
Crowdismo taps Web’s social power to fund Latino entrepreneurs
The startup says the dearth of traditional startup financing for Latino entrepreneurs makes it even more important to bring crowdfunding to that growing population.
Yardi acquires apartment research company
Yardi Systems, a Santa Barbara-based technology company focused on designing products for real estate and property management, said July 3 that it has acquired a company that compiles and publishes data on the apartment industry. Pierce-Eislen is an online technology company that provides up-to-the-minute data to the commercial multifamily housing industry. The company researches and Read More →
RRM Design Group merges with Peikert Group Architects
San Luis Obispo-based RRM Design Group and Santa Barbara-based Peikert Group Architects announced July 1 that the two architecture firms are becoming one. In the wake of the merger, PGA will continue to operate in Santa Barbara as an RRM company under the name of Peikert+RRM Design Group. RRM, for its part, will continue to Read More →
New Tahitian Apartments in IV sells for $14M
The New Tahitian Apartments, a 63-unit building in Isla Vista, has been sold to an investor in the region for $14.3 million. The deal is the largest sale of a multi-family property on the South Coast so far this year, according to a news release from Santa Barbara-based Radius Commercial Real Estate & Investments, which Read More →

Burning questions: Oil field project tests emissions rules in SB County
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Editorial: Region would gain edge from immigration reform
The Tri-Counties have a lot to gain and very little to lose from the comprehensive immigration reform bill that’s headed for passage in the Senate by a bipartisan and filibuster-proof majority.

Bacara is home to new Foley wine ‘experience’ and tasting room
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