AeroVironment’s Mars drone was more than a decade in the making
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Company founders talk social responsibility at Central Coast MIT Enterprise Forum
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Survey measures survival tactics of small businesses
A barber shop in Ventura closed during the early weeks of the pandemic. (file photo) Small businesses got tossed a curveball while dealing with the Read More →
Company founders talk social responsibility at Central Coast MIT Enterprise Forum
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff outside of the company's new building in San Francisco in 2020 (courtesy photo) When Salesforce was founded in 1999, it had Read More →
AeroVironment’s Mars drone was more than a decade in the making
The Perseverance rover landing on Mars, in one of the first images transmitted back to Earth on Feb. 18. (Photo courtesy NASA) An eight-year quest Read More →
Real Estate: Commercial activity picked up in fourth quarter of 2020
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Street Smarts: Catching up with former Patagonia CEO; Pashion Footwear enters the Shark Tank
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Our View: Even tougher times ahead for local journalism
New York hedge fund Alden Global Capital is offering to pay $630 million for Tribune Publishing, a newspaper company that owns the Chicago Tribune, the Read More →
Our View: Let Ventura County set a statewide example for farmworker outreach
As the pandemic rolls into its second year, farmworkers have been on the minds of Californians, and it is noteworthy to see innovation happening in Read More →
Opinion: Helping Black business owners rise to the challenge
By Redonna Carpenter-Woods 2020 was a challenging year for all. While small businesses nationwide faced unique obstacles brought on by the coronavirus, Black small business Read More →
Opinion: Parkinson’s diagnosis holds lessons for coping with COVID-19
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MannKind stock dips on report of 2020 losses, but company touts fourth quarter comeback
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Inogen announces net loss, predicts better 2021
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AeroVironment makes $30M AI acquisition
AeroVironment, a drone company based in Simi Valley, announced Feb. 24 that it has acquired the Intelligent Systems Group from Progeny Systems Corp. for $30 Read More →
Santa Maria farm pays $30k to workers to settle labor complaint
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LTC Properties reports income jump in fourth quarter
LTC Properties saw steady returns and a higher net income than a year ago when it reported its finances for the fourth quarter of 2020. Read More →
State says it’s still getting a handle on unemployment fraud
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Dubroff: Looking back on a year of pandemic, and the week everything changed
Friday, March 6, 2020 is a date to remember. That morning, Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman spoke at the annual Westmont President’s Breakfast, and 700 people Read More →
Morro Bay could get world’s biggest battery facility
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Film Festival plans to go distanced, virtual
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Ventura County settles most lawsuits over COVID closures
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Downtown Santa Barbara goes to school with two colleges on the move
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Kate Farms gains more liquidity, plans Carpinteria expansion
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UCSB green-tech spinout C-Zero closes $11.5M round
A company recently spun out of UC Santa Barbara has a plan to reduce global carbon emissions and combat climate change, and it now has Read More →
Letter To The Editor: An overlooked Most Influential figure in the region
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