February 28, 2024

		

Stephen Nellis


| Friday, June 27th, 2014

Co-working spaces foster startups in Santa Maria, Westlake Village

Central Coast, East Ventura County, Small Business, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

New co-working spaces are springing up in Santa Maria and Westlake Village.

| Friday, June 27th, 2014

Alive and clicking: Visus thriving after 20 years in software

Small Business, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

When Michael Daoud founded Santa Barbara software firm Visus 20 years ago, America Online launched its first portal onto something called the World Wide Web, letting home users access it for the first time. About a quarter of American homes had computers, and in San Francisco, the first-ever conference on the commercial potential of the Web featured Marc Andreessen, founder of a fledgling startup called Netscape, as a key speaker.

| Tuesday, June 24th, 2014

VCEDA chief steps down

East Ventura County, Latest news, Nonprofits, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County

Bill Buratto has stepped down as the head of the Ventura County Economic Development Association, one of the most prominent business advocacy groups in the region.

| Friday, June 20th, 2014

Procore to build out South Coast operations with $15M Bessemer raise

South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

Carpinteria-based Procore Technologies, a maker of cloud-based construction management software, recently raised $15 million from the same Silicon Valley investors that have backed Yelp, LinkedIn and Skype, bringing its total funding to date to $20.5 million.

| Friday, June 20th, 2014

FzioMed aims for year-end U.S. approval

Central Coast, Law & Goverment, Technology, Tri-County Economy

After nearly eight years of tangling with the Food and Drug Administration, San Luis Obipso-based FzioMed said it might receive approval to sell its products in the U.S. by year’s end.

| Friday, June 20th, 2014

Eminent domain suits clear way for Ventura County brine line

Agribusiness, East Ventura County, Law & Goverment, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County

The Calleguas Municipal Water District has filed eminent-domain lawsuits against four Ventura County property owners to make way for a massive brine pipeline that will help parts of the county import less water from outside the region.

| Friday, June 13th, 2014

Invoca hits 100-employee mark, opens SF office

Technology, Top Stories

Santa Barbara-based marketing technology firm Invoca has passed the 100-employee mark, opened an office in San Francisco and hired a bevvy of new executives. Invoca makes a platform that helps companies close more sales when customers call in. The company has raised $30.8 million from investors that include Santa Barbara-based Rincon Venture Partners, Palo Alto Read More →