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Building on Buffet’s $2B Topaz Solar Farm heats up

By   /  Friday, May 18th, 2012  /  Columns, Real Estate  /  Comments Off on Building on Buffet’s $2B Topaz Solar Farm heats up

First Solar and Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican Solar have started major construction on a 550-megawatt photovoltaic solar project on northern San Luis Obispo County’s Carrizo Plain. The $2 billion Topaz Solar Farms hopes to be the largest solar-electric plant in the world. The developers said the project will create about 400 construction jobs over the next Read More →

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Ergomotion pens year’s largest lease in Santa Barbara

By   /  Monday, May 14th, 2012  /  Latest news, Real Estate  /  1 Comment

Ergomotion, a company that makes adjustable bed bases, has signed the largest commercial lease in Santa Barbara so far this year. Year-to-date, the 9,656-square-foot lease at 203 Chapala St. is the largest in Santa Barbara in terms of square footage, according to Hayes Commercial Group. The commercial real estate firm brokered both sides of the Read More →

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$152M courthouse could be scrapped for renovation option

By   /  Friday, May 11th, 2012  /  Columns, Real Estate  /  Comments Off on $152M courthouse could be scrapped for renovation option

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The digital dotted line: RightSignature takes John Hancock online

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Blue Owl goes from late-night to daytime gourmet grub

By   /  Friday, May 4th, 2012  /  Columns, Restaurants  /  Comments Off on Blue Owl goes from late-night to daytime gourmet grub

When chef Cindy Black realized that late-night foodies and bar-hoppers faced a dearth in downtown Santa Barbara, she quit her job and used her last paycheck to open her own eatery. A year and a half later, Black has taken on the challenge of opening a daytime sister restaurant to The Blue Owl, a lower Read More →

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South Coast technology firms upgrade to downtown SB offices

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Ringing in retirement: Santa Barbara firms team up on baby boomer effort

By   /  Friday, April 27th, 2012  /  Banking & Finance, Features, Personal Finance, Technology  /  Comments Off on Ringing in retirement: Santa Barbara firms team up on baby boomer effort

You know what age you’d like to retire at, but you’ve probably averted your eyes from the horrors of your 401(k) in recent years. But when will you actually be able to retire? And what if the answer contains three digits? Those are the questions that FreeRetirementReport.com, the brainchild of veteran Santa Barbara asset manager Read More →

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