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| Friday, November 5th, 2021

Street Smarts: United Airlines magazine puts spotlight on Santa Barbara, SLO

Columns, Latest news, Nonprofits, Tourism

Santa 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 →

| Tuesday, November 2nd, 2021

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 Companies

In 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 →

| Friday, October 29th, 2021

Street Smarts: SLO-LAX flights return; new chair at Ventura County Community Foundation

Columns, Latest news, Nonprofits, Subscriber content, Tourism

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| Tuesday, October 26th, 2021

Unlicensed Ventura cannabis retailer to pay $75K fine

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The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office announced a settlement Oct. 26 that will require Green Bee Collective to pay $75,000 in civil penalties and restitution for operating an unlicensed cannabis delivery business in Ventura from 2014 through 2019. Green Bee Collective was operated by Darius Bryan Behamata and Samantha Paige Harpoff-Alverson, who were also named Read More →

| Friday, October 22nd, 2021

Street Smarts: U.S. Bank invests in Central Coast private wealth division; Chamber exec moves on South SLO County

Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Columns, Latest news, Nonprofits, Subscriber content

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| Friday, October 15th, 2021

Inogen co-founder to leave company in April

Banking & Finance, Latest news, South Coast, Technology, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies

Brenton Taylor, the executive vice president for engineering at the Goleta medical device company Inogen and one of the company’s three founders, will be leaving Inogen next year. Inogen announces his departure Oct. 12, along with the promotion of Dr. Stanislav Glezer to the position of chief technology offcer. Glezer has been with Inogen since Read More →

| Friday, October 15th, 2021

Good Works: French Hospital gets $100K from credit union; Awards in South SLO County

Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Nonprofits, Small Business

French Hospital Medical Center in San Luis Obispo has received a $100,000 gift from SESLOC Federal Credit Union, the hospital announced Oct. 11. The donation will support French Hospital’s ongoing $130 million expansion project, which will add a four-story patient care tower to the existing hospital campus. The hospital now has $114 million committed to Read More →