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Remembering Jack Gilbert: Legendary Ventura County developer passes away

By   /  Friday, August 10th, 2012  /  Nonprofits, Real Estate, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Remembering Jack Gilbert: Legendary Ventura County developer passes away

He had an engaging smile, an independent streak and a willingness to stand up for what he thought was right. John B. “Jack” Gilbert brought a level of confidence and charm to everything he did, whether it was  running a public company, building a real estate empire or engaging in philanthropy. That’s how the longtime Read More →

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Honda contract key to Clean Diesel turnaround

By   /  Friday, August 3rd, 2012  /  Technology, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Honda contract key to Clean Diesel turnaround

Ventura-based Clean Diesel Technologies is gearing up for the first big test of whether its merger strategy will pay off. The clean tech emissions control company said July 30 that it won a contract to supply catalyst coatings for four- and six-cylinder Honda Accords, some of the best-selling car models in North America. The next Read More →

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Raytheon ramps up Vision Systems work force in Goleta

By   /  Friday, August 3rd, 2012  /  Technology, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Raytheon ramps up Vision Systems work force in Goleta

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Nesbitt hotels file $100M bankruptcy

By   /  Thursday, August 2nd, 2012  /  Banking & Finance, Personal Finance, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tourism  /  Comments Off on Nesbitt hotels file $100M bankruptcy

[Editor’s note: See correction appended below.] Santa Barbara hotelier Patrick Nesbitt has placed a portfolio of eight Embassy Suites hotels into Chapter 11 bankruptcy, listing at least $100 million in debts. The bankruptcy filing, which gives Nesbitt’s companies protection from creditors while they restructure their debts, arises from a dispute with a lender over a Read More →

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Analysis: John Kerry trades on Amgen show loophole in new law

By   /  Friday, July 27th, 2012  /  Banking & Finance, Law, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies  /  1 Comment

By Julian Moore, Special to the Business Times, on July 27, 2012 In August, stock sales by members of Congress and thousands of federal employees will get new scrutiny under the STOCK Act, a law passed in April to combat insider trading among government officials. But a Business Times examination of the timing of the Read More →

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Make It Work ran out of gas on Mini leases

By   /  Friday, July 27th, 2012  /  Small Business, Technology, Top Stories  /  1 Comment

Make It Work’s signature red Mini Coopers may have been the key to the company’s undoing when the vehicle’s owners sued for $26,546 in back lease payments on them. The Santa Barbara-based tech support firm closed its doors on June 25, putting two dozen technicians out of work and leaving behind a trail of angry Read More →

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As merger looms, PCBC marks profits

By   /  Thursday, July 26th, 2012  /  Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Earnings, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies  /  Comments Off on As merger looms, PCBC marks profits

Santa Barbara Bank & Trust parent Pacific Capital Bancorp earned $24.1 million, or 73 cents per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2012 compared with $21 million the year before. The company, which is in the process of being bought by Union Bank, said the profits were its highest since Texas-based Ford Financial Group Read More →

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