Taser gives Carp a jolt
UncategorizedTaser, maker of the handheld voltage delivery system of “don’t tase me, bro” fame, is setting up shop on the South Coast. Arizona-based Taser snapped up a former Microsoft executive and put him to work as head of the new virtual systems division in Carpinteria, where he and roughly 80 employees are working on a Read More →
SLO chamber envisions better days for city
UncategorizedThe San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce will have a new driving force behind it Jan. 23 when it releases its updated economic vision statement. The SLO chamber is the oldest and largest voluntary organization in the county. The new 18-page document acts as a roadmap for the chamber, which has thrown its full weight Read More →
Impact Radius scores $6M
Small BusinessA Santa Barbara firm has just garnered a $6 million investment to see if it can shake up the broadcast, radio and print advertising world the same way its leaders shook up the online advertising world. Impact Radius has rolled out a new online platform for advertisers and media firms to buy and sell performance-based Read More →
SB County pushes for green energy district
UncategorizedSanta Barbara County is taking the first steps toward developing a new kind of special district that would allow property owners to finance insulation, solar and other energy efficiency projects that would be paid for on their property tax bills. After a feasibility study was completed in November and submitted to the Board of Supervisors, Read More →
Rocking the game world
UncategorizedWarren Dennis isn’t the first person you’d expect to invent a new way to control today’s most popular video games. A onetime race-car mechanic who made his name in the ceiling fan business in the ’70s and ’80s, Dennis calls himself “too old to be a gamer.” But he’s an inventor at heart, and his Read More →
