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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 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 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 Read More →
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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 →
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 →
Thousand Oaks industrial building sells for $6.6 million
A nearly 50,000-square-foot industrial property on 4.78 acres in Thousand Oaks has been purchased by Rexford Industrial for $6.6 million. Lee & Associates-LA North/Ventura represented Read More →
Dubroff: Delta tunnel project would secure water supplies for decades
An April 10 vote by the Metropolitan Water District that strongly favors paying for an expanded share of the proposed $11 billion delta tunnel project Read More →
Damooei: Don’t let history repeat itself with a trade war
By Jamshid Damooei A rise in nationalistic political leaders can be seen in every part of the world. Recent developments in the United States, India, Read More →
Our view: Bill needed to mitigate impact of closing Diablo Canyon
We hate to see the Central Coast get the short end of the stick when it comes to utilities regulation. Which is why we are Read More →
Inogen discloses data breach of 30,000 customers
Updated at 11:25 a.m. April 13: Goleta medical device maker Inogen disclosed a data breach April 13 that impacted an estimated 30,000 current and former Read More →
Limoneira expands its South American connections
Santa Paula-based Limoneira announced April 10 that it had formed a cooperative arrangement with citrus growers in Argentina called Grupo Argentino. The agreement provides consistent Read More →
Amgen building plant in Rhode Island
Investments by Amgen in next-generation biomanufacturing technologies are coming to fruition with the planned construction of a new manufacturing plant at its Rhode Island campus. Read More →
Thomas fire destruction has not tightened apartment market
The destruction of more than 800 homes in Ventura County in the Thomas fire has not yet resulted in a noticeable tightening of the apartment Read More →
Our view: Higher education evolves to meet region’s needs
Higher education is changing across the region, adapting to changing technology and changing demand for skills from top to bottom. The current issue of the Read More →
Tri-county tech firms join forces to design cargo drone
When it makes its attempt to cross the Pacific Ocean in a single trip, Sabrewing Aircraft’s unmanned cargo drone might look a bit like a Read More →
Having a mentor will help your business succeed
By Bill Riegler If you are a small business owner or starting up a new business, get yourself a mentor, or six. You read correctly; Read More →
Santa Maria approves large self-storage facility
The Santa Maria City Council approved the construction of a storage facility on 7.9 acres of land at 1265 W. Betteravia Road. Appeals against Great Read More →
Pacific Design Technologies keeping spacecraft cool
New heat in the commercial aerospace industry has accelerated the need for cooling systems built by Goleta manufacturer Pacific Design Technologies in everything from jets Read More →
Bill would provide tax credits for renewable energy projects
Congressman Salud Carbajal, a Democrat representing the 24th district, announced on April 2 the introduction of an Energy Opportunity Zones Act that would invest in Read More →
Tri-county banks ready for relief from regulations
With a plan to rollback banking rules put into place after the 2008 economic crisis recently clearing the Senate, banks on the Central Coast may Read More →
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