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By Dana Olsen / Friday, October 5th, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Law, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Tri-county bankruptcies are on the decline
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By Staff Report / Monday, October 1st, 2012 / Green Coast, Latest news, Technology / Comments Off on Transphorm’s funding tops $104M
Transphorm, the Goleta-based company focused on energy efficiency in electronics, has raised $35 million from a group backed by the Japanese government and has secured a mass manufacturing agreement with a Japanese firm. The South Coast company, founded by UC Santa Barbara professor Umesh Mishra and longtime business partner Primit Parikh, has raised $104 million Read More →
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, September 28th, 2012 / Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on California attorney general probe targets region’s hospitals
The California medical industry is pushing back against an antitrust investigation launched by the state’s attorney general, saying the probe into the consolidation of hospitals and doctors’ offices goes against the newly-enacted Affordable Care Act’s coordinated approach to health care. California’s attorney general’s office sent subpoenas to Santa Barbara-based Cottage Health System and San Francisco-based Read More →
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, September 21st, 2012 / Features, Small Business, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Rollin’ in the money: New car dealers bring city tax revenue with them
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Wednesday, September 19th, 2012 / Latest news, Tri-County Economy / 2 Comments
The Ventura County Economic Development Association may reconsider its position on two ballot propositions to raise taxes to fund public education after the county’s community college district officially yanked its $10,000 title sponsorship of a popular business outlook conference hosted by the group. The group, more commonly known as VCEDA, has hosted an annual business Read More →
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Monday, September 17th, 2012 / Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Colleges threaten to yank $10K from economic conference
Ventura County Community College may withdraw its title sponsorship of the county’s annual Economic Outlook Conference after the region’s largest economic development group came out in opposition of two state ballot measures that would raise taxes to fund public education. That, in turn, has caused the The Ventura County Economic Development Association, or VCEDA, to Read More →
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By Tom Bronzini / Friday, September 14th, 2012 / Latest news, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Leaders talk redevelopment at Reagan library
California cities struggling to finance projects after the state abolished redevelopment agencies may get some relief from Sacramento, business leaders were told at a breakfast meeting Friday at the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi Valley. But the extent of any relief is unclear, according to panelists at a Corporate Leaders Breakfast sponsored by Cal Lutheran Read More →
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