Santa Barbara speaker maker Sonos cranks up its IPO
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Roving science museum kidSTREAM finds a home
Ventura County is set to welcome a long-awaited recreational destination for kids, and nonprofit science Read More →
PathPoint, Crescend Health nonprofits merge operations
PathPoint and Crescend Health, both nonprofits that provide services for mental and behavioral health care Read More →
Catalyst Cuisine has recipe for healing with prepared meals
With high-profile exposure, a spike in orders and the launch of its newest offering in Read More →
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LTC Properties looks at Texas to add to its portfolio 
LTC Properties, the Westlake Village-based real estate investment trust that primarily invests in senior housing and health care properties, said July 17 that it has Read More →
Community Bank of Santa Maria reports second quarter gains after sale of its Lompoc branch
Community Bancrp of Santa Maria said net income for the second quarter jumped 131 percent from $788,879 for the period ending June 30, 2017 to Read More →
Target signs lease for Goleta space, plans to open store in 2019
Target announced July 16 that it will be opening a 117,000-square-foot store in Goleta planned to open in 2019. The Target, to be located at Read More →
Housing hurdle for tri-county mental health care
The plight of acute care for individuals with mental health in the Tri-Counties is troubling: facilities are scarce, funding is inadequate and medical professionals are Read More →
Alzheimer’s drug news boosts Amgen, Inogen
Stock prices for tri-county biotech companies have spiked since an announcement July 6 that an Alzheimer’s drug developed by Biogen showed positive results in a Read More →
Holiday fire welcomes PCBT reporter to Tri-Counties
As I piled into a car with friends to hang out in the Funk Zone on a Friday night, I didn’t know that about 4 Read More →
Patel: Time is ripe for succession planning
By Jasleen Patel In order to manage your winery properly, you likely wear many hats to ensure the business runs smoothly. This includes planning new Read More → Our view: Tri-Counties facing mental health crisis
The region’s mental health system is, to use a non-technical term, a mess. Across the Tri-Counties, there is a severe shortfall of institutional facilities. That Read More →
Dubroff: With Sonos IPO, tri-county tech hub has arrived
Santa Barbara-based Sonos and its co-founder and former CEO John MacFarlane have always gone their own way. Unlike instructional graphics firm Lynda.com, now part of Read More →
Amgen shares climb after it resubmits Evenity drug application to FDA
Shares for Thousand Oaks-based biotech giant Amgen were on the rise July 13 after it resubmitted an application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Read More →
Valdez Wealth Management Group joins Wells Fargo Advisors
Louie Valdez and his team, the Valdez Wealth Management Group, have left UBS Financial Services and have joined Wells Fargo Advisors in Westlake Village. With Read More →
World Telehealth Initiative formed to provide remote health care services
The World Telehealth Initiative announced its formation as a nonprofit organization on July 10, with the goal of using telecommunications technology to provide remote health Read More →
BMW to reduce exports through the Port of Hueneme
BMW AG is increasing manufacturing capacity in China in a move that will help the automaker lower its reliance on imports from a U.S. factory Read More →
Santa Barbara nonprofit sets sights on a new path
PathPoint and Crescend Health, two Santa Barbara-based nonprofits that provide services for mental and behavioral health care, announced a merger on July 1. PathPoint, which Read More →
Holiday fire reaches 100 acres, 90 percent containment
This story was last updated on July 9 at 2:30 p.m. A wind-driven fire that swept through a neighborhood near Goleta overnight destroying some 13 Read More →
Ice Energy lands $40 million deal to fund ice battery installations
A $40 million investment deal will fund the rollout of more than 1,500 ice batteries in Southern California for Santa Barbara-based Ice Energy. The company’s Read More →
French Hospital Medical Center expanding ER to meet demand
French Hospital Medical Center broke ground for its new emergency department on June 27, a first step in an estimated $100 million expansion that will Read More →
Casa Dorinda paves the future with new bridge
Continuing plans for its $40 million Bliss expansion project following the mudslides that devastated Montecito in January, the Casa Dorinda retirement community dedicated a new Read More →
Ventura County ponders future as hub for technology and innovation
As it recovers from the historic Thomas fire and copes with a slow-growth mindset that has stymied GDP growth, Ventura County should look to foster Read More →
Oxnard VA clinic looks for new site
Oxnard will select a site for a new Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic early next year as legislation signed in June aims to streamline key Read More →
Carnegie Corp. honors Nakamura, Carbajal
The Fourth of July introduced two notable Santa Barbara figures to the Carnegie Corp.’s annual “Great Immigrants, Great Americans” list, an archive that is approaching Read More →
Sales tax ruling doesn’t faze e-commerce experts
The Supreme Court ruling that opened the door for state and local governments to tax billions of dollars in online sales adds new hurdles for Read More →
Sears will close store in Thousand Oaks
The Sears store at 145 W. Hillcrest Drive in Thousand Oaks will close down in late September, the company announced. Sears Holdings, which owns the Read More →
Dubroff: Election creates ‘window of opportunity’ for U.S., Mexico
The convincing victory of left-leaning populist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in Mexico’s July 1 presidential election came as no surprise to anyone who heard veteran Read More →
Kramer: Shared assets and unspoken expectations
By Edward Kramer With young children at home, my family has a common saying: “Share with your brother/sister.” Interestingly, sharing can be as difficult for Read More →
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