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By Staff Report / Friday, October 4th, 2013 / Latest news / Comments Off on Santa Barbara County selects new CEO
Santa Barbara County has reached a tentative deal to hire a new CEO. The Board of Supervisors said it has selected Mona Miyasato, the former chief assistant county administrator since 2008 of Marin County in the Bay Area. Miyasato would succeed Chandra Wallar, who came from San Diego County and has served as county CEO Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013 / Latest news, Real Estate, South Coast / Comments Off on Berkshire Hathaway moves into South Coast real estate
In a sharp turnaround for its legendary CEO’s view of California real estate, Berkshire Hathaway has put its name on the former Prudential California Real Estate operations on the Central Coast. The change became official Oct. 1 when the first Berkshire Hathaway signs were unveiled at a private home in Montecito that carries a $16.9 Read More →
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By Staff Report / Tuesday, October 1st, 2013 / Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news, Nonprofits / Comments Off on Sansum Diabetes Research Institute gets $2.3M grant
Sansum Diabetes Research Institute in Santa Barbara has received a $2.25 million federal grant for diabetes research. The three-year funding comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is for Sansum to continue its work on diabetes, endocrinology and metabolic research. Sansum’s research focuses specifically on Type 1 diabetes and the creation Read More →
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By Staff Report / Friday, September 27th, 2013 / Latest news, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Port extends banana contract
The Port of Hueneme has secured a five-year extension of its contract with Del Monte Fresh produce, the port’s biggest banana customer. Bananas are the port’s largest import, accounting for about 46 percent of its overall import business by revenue ton, a unit of measure devised to equalize shipments of disparate products. The banana firm Read More →
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By Staff Report / Friday, September 20th, 2013 / Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news, Law, Nonprofits / Comments Off on Thomas Aquinas sues over birth-control mandate
Santa Paula-based Thomas Aquinas College has joined with several other Catholic educational institutions in a lawsuit against the federal government over a mandate that the school provide coverage for contraceptives under the Affordable Care Act. The lawsuit was filed in Washington D.C. The college’s co-plaintiffs are the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Washington, The Catholic University Read More →
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By Staff Report / Friday, September 20th, 2013 / Banking & Finance, Latest news / Comments Off on NFP buys Simi Valley entertainment insurance firm
A division of National Financial Partners Corp., one of the largest insurance brokerage firms in the country, has acquired a niche Simi Valley business for an undisclosed amount. New York-based NFP said Sept. 9 that its had bought Insurance West Corp., a Ventura County-based firm that offers insurance to the entertainment equipment rental industry as Read More →
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By Staff Report / Thursday, September 19th, 2013 / Latest news, Nonprofits, Tourism / Comments Off on Ganna Walska Lotusland gets $1M gift from anonymous donor
Ganna Walska Lotusland in Santa Barbara said it has received a $1 million gift from an anonymous donor to create an endowment fund for its historic topiary garden. Lotusland is one of the top 25 most-visited museums and attractions in the Tri-Counties, with about 15,000 annual visitors, according to Business Times research. According to a Read More →
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