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By Patrick Kulp / Friday, August 2nd, 2013 / Green Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Region’s wind future up in air as Acciona exits
A Spanish firm is giving up on plans to build the first and only major wind energy project in the region, casting doubt on whether turbines will ever twirl over the Tri-Counties. In July, Acciona Energy North America said it is abandoning plans to build a 3,000-acre wind farm near Lompoc. The Spanish renewable energy Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, July 19th, 2013 / Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Defense furloughs ripple across region’s bases
More than 6,100 civilian Department of Defense employees in the Tri-Counties have started taking one-day-a-week unpaid furloughs between now and the end of September. But economic experts expect the immediate impact to be minimal. Any deep effects on the regional economy aren’t likely to emerge unless and until families begin to feel their net worth Read More →
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, July 12th, 2013 / Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Analysis: Region’s students take on less college debt than peers do
[EDITOR’S NOTE: Correction appended below] While the college debt crisis has been making national headlines in recent years, students who graduated from a California school are faring relatively well compared to their counterparts in other states. According to a report from CNBC, Americans now have more student loan debt than credit card debt, with a Read More →
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By Tom Bronzini / Friday, July 12th, 2013 / Agribusiness, Central Coast, Features, Tri-County Economy, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Events buoy wine sales: Vintners say momentum is building
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, July 5th, 2013 / Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Export firms in region see rise in sales
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By Stephen Nellis / Saturday, June 29th, 2013 / Central Coast, Features, Green Coast, Technology, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Burning questions: Oil field project tests emissions rules in SB County
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