Mission Produce to open UK packing house in 2023
Agribusiness, Latest news, Regions, Ventura CountyMission Produce, an Oxnard-based avocado and mango distributor, announced Sept. 20 that it will open a ripening, packing and distribution center near London in 2023. Mission’s first facility in the United Kingdom will be in Dartford, England, near the country’s largest ports, airports and highways. The 102,000-square-foot building will be “sustainability-focused,” Mission said in a Read More →
Good Works: Stollmeyer to match Boys & Girls Clubs donations
Latest news, NonprofitsRick Stollmeyer, the founder of the San Luis Obispo software firm Mindbody, will match donations to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast up to $300,000, the nonprofit announced Sept. 13. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast has clubs throughout San Luis Obispo County and northern Santa Barbara County. It Read More →
Street Smarts: Cal Poly has its own craft beer, courtesy of Firestone Walker
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Portfolio Watch: Hot August for inflation; End of the pandemic real estate boom?
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Pacifica Graduate Institute names new president
Higher Education, Latest news, Regions, Santa Barbara County, Top StoriesSanta Barbara community leader Leonie Mattison will become the next president of Pacifica Graduate Institute next month. She becomes the first Black woman to lead a post-graduate institution on the Central Coast and, according to a release from Pacifica, she received unanimous support from the school’s board of trustees. She will officially start at the Read More →
Portfolio Watch: Bank of the West sees more rate hikes on the horizon
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Street Smarts: Maritime Museum curator cooks a tasty burger; Coastal Cleanup Day approaches
Columns, Latest newsOur infallible sources are excited to report Emily Falke, Santa Barbara Maritime Museum’s Curator & Director of Collections and Exhibits, won first prize in the 2022 Heinz “Art of the Burger” competition.Her winning recipe was the Savory Spring Roll Bulgogi Burger, which took home top hardware in the “experimental” category. “Her cooking often features East and West Read More →
