Winfrey, Perry invest as Apeel Sciences raises $250M
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Tri-county bicycle stores riding high as sales soar
Bicycle stores in Ventura, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties have seen sales surge Read More →
Tri-county medical care providers adopt healthy practices
Many medical offices in the Tri-Counties never closed during the coronavirus pandemic. As essential parts Read More →
Tri-Counties accelerate reopening but under strict guidelines
All three of the Tri-Counties are now allowed to reopen places of worship, hair salons Read More →
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Hair: Predictions for the future of commercial real estate 
We’re all still living through the moment, but The Shopping Center Group took a look into the future to predict how retail, entertainment and commercial Read More →
Videos, podcasts celebrate Santa Barbara County’s winemakers
Long before the coronavirus siege began, Santa Barbara County winemaker Bion Rice and a film industry friend received funding to create a series of web Read More →
Sondergoth: Tips for millennial investors amidst COVID-19
By Nick Sondgeroth The global health crisis has created a level of volatility in the capital markets that many investors have not seen since the Read More →
Thompson: Three steps to real estate recovery
By Justin Thompson We are at a pivotal moment in history. The pandemic has derailed our economy in a matter of weeks and there are Read More →
Our view: Consistent rules critical for successful reopening
An exemption that allows for the re-opening of Santa Barbara County’s tasting rooms underscores one essential concept: for the region’s economic recovery to be successful, Read More →
Dubroff: Pandemic forces universities to rethink how they educate
When California State University Chancellor Timothy White announced plans to cancel most in-person classes for fall, the New York Times got a scoop and the Read More →
COVID-19 pandemic hurting mental health
Regional mental health is sure to take a massive hit during a disaster whether the disaster is manmade, natural or viral. To help people through Read More →
Tri-county stocks split as market falls
National indices fell almost half a percent May 28 with tri-county stocks nearly evenly split. The biggest gain of the day came from Oxnard-based Cure Read More →
Semtech beats analyst earnings estimates
Camarillo Internet of Things company Semtech reported flat sales in the first quarter, while net income dipped 24 percent to $9.6 million. Earnings per share Read More →
Mid-State Fair, Ventura County Fair canceled; SB County Fair still slated
The 2020 California Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles that was to begin July 22 has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, the Ventura Read More →
Acme Hospitality reopens Santa Barbara restaurants
Several of Acme Hospitality’s restaurants in Santa Barbara have reopened. Acme Hospitality closed its establishments as the city shut down in response to the COVID-19 Read More →
Atara to raise $175M in secondary public offering
Thousand Oaks immunotherapy maker Atara Biotherapeutics announced plans to raise $175.5 million in a secondary public offering. The company filed with the Securities and Exchange Read More →
Aera Energy withdraws East Cat Canyon oil well plan
Aera Energy announced May 27 that it would abandon plans to develop hundreds of new wells in Northern Santa Barbara County at East Cat Canyon. Read More →
SB County clears path for wine tasting rooms to reopen
Story updated May 27: Santa Barbara County has issued an emergency ruling that will make it easier for wine tasting rooms to reopen under strict Read More →
LTC Properties names co-presidents
LTC Properties, a Westlake Village-based real estate investment trust that invests in senior housing and health care properties, announced May 26 the promotions of Pam Read More →
Montecito Bank & Trust board adds Marshall, Rabinowitz
Montecito Bank & Trust has appointed Siri Marshall and Joshua Rabinowitz to its board of directors. Marshall retired from General Mills as the senior vice Read More →
UCSB New Venture Competition winners announced
SpinJet 3D won first place in UC Santa Barbara’s 2020 New Venture Competition, which was held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Winners were selected Read More →
Tri-county medical providers get $114M in federal funding
Medical providers in the Tri-Counties have received almost $114.5 million in funding through the CARES Act and the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Read More →
Hair: Leasing activity slows to crawl due to COVID-19 pandemic
Hayes Commercial’s mid-quarter report on commercial real estate on the South Coast contained a few surprising tidbits. January, a time when no one was talking Read More →
Task force matches SLO County employers with workers
San Luis Obispo County’s economy faces a mismatch between employers and its workforce as companies look to reopen, spurring new upskilling and retraining efforts by Read More →
California faces another budget crisis because of pandemic
In some ways California faces a bigger fiscal challenge than its brush with disaster in the early years of the 21st century. On May 14, Read More →
Tri-county universities taking different routes for fall semester
Students were recently invited back to the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo campus to pick up and pack up anything they might not have grabbed Read More →
Apfelthaler: Will COVID-19 end globalization?
By Gerhard Apfelthaler It is the year 1000. Traders are crossing oceans to Arabia, East Africa, India and China. The Vikings are sailing to Canada, Read More →
Dudley: Help protect victims who are sheltering in place
By Joyce Dudley I have heard the COVID-19 shelter in place order referred to as “The Great Pause.” As someone who has been a prosecutor Read More → Our view: It’s time to reopen but it must be done carefully
The decision of how fast to reopen the regional economy presents difficult choices for elected officials. Nowhere is it more complex than in Ventura County, Read More →
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