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By Stephen Nellis / Monday, December 6th, 2010 / Features, Green Coast / Comments Off on When vision isn’t enough: Former Patagonia CEO leads MBA program
Former Patagonia CEO Michael Crooke is overseeing a new certificate at Pepperdine University’s MBA program in Malibu focusing on socially responsible business practices
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By Stephen Nellis / Monday, December 6th, 2010 / Technology / Comments Off on Cleaning up classifieds: Bonqo takes on Craigslist with monitored approach
Craigslist is the dominant force in online classifieds. But it doesn’t take much sifting through its 1990s-era design and scrum of irrelevant, obviously fake or just plain dirty ads to spark the question: Can’t this be done better? Santa Barbara-based startup Bonqo.com believes the answer is yes. And its solution is to use real, live Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Wednesday, December 1st, 2010 / Green Coast, Latest news, Technology / Comments Off on New backer for SLO solar project
A new financial backer is pursuing federal loan backing for the smaller of the two utility-scale solar farms slated for the Carrizo Plain in San Luis Obispo County.
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By Stephen Nellis / Tuesday, November 30th, 2010 / Latest news, Technology / Comments Off on RingRevenue announces $4M capital raise
RingRevenue has raised $4 million in a second round of venture capital financing, bringing its funding to $7.5 million since its launch in 2009.
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By Stephen Nellis / Monday, November 29th, 2010 / Features / Comments Off on Cal Poly breezes into wind research
Construction will start within the next few weeks on a 70-foot-tall wind turbine near San Luis Obispo as part of a wind energy research center at Cal Poly.
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By Stephen Nellis / Monday, November 29th, 2010 / Green Coast, Technology / Comments Off on GE backs Camarillo’s grass-to-gas firm
CoolPlanetBioFuels has brought its fundraising total to $11.5 million with a capital infusion from GE Energy Financial Services.
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By Stephen Nellis / Monday, November 22nd, 2010 / Features, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Shopping for recovery: Camarillo looks poised for growth
Camarillo was hit as hard as anywhere else by the recession, but a mix of high-end technology and manufacturing businesses and a retail sector buoyed by the largest outlet mall in California could bode a strong recovery. Some of the city’s struggles in retail real estate are turning into opportunities for tri-county businesses that couldn’t Read More →
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