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By Stephen Nellis / Monday, July 9th, 2012 / Small Business, Technology, Top Stories / 6 Comments
With a fleet of red Mini Coopers, Eric Greenspan built Make It Work into a tech support empire that stretched from Goleta to the Mexican border along the California coast. Starting with Santa Barbara in 2001, the company’s technicians fanned out across the Southland and rolled all the way to San Diego, the Mini Coopers Read More →
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By Dana Olsen / Monday, July 9th, 2012 / Real Estate, Top Stories, Tourism / Comments Off on Pacifica expands SLO County portfolio with hotel buys, remodels
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, June 29th, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on $135M could have Sonos singing different tune
Santa Barbara-based wireless music gear maker Sonos has raised $135 million in new capital, the largest funding deal in the Tri-Counties so far this year and possibly a substitute for an initial public offering. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, a private equity firm, led the funding round and was joined by Redpoint Ventures and investors associated with Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, June 29th, 2012 / Law, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Mentor suit sets off breast implant battle
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, June 29th, 2012 / Real Estate, Top Stories / Comments Off on Surgery center gets go-ahead from Santa Barbara planners
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, June 22nd, 2012 / Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on City counts on Subaru sales to rev up revenue
Banking on a boom in Subaru sales to help pad its coffers, the city of Ventura is giving financial assistance to Barber Automotive to help move its dealership to the Ventura Auto Center. Here’s the catch: Up to half of the $300,000 loan the city is making to the Subaru dealership is likely to be Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, June 22nd, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Qualstar brass has early edge in proxy fight
Gold or white? Shareholders in Simi Valley-based tech firm Qualstar Corp. grappled with that question on June 20 as a Florida investor group waged an acrimonious proxy fight. The dissidents, who issued the gold cards, wanted to remove the entire Qualstar board in hopes of shaking loose the cash on its books and reducing executive Read More →
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