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Solar projects boom but some fear a bubble

By   /  Friday, January 31st, 2014  /  Banking & Finance, Central Coast, East Ventura County, Green Coast, Real Estate, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County  /  Comments Off on Solar projects boom but some fear a bubble

Solar installers boomed in 2013 and are expecting another good year, but some are skeptical about the new financial models underlying the growth numbers.

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Fungus ruckus: Ventura mushroom farm in escrow to international buyer

By   /  Friday, January 24th, 2014  /  Agribusiness, Law, Real Estate, Top Stories, West Ventura County  /  Comments Off on Fungus ruckus: Ventura mushroom farm in escrow to international buyer

What was once the country’s third-largest mushroom producer is facing a complaint filed by the city seeking nearly $200,000, and a civil suit by Shell Energy North America for an unpaid line of credit.

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$98M office campus sale sets new high-water mark for county

By   /  Friday, January 24th, 2014  /  Columns, East Ventura County, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County  /  Comments Off on $98M office campus sale sets new high-water mark for county

The eye-popping price signals that a turnaround is taking hold in the Ventura County office market, which has suffered from high vacancy rates in a depressed job market, industry insiders say.

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Armstrong lands construction contract for Children’s Museum

By   /  Friday, January 17th, 2014  /  Columns, Real Estate, South Coast, Tourism  /  Comments Off on Armstrong lands construction contract for Children’s Museum

Construction on a 17,000-square-foot Children’s Museum in Santa Barbara kicks off this summer. Area general contractor Armstrong Associates has been tapped to build the new museum at 125 State St., adjacent to the train station.

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$114M slated to fuel Santa Maria Energy operations

By   /  Friday, January 10th, 2014  /  Central Coast, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies  /  Comments Off on $114M slated to fuel Santa Maria Energy operations

Santa Maria Energy has disclosed plans to pump up to $114 million into Santa Barbara County this year as it pursues its $1.2 billion in oil reserves and more than 7,700 potential drilling locations.

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Investors plan to boost apartment portfolios despite GSE cutback

By   /  Friday, January 10th, 2014  /  Columns, Real Estate  /  Comments Off on Investors plan to boost apartment portfolios despite GSE cutback

Even as the Obama administration reins in the massive government-sponsored entities Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, tri-county real estate investors say the shift will likely have a nominal effect on the region’s robust apartment investment market.

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Sonos snags 100K square feet in Santa Barbara’s downtown

By   /  Friday, January 3rd, 2014  /  Columns, Real Estate, Technology  /  Comments Off on Sonos snags 100K square feet in Santa Barbara’s downtown

The company signed leases collectively valued at more than $21 million in 2013, according to Hayes Commercial Group, and is now downtown Santa Barbara’s largest private-sector tenant.

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