Pacific Coast Business Times Staff | Monday, July 26th, 2010
Top Stories Companies in the Tri-Counties raised $146.5 million in venture capital in the first half of this year, already close to double the amount raised in the region in all of 2009. About 77 percent of this year’s total came in major funding rounds for five companies in different branches of the technology sector. Ceres Bioscience, Read More →
Pacific Coast Business Times Staff | Monday, July 26th, 2010
Opinion Someday, there will actually be a Target store on the South Coast. It’s just too bad it won’t occur in time to help either tax-poor cities or the growing numbers of job seekers in the worst economic times since the Great Depression. In case you missed a flurry of news over the July 18 weekend, Read More →
Pacific Coast Business Times Staff | Friday, July 23rd, 2010
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Santa Barbara’s State Street saw its second largest retail sale this year as the former home of Left at Albuquerque was sold. Although the terms of the sale were not disclosed, the 5,753-square-foot building at 700 State St. was listed for $4.1 million. Broker Michael Chenoweth of Radius Group represented the owner and Mike Heisheima Read More →
Pacific Coast Business Times Staff | Monday, July 19th, 2010
Top Stories A newly public Carpinteria oil firm backed by industry veterans has garnered $20 million to go after black gold in California and Wyoming. NiMin Energy Corp. raised $11.5 million in a public offering in May and now trades under the symbol NNN on the Toronto Stock Exchange, where many natural resource companies make their home. The Read More →
Pacific Coast Business Times Staff | Monday, July 19th, 2010
Top Stories San Luis Obispo-based Mindbody has spent the past nine years building up a roster of thousands of wellness companies who depend on its Web-based software to manage yoga, spa and fitness appointments and run their businesses. It’s now turning that client list into an online service that lets consumers find and book wellness appointments anytime, Read More →
Pacific Coast Business Times Staff | Monday, July 19th, 2010
Columns The Ventura Community College District is suing the architect and contractor for its new Ventura College health and science complex for breach of contract and professional negligence, asking for damages of about $12 million. According to a complaint filed June 25 in Ventura County Superior Court, the college hired Omaha, Neb.-based engineering and design firm Read More →
Pacific Coast Business Times Staff | Monday, July 19th, 2010
Top Stories San Luis Obispo is relaunching as SLO 2.0. Over the past decade, San Luis Obispo and the nearby Five Cities area have blossomed as a mini tech hub, with companies such as MindBody (see accompanying article), Shopatron and REC Solar propelling the area forward. Although the San Luis Obispo area struggled throughout the recession, in part Read More →
