Inogen adds executive VP; co-founder Myers to step down
Banking & Finance, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, South Coast, Technology, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public CompaniesInogen, a Goleta-based medical technology company that makes portable oxygen concentrators, announced April 7 that it has hired Georg Parr as executive vice president and chief commercial officer. Byron Myers, a member of Inogen’s founding team and the current executive vice president for marketing, will step down on June 4, as will Arron Retterer, the Read More →
Bank of America buys Santa Barbara health care payment company
Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, South Coast, Technology, Tri-County EconomyAxia Technologies, a Santa Barbara-based health care payment and technology company, has been acquired by Bank of America. The terms of the acquisition were not immediately announced, but in an April 2 news release announcing the deal, Bank of America said the move is part of a lager strategy to bring additional merchant services onto Read More →
Street Smarts: WSJ notices JetPack Aviation; Reiter in WaPo on farm labor rules
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Cal Poly economic impact estimated at $1.8B
Central Coast, Higher Education, Latest news, Tri-County EconomyCal Poly, San Luis Obispo is responsible for more than $1.8 billion per year in industrial activity and nearly 20,000 jobs around the state, according to a new study commissioned by the California State University system. The study looked at the 2018-19 academic year and was released April 1, and conducted by a Virginia consulting Read More →
Region’s clinics get almost $60M in federal COVID funds
Central Coast, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, South Coast, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura CountySeveral Central Coast health centers are getting nearly $60 million in total federal funds to help expand access to COVID-19 vaccines, testing and treatment because of the American Rescue Plan. Of the six centers, Community Health Centers of the Central Coast, which is based in Nipomo, received the most money, with $18.7 million. Three organizations Read More →
UCSB Chancellor Henry Yang named to Business Times Hall of Fame
Higher Education, Latest news, middle, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County EconomyUC Santa Barbara Chancellor Henry T. Yang will become the 22nd member of the Pacific Coast Business Times Hall of Fame. Yang is the fifth chancellor in UCSB’s history, and by far its longest serving, having led the campus since 1994. He will be inducted at a virtual event on May 20 and will be Read More →
Street Smarts: Hardware ads up at Central Coast advertising awards
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