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A century of chugging along: Santa Maria Valley Railroad turns 100

By   /  Friday, July 29th, 2011  /  Features, Small Business  /  Comments Off on A century of chugging along: Santa Maria Valley Railroad turns 100

The Santa Maria Valley Railroad owns only 14 miles of mainline track, but that is enough to turn a profit.

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Crossing the bridge: Red Cross ushers in new leadership

By   /  Friday, July 29th, 2011  /  Features, Nonprofits  /  Comments Off on Crossing the bridge: Red Cross ushers in new leadership

The American Red Cross in the Tri-Counties has seen a broad turnover in its leadership in the last 10 months.

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Taking the edge off: Students launch stress-relief drink

By   /  Friday, July 22nd, 2011  /  Features, Small Business  /  Comments Off on Taking the edge off: Students launch stress-relief drink

Just Chill, a stress-relief drink, was launched by a 21-year-old Santa Barbara entrepreneur.

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There’s Meritt in his work: Serial entrepreneur takes students under his wing

By   /  Friday, July 15th, 2011  /  Features, Small Business  /  Comments Off on There’s Meritt in his work: Serial entrepreneur takes students under his wing

After years of success, Ron Meritt is showing students and other would-be entrepreneurs how it’s done.

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Capping counterfeits: Vapur goes after knockoffs

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Foldable water bottle startup Vapur is going after makers of alleged knock-offs.

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The follow through: Straight Down looks abroad, online for sales

By   /  Friday, July 8th, 2011  /  Features, Small Business  /  Comments Off on The follow through: Straight Down looks abroad, online for sales

The golf industry may have hit a rough patch, but Straight Down Clothing is swinging along.

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Gearing up for 4G Area telecom firms see uptick in business

By   /  Friday, July 1st, 2011  /  Features, Technology  /  Comments Off on Gearing up for 4G Area telecom firms see uptick in business

Telecommunications firms say business is growing as the major wireless carriers roll out the next generation of mobile technology.

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