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Software companies Yardi, LogicMonitor making deals
Two software industry transactions in two days show how far the Central Coast has come Read More →
New owners revitalize Old Creek Ranch Winery near Oak View
The Old Creek Ranch Winery in the Ojai Valley near Oak View was a beloved Read More →
Competition heats up for chartered business jets on Central Coast
The race to rule the Central Coast skies is underway with private aircraft chartering companies Read More →
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Bank of the Sierra reports big increase in net income 
Sierra Bancorp, the Porterville-based parent company of the Bank of the Sierra, reported a healthy increase in net income during the first quarter of 2018 Read More →
Toad&Co partners with LimeLoop on shipping that saves trees and water
Santa Barbara outdoor clothing retailer Toad&Co announced a partnership April 23 with LimeLoop, a Bay Area startup working to replace the typical cardboard box used Read More →
New alliance spurs social investments on the Central Coast
Some Central Coast financial advisers are convinced that doing good and making money aren’t mutually exclusive. With the increasing popularity of impact investing and entrepreneurial Read More →
San Luis Obispo County airport taking off
A decade after the devastating loss of American Airlines operations, the San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport is setting records for year-over-year passenger traffic gains. Read More →
Towbes, Duncan lauded at PSHH grand opening
Peoples’ Self-Help Housing celebrated the organization’s newest affordable housing development on the Central Coast at a grand opening on April 18. On hand at the Read More →
Our view: Dwindling free press imperils democracy
A media revolt that started in Colorado has spread across Southern California, with executives from the company that produces the Los Angeles Daily News and Read More →
Dubroff: Awards programs honor Central Coast entrepreneurship
The winners of two influential business and technology awards programs for 2018 have been announced and they reveal a lot about the state of innovation Read More →
Mathews: Best succession plan may be creating an ESOP
By Anthony Mathews We appreciate this opportunity to add our comments on the article by Jim Wisdom (March 16 edition of the Business Times) on Read More →
Steinfeld: 3 counties, 3 approaches to cannabis crops
By Amy Steinfeld Legalization of recreational cannabis has shaken up the supply chain. Californians may now grow up to six cannabis plants for personal use Read More →
Unemployment rates fall across Tri-Counties
The unemployment rate in San Luis Obispo County was 2.9 percent in March, down from a revised 3.2 percent in February, and below the year-ago Read More →
PacWest Bancorp reports increase in net earnings
PacWest Bancorp, parent company for Pacific Western Bank, reported increased earnings over last quarter for the first quarter of 2018 on April 18. The company Read More →
Citizens Business Bank reports record earnings
CVB Financial Corp., parent company of Citizens Business Bank, announced record-high earnings for the quarter ended March 31 on April 18. The company recorded net Read More →
Class action lawsuit against Plains All American expanding
The class action lawsuit against Plains All American over its 2015 oil spill near Refugio Beach potentially got a whole lot bigger on April 17 Read More →
LogicMonitor sold to Vista Equity Partners
Santa Barbara-based LogicMonitor, whose software helps large customers monitor IT devices and cloud computing operations, has been sold to Vista Equity Partners, a private equity Read More →
Amgen clinical trial shows promising results for migraine drug Aimovig
Amgen, the biotech giant based in Thousand Oaks, announced promising results for a clinical trial of its experimental migraine treatment Aimovig on April 17. The Read More →
Yardi acquires Scottish firm to extend reach into coworking spaces
Santa Barbara area software firm Yardi Systems said April 16 that it has acquired Phoenix Broadband Ltd., a Scottish firm that will extend its reach Read More →
Ventura County rents stable after homes destroyed in Thomas fire
It’s a question from an introductory economics course, come to life: What happens when an area that’s already short on housing sees a portion of Read More →
Carpinteria distributor celebrates 40 years in healthy food business
Joel Dee set out in 1978 selling Miso Cup and living out of the Airstream trailer hitched to his truck. Forty years later, the company Read More →
Smaller cities in the Tri-Counties high on the cannabis industry
When it comes to Central Coast cities and cannabis, it can pay to be an open-minded, smaller fish in a big, law-and-order pond. Almost four Read More →
Hotels rebounding from disasters but face slump
Evacuations have provided spikes in bookings but hotels in the region are struggling through an extended slump in visitor traffic related to the Thomas fire Read More →
Investor puts FastSpring on fast track
An equity investment has Santa Barbara-based software platform FastSpring looking to fill dozens of new positions in 2018, which also puts it in the market Read More →
Program launched to help Santa Barbara area nonprofits go solar
The Community Environmental Council announced the launch of a pilot program on April 12 called Solarize Nonprofit aimed at helping local nonprofit organizations develop solar Read More →
Qualstar subsidiary N2Power gets $1.1 million contract
Simi Valley data storage manufacturer Qualstar announced April 12 that its subsidiary N2Power, which designs and manufactures high efficiency power supplies, had received a $1.1 Read More →
Signature adds perks as Santa Barbara airport lease goes to bid
With Santa Barbara Municipal Airport receiving approval from the City Council for its master plan to redevelop the north side of the airport, regional and Read More →
Ventura County rebuilding tourism industry after Thomas fire
Visitor cancellations have plagued Ventura County, which relies heavily on its Southern California and Central Valley drive markets, but its international travel came through the Read More →
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