Central Coast small businesses balance growth and caution in 2026
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Semtech’s R&D investments fuel Q3 growth
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Street smarts: CMH receives grants to enhance mental health programs
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Aeluma grows revenue, new contracts in first quarter
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Mercado: TIME Magazine’s best inventions of 2025 have UCSB ties
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Calavo ponders buyout as CEO retires
Agribusiness, East Ventura County, Latest news, left, Subscriber content, Tri-County Public CompaniesSanta Paula-based Calavo Growers announced that Lee Cole will retire as president and CEO on Dec. 8 — his second retirement in five years — as the company ponders an unsolicited proposal. Announced Nov. 12, this was Cole’s second stint as CEO, as his first go-round was from 1999 until 2020, and he also served as Read More →
Hardy Diagnostics founder retires after 45 years
Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Technology, Top Stories, Top StoryIt has been more than four decades since Jay Hardy first founded his manufacturing company, Hardy Diagnostics, in Santa Maria, and along the way, there have been a slew of victories. But after 45 years, Hardy decided to take a step back. Announced Nov. 19, Hardy officially announced he has stepped down as founder and Read More →
