Santa Maria Valley Chamber names new CEO
Latest news, Santa Barbara CountyThe Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce has named Michael Boyer as its new President and CEO. He will take over on June 10, replacing Glenn Morris, the Chamber’s longtime CEO, who is moving on to helm the association for Chambers of Commerce in the Western region. Boyer, a resident of Arroyo Grandey currently serves Read More →
Vital signs: Small business owners continue to have an optimistic lens
Columns, Economy, Latest newsA study released by U.S. Bank found that small business owners across the country and especially in California are feeling pretty good about today and the future. According to the study, nearly 9 in 10 small business owners define their business as successful throughout the country. Moreover, despite facing economic stressors and challenges 87% of small business Read More →
Arcutis treatment helps deliver Q1 earnings beat
Earnings, Latest news, middle, Subscriber content, Technology, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public CompaniesThis article is only available to Business Times subscribers Subscribers: LOG IN or REGISTER for complete digital access. Not a Subscriber? SUBSCRIBE for full access to our weekly newspaper, online edition and Book of Lists. Check the STATUS of your Subscription Account.
Santa Barbara economic summit discusses State Street’s needs
Central Coast, Economy, Latest news, Tri-County EconomyThe need for housing throughout Santa Barbara County is well documented, as is the need to reinvent Santa Barbara’s State Street. But with the cost of construction costs and permitting taking even longer in 2024, those projects with great ambition to help the county are becoming less desirable, Gene Deering, a principal at Radius Real Read More →
Diablo Canyon may see life beyond 2030 as offshore wind develops
Central Coast, Energy, Latest newsOffshore wind might be the energy that powers a lot of the state’s electricity needs decades down the line, but as of today California’s reliance on its last nuclear power plant, Diablo Canyon, is still as necessary as ever and that might still be the case in five years — even when it’s supposed to be heading offline Representatives from across the state’s energy sectors gathered in Solvang on Read More →
Cal Poly accepts $60M gift for applied computing
Higher Education, Latest news, Tri-County EconomyA $60 million donation from the trust Robert N. Noyce will be enough to bring online the first-of-its-kind interdisciplinary school at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Announced May 8, the $60 million gift will go toward getting The Noyce School of Applied Computing online as soon as possible. The idea of The Noyce School of Applied Computing Read More →
Vital signs: AI is used to supplement workers, not replace them
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