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By Staff Report / Tuesday, October 14th, 2014 / Central Coast, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Spacecraft set to land near Lompoc
An unmanned space plane resembling a miniature space shuttle is expected to end a nearly two-year classified mission with a not-so-secret landing at Vandenberg Air Force Base near Lompoc, perhaps as early as Oct. 14. One of two X-37B robotic space planes in the Air Force fleet, the California landing may be one of the Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Wednesday, February 19th, 2014 / Technology, Top Stories / 3 Comments
SpaceX engine chief Tom Mueller spoke to a crowd of more than 100 in Santa Barbara on Feb. 19 at an event called “Exploring the Next Frontier: The Commercialization of Space is Lifting Off” hosted by the Central Coast MIT Enterprise Forum.
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By Staff Report / Friday, August 9th, 2013 / Latest news, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Defense furlough to end; 6,100 to return to work
The more than 6,100 civilian Department of Defense employees in the Tri-Counties will return to work full time after a U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced a furlough program will be cut short, ending next week. The military is the largest employer in the region, with 26,390 employees between Naval Base Ventura County and Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, July 19th, 2013 / Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Defense furloughs ripple across region’s bases
More than 6,100 civilian Department of Defense employees in the Tri-Counties have started taking one-day-a-week unpaid furloughs between now and the end of September. But economic experts expect the immediate impact to be minimal. Any deep effects on the regional economy aren’t likely to emerge unless and until families begin to feel their net worth Read More →
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By Alex Kacik / Friday, March 1st, 2013 / Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Defense leaders: Sequestration would be felt throughout region
Potential furloughs, hiring freezes and other spending cutbacks to the region’s defense institutions could send an economic ripple effect through the Tri-Counties, according to economists and industry leaders. The 2011 Budget Control Act aims to reduce the government’s deficit and will trigger $85 billion budget-wide spending cuts on March 1. The federal spending cuts, also Read More →
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