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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, April 4th, 2014 / Columns, Opinion / Comments Off on Business lessons learned from region’s largest corporate bankruptcy
At least in terms of revenue, Select is the largest company in the history of the Tri-Counties to seek Chapter 11 protection from creditors.
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By Staff Report / Tuesday, April 1st, 2014 / Banking & Finance, South Coast, Top Stories / 1 Comment
The Select Staffing Family of Companies, the Santa Barbara-based staffing services giant, filed a pre-packaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy on April 1 listing between $50 million and $100 million in debts and $100 million to $500 million in assets.
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, March 28th, 2014 / Small Business, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on A soft touch for transit: CHK America builds interactive route maps for cities
The first unit is being tested at the Santa Barbara MTD Transit Center, where the company will be refining the software that runs the system to make it as useful as possible to riders.
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By Editorial Board / Friday, March 28th, 2014 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Santa Barbara politicos trade places as fiscal clock ticks
Santa Barbara County Supervisor Peter Adam and Santa Barbara Mayor Helene Schneider are an unlikely political pairing.
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By Staff Report / Tuesday, March 25th, 2014 / Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on La Entrada to restart construction amid tourism tax boom
In another sign that the region’s tourism industry is entering boom times again, the city of Santa Barbara experienced double-digit growth in hotel taxes in the first eight months of its fiscal year. During the annual State of the City breakfast on March 24, City Manager Jim Armstrong said that Transient Occupancy Tax, or TOT, Read More →
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