Mindbody targets global expansion with IPO
By Elijah Brumback / Monday, May 11th, 2015 / Banking & Finance, Central Coast, Latest news, Technology, Top 25 lists, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Mindbody targets global expansion with IPO
In a deal that’s been heralded as the first non-bank stock offering in decades for a company based in San Luis Obispo, Mindbody filed its offering statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 11.
Cocktail supply boutique rides tide of more artful drinks
By Marissa Wenzke / Monday, May 11th, 2015 / Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Cocktail supply boutique rides tide of more artful drinks
Along with the rise of locally sourced produce, artisanal foods, craft beers and the renaissance of basically anything that’s handmade, homemade or just generally more authentic, comes one more item to be better crafted — the cocktail. And one downtown Santa Barbara shop is looking to ride the tide of fancier, tastier drinks. Located Read More →

Top-floor transformation: Wedding and banquet chain giving Tower Club a facelift
By pacbiztimes / Friday, May 8th, 2015 / Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Top-floor transformation: Wedding and banquet chain giving Tower Club a facelift
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Irwin presses Assembly for engineering program at CSUCI
By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, May 8th, 2015 / Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Irwin presses Assembly for engineering program at CSUCI
The youngest California State University campus could soon launch its very own engineering school after State Assemblywoman Jacqui Irwin proposed allocating $1.5 million in state funds to the university. CSU Channel Islands is the only public university in Ventura County, where companies such as Amgen, Haas Automation, Teledyne Systems and the naval base at Port Read More →
Global advisory firm invests with SB mixed-use project
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, May 8th, 2015 / Columns, Real Estate / Comments Off on Global advisory firm invests with SB mixed-use project
SG, a Santa Barbara-based wealth adviser that lays claim to the largest insurance policy ever sold — $201 million to the unnamed CEO of a Silicon Valley public company — is investing its own capital at its current address. The company, working through agent John Donaldson, wants to demolish its current office building at 800 Read More →
Jack Welch cuts to the chase on economy, regulation, career paths
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, May 8th, 2015 / Columns / Comments Off on Jack Welch cuts to the chase on economy, regulation, career paths
Retired General Electric Co. Chairman Jack Welch is back with a speaking tour, a rant about regulation and straight talk about the state of the U.S. economy and his former employer. Even down with a cold, the New England native and Red Sox fan makes clear he’s still a force to be reckoned with. In Read More →
Nepal quake doesn’t stop area dentist
By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, May 8th, 2015 / Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Nepal quake doesn’t stop area dentist
It was around noontime and Camarillo dentist Dr. Mark Lisagor was 8,000 miles from Ventura County, lying on his back receiving acupuncture treatments at a clinic in Kathmandu, Nepal. “I was on the ground floor in an old building. Everything was shaking and people started to just run out the door,” he said. A few Read More →









