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By Alex Kacik / Friday, July 3rd, 2015 / Energy, Latest news, Small Business, South Coast, Top Stories, Tourism / Comments Off on Refugio oil spill pinches tri-county small businesses
Jamie Diamond is thrilled that the region’s fishing ban has been lifted but her sportfishing business is still reeling from the Refugio oil spill. Diamond has owned and operated Santa Barbara-based Stardust Sportfishing with her husband Jason for the past 20 years. They take private charters and open parties of tourists and local regulars fishing Read More →
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By Guest commentary / Friday, June 26th, 2015 / Central Coast, Columns, Op/Eds, Opinion, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on A look at Central Coast entrepreneurial ecosystem
Entrepreneurship is a word we hear often, with good reason: More people are choosing to forgo the predictable paycheck as an employee for the opportunity to spin their idea into a tangible business of their own. For the first time in five years, the Startup Activity Index rose in 2015, showing the largest year-over-year increase Read More →
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By Manny Araujo / Friday, June 26th, 2015 / Small Business, Technology, Top Stories, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Vapur relocates distribution center from Midwest to Oxnard
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By Elijah Brumback / Friday, June 26th, 2015 / Central Coast, Columns, Real Estate, South Coast, Tourism, West Ventura County / Comments Off on SLO forum highlights new infrastructure tool for cities
The San Luis Obispo Regional Forum, organized by the Economic Vitality Corp., recently brought together more than 45 elected officials, local government representatives and private industry stakeholders in the same room talking about infrastructure. The forum was opened by Mike Manchak, president and CEO of the Economic Vitality Corp., and Guy Savage, deputy administrative officer Read More →
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By Chris Officer / Friday, June 19th, 2015 / Central Coast, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Changes take flight at Central Coast airports
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, June 12th, 2015 / Banking & Finance, Central Coast, Columns, Latest news, Opinion, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Mindbody, Appfolio IPOs might be start of South Coast tech boom
You might call it the Mindbody-Appfolio effect. The pair of $100 million-plus initial public stock offerings filed last month has caught the attention of dealmakers from the Bay Area to Los Angeles. Add to that the stunning, $1.4 billion sale of Lynda.com to Linkedin and you have the most buzz in the region since the Read More →
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