Romaine lettuce ban costly for tri-county growers
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Drone maker Aerovironment moves headquarters to Simi Valley
Drone manufacturer AeroVironment shifted its headquarters to Simi Valley on Nov. 29, consolidating its operations Read More →
The Trade Desk expanding by adding Santa Barbara outpost
The Trade Desk is joining the scrum for workers and real estate in Santa Barbara Read More →
Wells Fargo grants will help small businesses recover from fire
Small businesses in the Tri-Counties continue to move forward after the Thomas fire last December, Read More →
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FDA identifies Santa Maria farm as source of E. coli in romaine lettuce 
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration identified a farm in Santa Barbara County as one source of the November E. coli outbreak in romaine lettuce. Read More →
Camarillo industrial buildings sold for $24.5 million
Daum Commercial Real Estate Services has completed the $24.5 million sale of a portfolio of six individual buildings, totaling 149,772 square feet, within a multi-tenant Read More →
Amgen teams up with Direct Relief to provide cancer treatments
The region’s largest biotech firm has paired up with the largest tri-county nonprofit on a joint initiative to provide cancer treatments in 18 developing countries. Read More →
Procore raises $75 million in funding round
Carpinteria-based construction management technology firm Procore closed a $75 million funding round led by private equity investor Tiger Global Management, putting its total valuation at Read More →
Munger donates 1,800-acre ranch to UC Santa Barbara
Charles Munger, vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, has donated the 1,800-acre Las Varas Ranch to UC Santa Barbara. The university has received formal approval from Read More →
Real estate firm buys 356,864-square-foot shopping center in Oxnard
The Esplanade Shopping Center in Oxnard was acquired by Investec Real Estate Companies, a development, management and leasing company based in Santa Barbara, in a Read More →
$867 billion farm bill will impact tri-county agriculture
The U.S. House of Representatives passage of the farm bill Dec. 12 opens up funding for Central Coast agriculture and nutrition programs. Titled the Agriculture Read More →
Foley new director of Ventura County Health Care Agency
Bill Foley is the new director of the Ventura County Health Care Agency. Foley has experience leading large public safety net health systems including the Read More →
Biotech giant Amgen announces collaborations
Thousand Oaks biotech Amgen announced two collaborations Dec. 11 aimed at improving outcomes for osteoporosis and migraine patients and developing treatments for inflammatory diseases, among Read More →
Dassault Systèmes acquires IQMS for $425 million
Paso Robles-based manufacturing software firm IQMS was acquired by French 3-D design and software giant Dassault Systèmes in a $425 million cash deal Dec. 11. Read More →
CalAmp decreases revenue forecast
CalAmp shares fell by 10 percent in after-hours trading Dec. 10 when the company decreased its third quarter revenue forecast by more than 6 percent Read More →
Amgen donates $2 million to cancer foundation
Amgen, the biotech giant based in Thousand Oaks, donated $2 million to the Lazarex Cancer Foundation for a program that aims to increase access for Read More →
SLO drone developer WhiteFox nets $12 million in seed funding
San Luis Obispo drone technology developer WhiteFox Defense Technologies netted $12 million in seed funding for investors to scale and launch new product lines. Returning Read More →
Amgen to pay dividend to shareholders
Thousands Oaks’ biotech heavyweight Amgen announced a $1.45 per share dividend for shareholders Dec. 7. The dividend is a 10 percent increase over the past Read More →
Rocket launch from Vandenberg to deploy satellite delayed
Updated at 1 p.m. Dec. 8: The Delta IV rocket launch slated for the evening of Dec. 7 was postponed at least 24 hours. The Read More →
Qualstar shares soar after announcing stock repurchase program
Simi Valley data storage company Qualstar announced a $2.4 million stock repurchase program Dec. 6. Shares shot up more than 23 percent following the news Read More →
Pay increased for federal employees in SLO County
Federal employees in San Luis Obispo County saw an increase in their salaries Dec. 7, putting them on par with pay rates in Los Angeles Read More →
Investor buys Westlake Village medical buildings for $30 million
Two medical buildings in Westlake Village sold for $29.95 million to an Ohio real estate investment company, according to a Dec. 7 news release. Totaling Read More →
Landmark equine brick barn turned into wine venue
What once was Santa Barbara County’s most elegant barn, built of red bricks and a Spanish tile roof to house Arabian horses, is now an Read More → Our view: Wells Fargo grants will help businesses recover
When it comes to small business and disaster, the Business Times has firsthand experience in how difficult things can be. Operations get disrupted, staff morale Read More →
Goleta’s SurForce measures interaction between surfaces
Jet airplanes hitting concrete runways, how wine feels in the mouth and the friction between joints are just a few of the research questions being Read More →
Dubroff: Developer Jerry Beaver went from outsider to insider
It’s hard to write about the late Jerry Beaver, a well-known South Coast real estate developer, without making reference to another respected leader whose funeral Read More →
Khan: Remittances have benefits for U.S.
By Sabith Khan I spoke at a Rotary Club event recently where an audience member asked me if the net effect of remittance was to Read More →
Blair: Tiny homes might be big solution to Central Coast housing crisis
Tiny homes have become a hot topic in the cities of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara. In SLO, the City Council unanimously approved criteria Read More →
San Luis Obispo, Morro Bay join Monterey Bay Community Power
San Luis Obispo and Morro Bay are the latest Central Coast cities to take their utilities into their own hands, announcing Dec. 5 that they Read More →
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