Governor pays tribute to Towbes at memorial service
Gov. Jerry Brown made a rare appearance in Santa Barbara on May 23, paying a brief but personal tribute to tri-county businessman Michael Towbes. Towbes died April 11 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 87. Speaking at a memorial service that filled the Granada Theatre, Brown described Towbes as “a helluva guy.” Towbes, Read More →
Goleta flourishes but city officials remaining prudent
Goleta may be a young city, but in some ways that’s to its advantage. The Read More →
ACA repeal worries Central Coast health care executives
Some of the region’s leading health care executives are worried about the future of the Read More →
Santa Maria becoming hub for companies with jobs to offer
At a time when the city of Santa Barbara is struggling with a decline in Read More →
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Port of Hueneme getting funds from Army Corps of Engineers
The Port of Hueneme will receive $778,000 from the Army Corps of Engineers, the first of the port funds it became eligible to receive with Read More →
Manufacturing software provider QAD reports net loss
Santa Barbara-based manufacturing software provider QAD reported a $2.6 million net loss for the fiscal first quarter 2018, ended April 30. Revenues grew 9.1 percent Read More →
Deckers Brands’ losses grow as footwear sales decline
Deckers Brands reported a net loss of $15.76 million for its fourth quarter, bringing it to a net loss of $12.7 million for its full Read More →
Cryptix wins top prize at UCSB New Venture Competition
Ticketing platform software company Cryptix took home the $10,000 top prize at the UC Santa Barbara New Venture Competition on May 24. Hosted by the Read More →
PennyMac declares dividend of 54 cents
The board of trustees for PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust declared a dividend of 54 cents for the Westlake Village company’s stockholders May 23. The dividend Read More →
MindBody expects to raise $120 million with stock offering
San Luis Obispo-based MindBody announced a follow-on stock offering May 22 that would raise around $120 million for the company. The wellness-oriented software company plans Read More →
Westlake Village-based PizzaRev acquired
Chicago accelerator firm Cleveland Avenue acquired a majority stake in Westlake Village-based pizza chain PizzaRev. Cleveland Avenue, founded by retired McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson, invests Read More →
Stock soars at The Trade Desk over news of $200 million offering
The Trade Desk stock gained 3.5 percent on the news that it had filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a Read More →
Housing conference calls for new supply, development
Some of the region’s most prominent housing experts converged in downtown Santa Barbara on May 19 for an all-day conference hosted by the Coastal Housing Coalition. Read More →
Westlake Village drone business taking off 
Some of the most crowded airspace in the country is located atop some of the highest value crops. Enter Brittany Collins: veteran, pilot and entrepreneur. Read More →
Paso Robles vineyard gets makeover as new home for winery
I was seeing the rebirth of a vineyard as I walked along rows of woody vine stumps with Guillaume Fabre on his recently acquired property Read More →
Isla Vista apartment projects sell for a combined $51.8M
The Hive at Breakpointe and the Coronado Apartments, two multi-family properties at 6672 Abrego and 6626 Picasso Road in Isla Vista, sold for a combined Read More →
Our view: Small businesses shine with plenty of support
We can’t think of a better way to celebrate National Small Business Week than to provide a report on the state of entrepreneurship in our Read More →
Enegren lager lauded at Casa Pacifica’s beer competition
Enegren Brewing Co. in Moorpark recently won first place for its Maibock brew at the “Best in Fest” 2017 Brewery Competition for the Casa Pacifica Read More →
Dubroff: End of merger proposal leaves health care future up in the air
The debate over the future of health care — in the nation and in the region — comes down to a single question. Is health Read More →
Camarillo sportswear company Neff Headwear acquired
Camarillo sportswear company Neff Headwear was acquired by Mad Engine, the licensed apparel wholesaler for Disney and its affiliated companies, according to a news release Read More →
Clean Diesel revenue down, net loss grows
Oxnard-based Clean Diesel Technologies reported a drop in first quarter revenue year-over-year and an increase in its net loss to $3.1 million. The emissions control Read More →
Housing, jobs, robotics will shape tri-county economy
A lack of new housing supply, the loss of manufacturing jobs and the rise of robotics are all major economic factors that will have widespread Read More →
Tourism spending rises across the Tri-Counties
Tourism spending increased in the Tri-Counties in 2016 to more than $5.4 billion but the region still lagged behind a statewide surge. International visitors declined, Read More →
Whalebird Kombucha expanding with help from peer lenders
New tanks and shelves along the wall at Whalebird Kombucha put every cubic inch of its San Luis Obispo space to use, funded by a Read More →
Investor-owners can get more out of retail property leases
Ventura County’s Marcus and Millichap is trying to serve what it believes is an unmet need in the investment real estate market: Maximizing retail space. Read More →
Regulations causing employers to flee the state
By Jonathan Fraser Light I have a running sick joke with one of my insurance broker clients. Every month he tells me how many of Read More →
How to win the recruiting war for the best talent
By Sumantra Sengupta Just prior to joining academia, I had the pleasure of serving as the interim group president for a multinational agriculture farming, processing Read More → Our view: Ventura County students on path to attend college
Ventura County has taken a big step forward when it comes to math and science education with the P-20 Council, a business-education group, forming better Read More → Dubroff: Trump boosts prospects for Cadiz desert water project
A desert water project that could supply as many as 400,000 Californians per year is moving through the final approval process with favorable political winds Read More →
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