Chumash bill to annex land stalls, to be reintroduced
Central Coast, Latest news, Real Estate, Tourism, Tri-County Economy, Wine & ViticultureThe federal legislation that would’ve expanded the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians’ reservation did not move through Congress, but the tribe plans to submit a similar bill in the next session. The tribe aims to build 143 houses for its tribal members on 1,390 acres in Santa Ynez known as Camp 4. Yet, Congress Read More →
QAD software streamlines Yamaha Motor’s data analysis
Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public CompaniesManufacturing software provider QAD announced Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation USA as a customer Dec. 7, using its Cloud QMS software at its Newnan, Georgia facility. The recreational and all-terrain vehicle manufacturer deployed the software for purchasing and data analysis, reducing time on requests information, Wayne Pierce, senior division manager of purchasing for YMMC, said in Read More →
Inphi completes acquisition of ClariPhy Communications
Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public CompaniesInphi’s acquisition of ClariPhy Communications, valued at $277 million in addition to the assumption of some liabilities, was completed Dec. 12. The deal, announced Nov. 1, gives the semiconductor producer with operations in Westlake Village access to products that are complimentary to its own, providing high-performance but low-power platforms for its customers, President and CEO Read More →
Teledyne acquires e2v Technologies
Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public CompaniesThousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies acquired the British high performance image sensor manufacturer e2v Technologies in an all-cash deal, the companies announced on Dec. 12. Under the terms of the deal, e2v’s ordinary shareholders will receive 275 pence in cash for each e2v share valuing the ordinary share capital of e2v at approximately 620 million British Read More →
Santa Barbara inspectors find violations in landlord Pini’s housing units
Latest news, Real EstateThe city of Santa Barbara found that many of the 164 housing units owned by infamous landlord Dario Pini are severely substandard, unsanitary and overcrowded. The city completed its initial inspection of the units on Dec. 8 after it obtained a warrant to identify hazardous living conditions. City inspectors found more than half of Pini’s Read More →
San Luis Obispo High School computer lab equipment destroyed in fire
Latest newsA fire that destroyed San Luis Obispo High School computer lab equipment early in the morning Dec. 8 prompted Central Coast nonprofit Softec to raise funds to replace it. The San Luis Obispo Fire Department was able to contain the fire, thought to be caused by arson, to the detached computer lab building and save Read More →
Neovia insurance firm acquired by Woodruff-Sawyer
Latest newsJoining a number of tri-county insurance firms involved in mergers and acquisitions this year, Neovia Integrated Insurance Services in Santa Barbara was acquired by San Francisco-based firm Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. The acquisition, announced on Dec. 1, will allow Woodruff-Sawyer to add employee benefits, property-casualty and management liability expertise to Neovia’s client base across Southern California, Read More →
