Capsida names new CEO
East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County EconomyCapsida Biotherapeutics, a venture-backed Thousand Oaks company developing gene therapy treatments, announced the hiring of a new CEO on Dec. 7. In April, Capsida emerged from “stealth mode” and closed a $140 million series A funding round, one of the largest venture capital raises of the year in the region’s life sciences sector. Capsida is Read More →
Street Smarts: New farmworker study gets $50K government grant
Agribusiness, Columns, Latest newsThe nonprofit House Farm Workers! has received a $50,000 grant from the Southern California Association of Governments to conduct an in-depth study of Ventura County’s estimated 36,000 farmworkers. The study, the first of its kind in nearly two decades, seeks to shine “a light specifically on local housing needs for this vulnerable yet essential population,” Read More →
Street Smarts: Santa Barbara hotelier to lead statewide association
Columns, Latest newsTom Patton, general manager and partner at the Ramada by Wyndham Santa Barbara, is taking the reins as board chair of the California Hotel & Lodging Association after being elected earlier this month at the group’s annual meeting in Newport Beach. Patton, Vice Chair Hee Won Lim of the Pacific Palms Hotel and Secretary/Treasurer Dhruv Read More →
Street Smarts: Entrepreneurs in Santa Maria get a very early start
Columns, Latest news, NonprofitsSanta Maria is learning to think young. Really young. Some 30 students in grades 5 through 7 are participating in the Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce Junior CEO program, and they will be selling their products at Santa Maria Town Center Mall after completing a six-week course that taught them how to start a Read More →
Street Smarts: Historical Museum offers rare chance to view Huguette Clark’s art
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Street Smarts: United Airlines magazine puts spotlight on Santa Barbara, SLO
Columns, Latest news, Nonprofits, TourismSanta Barbara gets its 15 minutes of fame as the “Three Perfect Days” subject for the November issue of Hemispheres, the United Airlines inflight magazine. The article by UCSB alum Justin Goldman, class of 2003, features outings in the Funk Zone, the Ritz-Carlton Bacara spa, La Super-Rica, and the Rosewood Miramar. But the scene stealer Read More →
QAD shareholders approve acquisition by Thoma Bravo; deal expected to close in ‘coming days’
Banking & Finance, Latest news, right, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public CompaniesIn a special meeting on Nov. 2, shareholders of QAD approved the Santa Barbara-based software company’s pending acquisition by Thoma Bravo, a deal QAD said should close “within the coming days.” The private equity firm is buying QAD in a $2 billion all-cash deal announced by the companies on June 28. When the transaction closes, Read More →
