pacificor, Terminator producers wrangle in court

By   /  Friday, August 21st, 2009  /  Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Pacificor, Terminator producers wrangle in court

Santa Barbara-based hedge fund Pacificor has grappled with hard-money lenders and auto-parts firms. Now it’s going up against the Terminator. The producers who own the Terminator franchise – whose “Terminator Salvation” film, released earlier this summer, raked in $370 million at the box office but hasn’t yet come out on DVD – filed for Chapter Read More →

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