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Seagate deal shows what it takes to get tenants in a tough market

By   /  Monday, December 6th, 2010  /  Columns, Real Estate  /  Comments Off on Seagate deal shows what it takes to get tenants in a tough market

Ventura County’s industrial vacancy rate spiked to a 10-year high during the third quarter despite its highest leasing activity in more than a year. Now, one Oxnard landlord has shown that even in a difficult market, clever negotiating can snag a large, quality tenant. Rexford Industrial recently signed warehouse distributor Worldwide Plastics to 28,815 square Read More →

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Suddenly, deficit is talk of the town

By   /  Monday, December 6th, 2010  /  Columns, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Suddenly, deficit is talk of the town

WASHINGTON, D.C. — All of a sudden, deficit reduction is the name of the game. It is as though someone flipped a switch on Nov. 2 and suddenly the one-trick pony that is politics in the nation’s capital is obsessed with the idea of balancing the federal budget. Not that I am complaining. As I Read More →

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State Street goes from books to bargains in a flurry of deals

By   /  Monday, November 29th, 2010  /  Columns, Real Estate  /  Comments Off on State Street goes from books to bargains in a flurry of deals

Santa Barbara’s downtown retail scene is trading its literary aspirations for bargain-priced fashion, signaling a possible new trend in State Street retail.

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Jobless data may portend broad recovery

By   /  Monday, November 29th, 2010  /  Columns, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Jobless data may portend broad recovery

The tri-county region is showing signs of digging itself out of a deep hole.

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Victoria Street marketplace may reshape downtown foodie scene

By   /  Monday, November 22nd, 2010  /  Columns, Real Estate  /  Comments Off on Victoria Street marketplace may reshape downtown foodie scene

Urban Developments is building an anchor for South Coast culture right in the heart of downtown Santa Barbara. The San Francisco-based development firm has grand plans to build a 23,000-square-foot public market and adjoining residential project at Chapala and Victoria streets, in the spot formerly occupied by a Vons grocery store. Urban Developments Principle Marge Read More →

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Lacayo Center gives Edison a look at the future

By   /  Monday, November 22nd, 2010  /  Columns, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Lacayo Center gives Edison a look at the future

When Southern California Edison President John Fielder addressed a few hundred Ventura County business leaders on Nov. 15, he was quick to point out why his company was investing $300,000 in a new program at CSU Channel Islands. The Henry L. “Hank” Lacayo Center for Workplace & Community Studies will foster entrepreneurship to drive future Read More →

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From the editor: Closing the turkey deficit

By   /  Thursday, November 18th, 2010  /  Columns, Opinion  /  Comments Off on From the editor: Closing the turkey deficit

There are mega-deficits, there are giant deficits, and then there are smaller deficits that really hurt people in need. Consider, if you will, the turkey deficit facing Foodbank of Santa Barbara County. The deficit was so large that until Nov. 18, some 3,000 local families were in danger of going without this Thanksgiving. Happily, the Read More →

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