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Stephen Nellis


| Friday, April 18th, 2014

Tuning in to the Tri-Counties: KEYT, KCOY team on news coverage

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

Under a deal announced last year, CBS affiliate KCOY’s news will be produced under a shared-services agreement with Santa Barbara-based ABC affiliate KEYT. Journalists on the ground in Santa Maria will contribute to a live newscast from studios in Santa Barbara, replacing the old setup in which the evening KCOY newscast is produced in Salinas at station KION.

| Friday, April 11th, 2014

Neurovision wins $30M jury verdict in trademark suit against NuVasive

Law & Goverment, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County

The Neurovision case was unusual in that the jury agreed that the registration of the trademark was fraudulent. In order to prevent lawsuits over simple mistakes in trademark filings, the courts have set a high bar for finding fraud in registering a trademark. Errors or even negligence are not enough.

Alex Minicucci, CEO of San Luis Obispo-based SMS Masterminds. (Business Times file photo)

| Friday, April 11th, 2014

Minicucci masterminds public listing for SMS

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

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| Friday, April 11th, 2014

Cappello lends his clout to reshaping Santa Barbara politics

Columns, Law & Goverment, Top Stories

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Employees of the call technology firm Invoca pose on the lawn of the Santa Barbara courthouse. The company recently added Silicon Valley giant Salesforce.com to its investment roster and is rolling out new products. (courtesy photo)

| Friday, April 11th, 2014

Invoca snags Salesforce.com investment, launches new products

South Coast, Technology, Top Stories

The company has raised more than $30.8 million to date, with the most recent round a $20 million infusion from Accel Partners.

Victor Schaff founded S&S Seeds, the only commercial grower of drought-resistant plants native to California. (Nik Blaskovich / Business Times photo)

| Friday, April 11th, 2014

20 years of honoring innovation: Business & Technology honorees announced

Features, Nonprofits, Small Business, South Coast, Top Stories

The South Coast Business and Technology Awards, the largest business networking and educational fundraising event in the region, will honor a green packaging company, a drought-resistant seed company and a rescue equipment maker, among others, as it celebrates its 20th year.

| Friday, April 4th, 2014

Julia Dilts guides angel network to new role with tech startups

Columns, Technology

Maverick Angels, the Westlake Village-based investor group co-founded by the late John Dilts, is disbanding but not disappearing completely. Founded in 2006, Maverick was a different take on the idea of an angel network. Like other networks, it was an association of individual accredited investors — it didn’t pool money, and members made their own Read More →