Cal Poly kicks off startup competition
Central Coast, Higher Education, Latest news, Small Business, Startups, Technology, Tri-County EconomyCentral Coast companies looking for equity-backed funding now have the chance to make their case to investors through Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Cal Poly’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Small Business Development Center SBDC opened its application for AngelCon 2021 on Oct. 16. AngelCon, an annual event heading into its fourth iteration, is a Read More →
Region’s employment picture a little brighter
Central Coast, East Ventura County, Latest news, South Coast, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura CountyThe unemployment rates in Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties all continued to drop in September, and all three counties had healthier labor markets than the state a whole. The combined unemployment rate for the tri-county region was 7.9 percent in September, according to a Business Times analysis of data released Oct. 16 Read More →
Quarantined Carbajal moves to help after plant shutdown
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Amazon coming to Oxnard next year
left, Real Estate, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura CountyAmazon is opening a new fulfillment center at the Sakioka Farms Business Park in Oxnard, bringing more than 1,500 jobs with benefits when the facility opens next year. “This couldn’t have come at a better time, given the pandemic and the economic downturn,” City Councilwoman Carmen Ramirez said in a city news release. “The opportunity Read More →
GeoLinks expands with new acquisition
Latest news, Small Business, Technology, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura CountyGeoLinks, an internet service provider based in Camarillo, has acquired network assets including fixed wireless infrastructure and spectrum licenses from TPx Communications of Los Angeles, GeoLinks announced Oct. 9. The acquisition will help GeoLinks continue to grow and expand its network footprint in key regions across the state and beyond, particularly in the Bay Area Read More →
State Street property leased for downtown housing
Latest news, Real Estate, South Coast, Tri-County EconomyThe old Staples and Reid’s Appliance buildings in downtown Santa Barbara have been leased with plans to add 84 units of housing to the property. The new tenant has a 99-year ground lease for the property on lower State Street, Radius Commercial Real Estate announced Oct. 8. The city has given preliminary approvals to build Read More →
Paul Glenn, Montecito investor and philanthropist, dies at 89
Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, South Coast, Tri-County EconomyPaul F. Glenn, a successful commodities trader whose foundation invested more than $100 million into research related to aging and longevity, has died in Montecito at age 89. He was a native of Pennsylvania who attended Princeton and Harvard Law School before embarking on a career as a commodities trader. Much of his success came Read More →
