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By Editorial Board / Friday, November 1st, 2013 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Airport leader helped South Coast lift off
Faced with a community whose utter contempt for the words “economic development” is legendary, Karen Ramsdell did something surprisingly entrepreneurial.
She cobbled together roughly $170 million in debt capital and government grants and gave the South Coast one of the greatest economic development tools ever invented — a spanking new airport.
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By Editorial Board / Friday, October 25th, 2013 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Retired sheriff should consider public perception
He will have a lot more success settling with the county or dropping his complaint.
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By Editorial Board / Friday, October 18th, 2013 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Private sector should step up in debt debate
Business owners and managers are key stakeholders — we hold the keys to far more economic activity than politicians.
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By Editorial Board / Friday, October 11th, 2013 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: UAVs should be at core of iHub
Working hand-in-hand with a statewide manufacturing initiative and the emerging unmanned aerial vehicle industry, it could give production, design, energy and technology firms along the Highway 101 corridor a lift.
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By Editorial Board / Friday, October 11th, 2013 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Women government leaders could reset tone
They may fare better than their predecessors in coping with the nagging problems of slow growth, high housing prices and the need to foster a culture of innovation that keeps the job engine of the region humming.
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By Editorial Board / Friday, October 4th, 2013 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Ventura and Oxnard should let the food trucks roll
Moves afoot to “regulate” food trucks in downtown Ventura and Oxnard strike us as singularly short-sighted.
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By Editorial Board / Friday, September 27th, 2013 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Done right, Clark Estate could be major attraction
A settlement reached in New York has created a path to a more certain future for Santa Barbara’s famed Clark Estate, a mansion near East Beach that could be the next cultural attraction for the region.
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