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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, February 7th, 2014 / Central Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on REC spinout could expand SLO solar jobs
San Luis Obispo can expect to see a slight increase in solar-power industry jobs with a recent deal that split up REC Solar and sold off its residential installation business to a San Francisco firm.
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, February 7th, 2014 / South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Resonant’s $13.8M IPO sets stage for push into iPhones
Resonant’s planned initial public offering is small at $13.8 million, but there’s a chance that the Santa Barbara-based company’s development deal with a major supplier to Apple’s iPhone and every other mobile handset-maker could become very large, very quickly.
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, February 7th, 2014 / Agribusiness, Small Business, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Cloud farming : SLO firm brings sensor technology to the fields
The Tri-Counties may or may not see many rain clouds this year, but farmers around the region will be using cloud computing to manage their irrigation with San Luis Obispo-based Hortau.
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By Editorial Board / Friday, February 7th, 2014 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Ventura County will miss business icon Sam Edwards
Ventura County certainly would look a lot different today without the extraordinary accomplishments of the late Dr. Samuel Edwards.
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By Staff Report / Thursday, February 6th, 2014 / Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Inogen raises price for IPO
Goleta-based Inogen has boosted the amount it plans to raise in its initial public offering to a possible $91.3 million. The pricing is a sign that Inogen and its underwriters — J.P. Morgan, Leerink Partners, William Blair and Stifel — believe there’s strong demand for its shares.