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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, August 1st, 2014 / Columns, Opinion / Comments Off on Dubroff: Wall Street rattles the West Coast, shaking up Amgen and Allergan
What happens on Wall Street is having a direct impact on West Coast jobs, with indirect effects on housing and other markets.
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By Staff Report / Thursday, July 31st, 2014 / Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Direct Relief seeks to purchase airport land for new campus
The Santa Barbara City Council is slated to hear a proposal from Direct Relief, the largest nonprofit headquartered in the region, to buy a parcel of land near the municipal airport and build a 125,000-square-foot facility there. Goleta-based Direct Relief has outgrown its existing facility and wants to build a 100,000-square-foot warehouse and 25,000 square Read More →
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By Elijah Brumback / Friday, July 25th, 2014 / Real Estate, Top Stories, Tourism / Comments Off on Pacific Hospitality plans multimillion-dollar facelift for Bacara
The 360-room Bacara Resort & Spa is slated to undergo a multimillion-dollar top-to-bottom renovation in coming years.
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By Staff Report / Monday, July 21st, 2014 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, South Coast, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Community West Bank COO dies
Michael Phlaum, chief operating officer at Goleta-based Community West Bank, died Friday evening from complications related to a stroke, the bank said on July 21. Phlaum joined the bank in February 2012 and was promoted to COO and executive vice president in February of this year. “This is a tragic loss for me personally and Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, July 18th, 2014 / South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Network Hardware Resale becomes Curvature as strategy shifts
Network Hardware Resale has changed its name to Curvature. The change comes as one of Goleta’s biggest employers shifts its focus away from selling used gear and toward becoming a technology consulting firm.
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