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Editorial: Giving California the tools it needs to succeed

By   /  Friday, May 11th, 2012  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Giving California the tools it needs to succeed

Sacramento, we’ve got a problem. CEO Magazine has ranked California dead last among the 50 states in its annual survey of the best and worst places to do business. An Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation study of 6,000 small business owners has given California an F grade when it comes to business friendliness. When your state Read More →

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Op/ed: Franchisee or independent, the choice is yours

By   /  Friday, May 11th, 2012  /  Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Op/ed: Franchisee or independent, the choice is yours

By Barry Kurtz on May 11, 2012 If you’re like many ambitious middle-managers and c-level employees who find themselves “in transition” as the recession drags on, you may face a stark choice — whether to downsize your lifestyle and your ego by working an unfulfilling job or, in the alternative, start your own business. If Read More →

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Editorial: Oil could bring much-needed jobs to North Santa Barbara County

By   /  Friday, May 11th, 2012  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Oil could bring much-needed jobs to North Santa Barbara County

The UC Santa Barbara forecast in Santa Maria  recently raised a provocative idea for speeding jobs and growth in the Central Coast: What if the North County opened the doors to more onshore oil-and-gas exploration and development? Many experts believe that discoverable reserves are plentiful throughout the Tri-Counties. But getting permits is practically impossible at Read More →

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Letter: Clarifying the status of solar and wind projects in the region

By   /  Friday, May 4th, 2012  /  Letters to the Editor, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Letter: Clarifying the status of solar and wind projects in the region

Dear Editor: First, let me thank you for writing the article on renewable energy in our region. [See Green Coast special section, published April 6]. It is important for people to know about local projects and their progress. I actually produce a monthly renewable energy report on projects large and small for regional stakeholders and Read More →

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Ventura County supervisor race heats up around economic issues

By   /  Friday, May 4th, 2012  /  Columns, Opinion  /  2 Comments

Elections do have consequences. And in the case of the First District Supervisor race in Ventura County, the consequences for business and economic development could be very large indeed. This race did not look too complex just a few months ago when incumbent Steve Bennett was widely seen as a shoe-in to win another term. Read More →

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Editorial: Montecito, a rebuilt 101 would benefit you too

By   /  Friday, May 4th, 2012  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Montecito, a rebuilt 101 would benefit you too

Deal with it. That’s our advice to the citizens of Montecito, that exclusive community which now faces the “horror” of a plan to add one additional car pool lane in each direction on Highway 101 from Casitas Pass Road in Carpinteria to the recently widened exits at the far eastern border of the city of Read More →

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Letter: Reflecting on the rise and fall of United Airlines

By   /  Friday, May 4th, 2012  /  Letters to the Editor, Opinion  /  1 Comment

Dear Editor: I’m an avid reader of the Pacific Coast Business Times and a small business owner in Oxnard. I’m also a huge fan of yours and read all of your columns and perspectives and learn from them. Editor Henry Dubroff’s April 6 column on what’s happened to the United Airlines business model rang so Read More →

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