February 28, 2026

Real Estate

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| 2 days ago
Premium Content CRE: Santa Maria apartment complex nets $75M
Hancock Terrace in Santa Maria. (courtesy photo) Read More >
| 6 days ago
Premium Content Santa Maria apartment complex sold for $75M
Hancock Terrace in Santa Maria. (courtesy photo) Read More >
Henry Dubroff
| 1 week ago
Premium Content Dubroff: Looking for models to address region’s housing crisis
We’re about to enter the economic forecast Read More >
| 1 week ago
Premium Content CRE: Santa Barbara South Coast commercial sales activity struggles in Q4, full year
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Technology

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| Saturday, February 28, 2026

CCIA 2026: Workforce doubles at automation pioneer

Trust Automation CEO Ty Safreno alongside wife and CFO Trudie Safreno. (courtesy photo) By L. Wayne Hicks Special to the Business Times The business of Trust Automation is looking up, literally.  The San Luis Obispo company has secured a U.S. Air Force contract worth as much as $490 million for drone detection and drone mitigation systems, which has propelled Ty Safreno’s employee count skyward. Safreno, who founded the company as Read More >
CCIA 2026: 25 years later, the Inogen ‘kids’ are alright
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CCIA 2026: Unraveling the puzzle of ALS with AI
Premium Content Arcutis closes strong year with continued Zoryve momentum

Health Care & Life Science

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| Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Premium Content Angitia Bio raises $130M in Series D round

Westlake Village-based Angitia Biopharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel Read More >
Premium Content Cottage Health partners with San Marcos High on health careers academy 
Premium Content Dignity Health announces new Central Coast market president
Atara receives FDA rejection, future uncertain
Dignity Health appoints new Central Coast market president

Agribusiness

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Premium Content Hub International high on Central Coast ag sector
Hub International, a global insurance brokerage and financial services firm, Read More >
Premium Content Dubroff: Nine lessons from one of the Central Coast’s premier leaders
Premium Content Dubroff: Mission’s strategic move caps decades of innovation
Premium Content Mission’s $430M buy was best deal for Calavo
Workers process avocados at the Mission Produce packing facility in Read More >
Mission Produce buying Calavo for $430M
Workers process avocados at the Mission Produce packing facility in Read More >

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