Cuesta College President Gilbert Stork retiring
Higher EducationGilbert Stork, superintendent and president of Cuesta College since 2010, has announced his retirement as of June 30, 2018. Stork, who has been employed at Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo for more than 50 years, is the college’s longest serving employee. “In my 50 years at Cuesta College, I have had the privilege to Read More →
29 tri-county companies on Inc. magazine’s list of 5,000 fastest growing
Latest newsFor the second year in a row, 29 companies from the Tri-Counties were included in Inc. magazine’s list of the 5,000 fastest growing private companies in the United States. ShipHawk, a Goleta transportation software provider, ranks the highest of the tri-county companies as the 12th fastest growing company in America. TrackR, a Santa Barbara electronics Read More →
Amgen partnering with Humana to study diseases
East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest newsThousand Oaks biotechnology giant Amgen announced a collaboration agreement with Louisville, Ky.-based Humana on Aug. 17 to study conditions like cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, neurologic disorders, inflammatory diseases and cancer. The two companies currently have six projects underway focusing on improving health care quality and costs with data from Humana’s 13 million members, including wearable technology, Read More →
Study finds Puente Power Project alternatives could meet energy needs
Energy, Latest news, West Ventura CountyA combination of energy storage, additional solar energy generation and demand-response energy sources could meet the needs of the Ventura County region that would be served by the proposed Puente Power Project in Oxnard. Part of a study requested by the California Energy Commission, the California Independent Systems Operator Corp. released a study Aug. 16 Read More →
First Solar sells 40 megawatt Cuyama Solar Project to DESRI
Central Coast, Energy, Latest newsSan Luis Obispo-based First Solar announced the sale of its 40 megawatt Cuyama Solar Project to D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments, or DESRI, for an undisclosed amount. Construction of the project began on July 25 and is expected to be finished by the end of the year. This is the third deal between DESRI and Read More →
Santa Maria City Manager Rick Haydon retiring
Central Coast, Latest newsCity Manager Rick Haydon, who has spent two decades serving the city of Santa Maria, announced his retirement Aug. 16. Haydon, 55, began his tenure in Santa Maria in 1996 as assistant city manager. He was promoted to his current position in late 2011. During his time managing the city, Haydon addressed a number of Read More →
Plains All American files plan to rebuild oil pipelines 901 and 903
Central Coast, Earnings, Energy, Latest news, South CoastPlains All American Pipeline has filed paperwork to rebuild a pair of aging oil pipelines in the Tri-Counties, including a line that caused the worst oil spill in decades on the Central Coast. Plains said on Aug. 16 that it has filed a plan with Santa Barbara County to rebuild Line 901, which broke in 2015, Read More →
