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Central Coast wildfires char campgrounds, close highways
The Central Coast — the last region to emerge from the statewide drought — felt Read More →
Apeel Sciences has room to grow in former Allergan plant
Apeel Sciences moved its headquarters to Goleta, gaining room to grow and roughly $10 million Read More →
Balancing act: Camarillo company helps elderly with movement
A new health care company is helping Ventura County’s seniors get back on the move. Read More →
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Graphiq acquired by Amazon.com
Amazon.com has acquired Santa Barbara data analysis and search engine start-up Graphiq. The tech giant bought Graphiq in May in a bid to improve its Read More →
Salem Media acquires website TradersCrux
Salem Media, a Christian and conservative radio and media company based in Camarillo, announced its acquisition of the website TradersCrux on July 13. Salem-owned Eagle Read More →
Teledyne subsidiary acquires Scientific Systems
Teledyne Instruments, an arm of Thousand Oaks-based aerospace and defense company Teledyne Technologies, announced that it would acquire Pennsylvania piston pump maker Scientific Systems, Inc. Read More →
Santa Barbara software company QAD has new product
Santa Barbara software company QAD released its newest product in its demand and supply chain planning suite July 13. “This latest version features many improvements Read More →
Next Energy gets $2.5 million grant to commercialize solar panel windows
Solar panel window maker Next Energy Technologies received a $2.5 million grant from the SunShot Initiative by the U.S. Department of Energy, the company announced Read More →
Conejo Valley biotech scene heats up with Sienna IPO 
A recent IPO filing by a biotech company in the Conejo Valley showed that the region is beginning, albeit slowly, to diversify beyond pharmaceutical giant Read More →
San Luis Obispo shopping center sold for $43.5 million
A shopping center in a prime San Luis Obispo location has sold for $43.55 million. Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. said July 11 that it closed Read More →
Court allows vacation rental ban suit against Santa Barbara to continue
Vacation rental business owner Theo Kracke has succeeded in blocking an attempt by the city of Santa Barbara to have his challenge to the city’s Read More →
Cuesta College building new plant science complex
Agriculture science students will be able to get their hands dirty this fall thanks to a $1.3 million investment at Cuesta College’s North County campus. Read More →
American Riviera Bank sets sights on Paso Robles
American Riviera Bank is making a jump into the San Luis Obispo County market, opening a loan production office in Paso Robles with additional branches Read More →
Housing should be for residents, not tourists
By Anna Marie Gott “The use of residential units as short-term vacation rentals and/or only occupied as second homes poses a housing challenge to the Read More →
Dubroff: Tri-Counties exploring solutions to housing unaffordability
If you decided to hold your breath until California’s coastal counties found real solutions to the housing crisis, your odds of survival would be very Read More → Our view: Fire season has begun; region better prepared
The brush fires that scorched more than 40,000 acres in the tri-county region after the July 4 holiday are a reminder that spring growth after Read More →
Amgen’s Kyprolis found to increase cancer survival rate
A Phase 3 clinical study of Amgen’s multiple myeloma drug Kyprolis showed that it increased overall survival rate when paired with lenalidomide and dexamethasone versus Read More →
Curvature completes merger with SMS Systems
Curvature, an information technology network company based in Santa Barbara, announced the completion of its merger with Charlotte, N.C.-based SMS Systems on July 13. The Read More → FDA gives full approval to Amgen leukemia drug Blincyto
Amgen’s leukemia drug Blincyto received full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on July 11 to treat relapsed or refractory B-cell precursor acute Read More →
Fires burn more than 40,000 acres in Santa Barbara, SLO counties
Three fires had burned more than 40,000 acres in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties by June 10, triggering air quality warnings and shutting Read More →
Frontier Communications completes 1-for-15 reverse stock split
Frontier Communications completed a 1-for-15 reverse stock split on July 10, opening at $16.35 per share, with around 175 million shares outstanding. The company announced Read More →
Wireless deal could shake up Central Coast
A potential deal between Charter Communications and Comcast to resell wireless and data services provided by Sprint has big implications for connectivity on the Central Read More →
STEMposium demonstrations train Ventura County teachers, children
Ventura County’s newest children’s museum, kidSTREAM, may not have a building but that didn’t stop it from rolling out programs aimed at building better partnerships Read More →
Santa Barbara investment firm buys more Colorado property
Santa Barbara-based Granite Capital Group, the investment firm founded by Bruce Savett, is doubling down on its investments in Colorado real estate. Its latest acquisition, Read More →
Storytelling can breathe life into your business
By Jodi Hill Marketing is an essential component of starting a small business. However, many entrepreneurs find themselves with a great product or service but Read More → Our View: Santa Barbara sales tax measure could be tough to sell
With one survey indicating solid voter support and a willing city council going along, Santa Barbara Mayor Helene Schneider has gotten the votes necessary to Read More →
UCSB Technology Management Program has new leader
The Technology Management Program at UC Santa Barbara — incubator of regional startups such as Inogen, Apeel Sciences and Next Energy, among others — came Read More →
Dubroff: Museum of Ventura County deserves to be preserved
Just a year ago, the city of Ventura was celebrating its 150th anniversary with a lot of fanfare and one heck of a party. Now, Read More →
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