Marriott’s Ritz-Carlton brand lands at Bacara
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New startups pitch to investors at Cal Poly SLO Demo Day
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Innovation, pot will disrupt economy of Tri-Counties
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PGA Tour Champions give Sherwood course high marks
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Santa Barbara County accountant arrested over misappropriation of $1.7 million
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E-commerce forcing retailers to reconnect with customers
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Semtech selling new surge immunity product
Semtech announced a new product Sept. 20 aimed at meeting the surge immunity requirements for the telecommunications industry. The Camarillo semiconductor and Internet of Things Read More →
Santa Barbara’s AppFolio announces new offerings
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California’s economic growth slowing
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AeroVironment to supply electrical chargers for BMW, Mini
Car makers BMW and Mini selected AeroVironment to supply its electric vehicle chargers, the company announced Sept. 20. AeroVironment, based in Monrovia with operations in Read More →
Santa Barbara IT provider Curvature names new CEO
Santa Barbara IT maintenance and network provider Curvature announced that it had named a new CEO, Peter Weber, following its merger with Charlotte, N.C.-based SMS Read More →
CalAmp acquires minority stake in ThinxNet
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Dole Food lays off another 400 berry workers
Westlake Village-based Dole Food continued to downsize its California berry operations with a layoff of more than 400 workers in Watsonville. The company submitted a Read More →
Home Builders Association of the Central Coast hires executive director
The Home Builders Association of the Central Coast has hired Andrew Hackleman as its new executive director, Operations Manager Doug Bunch said in an email Read More → Help is available for small business owners
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Limoneira stock soared as hurricane hit Florida 
Limoneira’s stock price swelled ahead of its third quarter earnings Sept. 11 on speculation that it would benefit as storms pummeled citrus growing regions in Read More →
Tasting rooms welcome debut of Hotel Californian
As the Hotel Californian welcomes its first guests this weekend to its 121 freshly decorated rooms where State Street meets the waterfront in Santa Barbara, Read More →
Frontier relocating to new facility in Thousand Oaks
Frontier Communications plans to vacate two of its Tri-Counties properties, including its 11-acre site at 1800 Solar Drive in Oxnard by the end of the Read More →
Santa Barbara Inn project teaches lessons
Taking a mid-century modern hotel back in time to create a traditional Spanish village feel is a daunting task under any circumstances. But under the Read More →
Dubroff: CLU’s Hub 101 bridging tech startup divide in Ventura County
California Lutheran University’s Hub 101 has successfully adapted the startup accelerator concept for the suburban, high-tech culture of the Conejo Valley. It has incubated a Read More →
Our view: Dole Food layoffs loom over Ventura County
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Managers need to develop social capital
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FDA approves Amgen cancer treatment biosimilar Mvasi
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a cancer treatment biosimilar developed in partnership between Allergan and Thousand Oaks-based Amgen, the company announced Sept. 13. Read More →
Activist investor nominates 10 candidates for Deckers board
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Bacara Resort & Spa in Goleta to become a Ritz-Carlton
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Limoneira reports revenues up but net income down
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Cal Poly SLO gets funding to study strawberry plants, teach communications
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