Anti-smuggling program gets $110 million in federal funds
Central Coast, Latest newsAn anti-narcotic and human trafficking effort, Operation Stonegarden, received $110 million in funding on July 24 to help curb the use of so-called “panga” boats for smuggling drugs and people onto the Central Coast. U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal, D-Santa Barbara, announced the appropriation of funds through fiscal year 2022 via the Department of Homeland Security’s Authorization Bill. Read More →
Industrial space scarce, retail slows, office mixed
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Graphiq acquired by Amazon.com
Latest news, TechnologyAmazon.com has acquired Santa Barbara data analysis and search engine start-up Graphiq. The tech giant bought Graphiq in May in a bid to improve its Alexa virtual assistant, according to a July 20 report in the Los Angeles Times. The Times reported that the deal was valued at about $50 million. Graphiq was the PacificCoast Read More →
Salem Media acquires website TradersCrux
Latest news, TechnologySalem Media, a Christian and conservative radio and media company based in Camarillo, announced its acquisition of the website TradersCrux on July 13. Salem-owned Eagle Financial Publications owns several similar websites and publishes financial and investing-related content, making the acquisition a complementary offering, Vice President and Publisher Roger Michalski said in a news release. “With Read More →
Teledyne subsidiary acquires Scientific Systems
Latest news, TechnologyTeledyne Instruments, an arm of Thousand Oaks-based aerospace and defense company Teledyne Technologies, announced that it would acquire Pennsylvania piston pump maker Scientific Systems, Inc. Teledyne is one of SSI’s larger customers, Teledyne President and CEO Robert Mehrabian said in a news release. “SSI will provide Teledyne greater access to life sciences customers and markets, Read More →
Santa Barbara software company QAD has new product
Latest news, TechnologySanta Barbara software company QAD released its newest product in its demand and supply chain planning suite July 13. “This latest version features many improvements and extended capabilities that make QAD DSCP more comprehensive and even easier to use,” Luc Janssen, vice president of research and development for manufacturing and supply chain solutions, said in Read More →
Next Energy gets $2.5 million grant to commercialize solar panel windows
Latest news, TechnologySolar panel window maker Next Energy Technologies received a $2.5 million grant from the SunShot Initiative by the U.S. Department of Energy, the company announced July 14. The project aims to develop and commercialize Next’s prototypes and begin pilot manufacturing to help meet a target Levelized Cost of Energy of 3 cents per kilowatt-hour by Read More →
