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Report highlights Central Coast as aerospace hub
A new report makes the case that with 7,000 companies employing some 80,000 workers, the region should be recognized as major hub for aerospace and autonomous systems. Called “The Central Coast: Built to Prove What’s Next,” the report catalogues a number of familiar assets, and some new initiatives. The report was released by a group Read More →
Read More →Guest commentary: California’s Medicaid scrutiny shows a shift in healthcare fraud enforcement
By Katherine A. Bowles The federal government’s healthcare fraud crackdown on the West Coast is no longer just an announcement. Since the Department of Justice launched its West Coast Health Care Fraud Strike Force this spring, California has become an early test of what a more aggressive enforcement environment could look like. In July, the U.S. Department Read More →
Read More →Dubroff: Direct Relief CEO — Innovation can advance private philanthropy
After a bit over a year on the job, Amy Weaver of Direct Relief, our Business Times CEO of the Year, finds her organization at the center of a global crisis in humanitarian response. When I sat down with her for our latest Civil Dialogues podcast episode, I was struck by how much the world Read More →
Read More →Street smarts: Community Bank of Santa Maria announces donation
Janet Silveria, president and CEO of Community Bank of Santa Maria, announced the next winner of the bank’s pledge to donate $25,000 to local nonprofit organizations in honor of its 25th anniversary. Oasis, a senior center in Orcutt, was selected through a random draw from the nominations received from bank customers and will receive a Read More →
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Good works: Day of Hope raises over $600K to advance local cancer care
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Read More →CRE: The Paskin Group purchases 81-unit townhome
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Read More →Our view: Emergency prep becomes year-round activity
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Read More →Keynote speaker: Housing market like a martini glass
Like many other high-cost areas, the Ventura County housing market resembles a martini glass, keynote speaker Bill Fulton said at the 25th annual Ventura County Housing Conference. The bowl at the top of the glass is very full of luxury housing, he said. There’s some affordable housing production at the base. But the glass’s stem is very thin, Read More →
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CRE: The Paskin Group purchases 81-unit townhome
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Read More →CRE: Colliers looks to sell Santa Barbara’s next innovation hub
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Read More →The Paskin Group closes on 81-unit acquisiton
Santa Barbara-based real estate investment company The Paskin Group closed its second major transaction of 2026, announcing the acquisition of the 81-unit Willow Ridge Townhomes in Dallas-Fort Worth. The transaction closed Sept. 29 on behalf of a combination of 1031 exchange and cash investors, according to the press release. The acquisition is financed with a Read More →
Read More →CRE: State gives $42 million to protect thousands of acres in SLO County
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Read More →CRE: Santa Barbara-Santa Maria region has the most expensive coworking spaces in the U.S.
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Read More →CRE: Santa Barbara Housing Authority says CEO Fredricks will retire next year
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Read More →CRE: SLO County seeks public input on housing and community needs
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Read More →CRE: Goleta retail center sells for $11.3M
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Pearly’s new CEO aims to continue growth within the startup’s niche market
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Read More →AeroVironment sues former employees in trade secrets case
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Read More →805 tech: A star TMP alumni shares insights on AI industry
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Read More →Atara resubmits Ebvallo BLA to FDA
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Read More →An inside look at Latigo’s 2026 IPO
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Read More →Olympian, Intake founder share similarities in journey to the top
Most Olympic athletes begin training for their opportunity on the world’s biggest stage when they are 5, 6 or even 7. But Denmark-native Viktor Thorup started training for speed skating much later in life — at age 17, by his account. “For a sport that’s so technical with such specific feel, it’s very hard, close Read More →
Read More →Longtime Teledyne executive announces retirement
Jason VanWees, Teledyne Technologies’ Vice Chairman, announced that he will be retiring from his position on Feb. 1, 2027, at age 55. VanWees joined Teledyne before the company’s spin-off in 1999 and was named vice chairman in 2021. He spoke at a Ventech event in Santa Barbara in 2023, detailing Teledyne’s legacy as well as Read More →
Read More →Arroyo Grande AI company expands ops
Kinomatic is expanding operations beyond the Central Coast after the company announced it would be opening its new office in Cleveland’s Health-Tech Corridor on Sept. 15. The Arroyo Grande-based company, which specializes in AI- and VR-driven orthopedic surgery planning and concierge recovery, announced that this is its first expansion beyond California and a deliberate step Read More →
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VNA Health’s new COO achieves her professional goal
Sena Woodall has aspired to be an executive leader in healthcare since joining Santa Barbara-based VNA Health in 2018. “This trajectory of leadership is what I’ve been on,” she told the Business Times. “It’s something I’ve worked towards since I first became a hospice nurse,” Woodall said. She recently realized her aspiration. VNA, a nonprofit Read More →
Read More →H.R.1 concerns aired at Reagan Library healthcare summit
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Read More →Cottage launches new breast health clinic
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Read More →Behavioral wellness begins with support
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Read More →Kite Pharma relocating to Thousand Oaks
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Read More →Limoneira hopeful its site will be home of new health care facility
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Read More →Central Coast has 2 cancer centers under construction
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Read More →Cottage taps AI platform for better outcomes
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From fieldwork to successful business owner
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Read More →Miller Family Wine Company sells portfolio to Seattle-based firm
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Read More →Ag roundup: Mission sales up; Limoneira focuses on non-ag activity
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Read More →Limoneira’s Windfall Farms nets $15M in all-cash sale
Santa Paula-based Limoneira announced the successful sale of its 724-acre vineyard property in Paso Robles, Windfall Farms, for $15 million in an all-cash deal with a private buyer. Announced Aug. 17, the sale follows a competitive public auction conducted by Concierge Auctions in cooperation with Sotheby’s International Realty, which started on Aug. 15. The transaction Read More →
Read More →Farm Supply Company merges with Grange Cooperative
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Read More →Mission Produce completes acquisition of Calavo Growers
Two Ventura County agribusinesses have officially merged after Oxnard-based Mission Produce announced it has completed its acquisition of Calavo Growers on May 28. Mission Produce announced it would be purchasing Santa Paula-based Calavo Growers in a cash-and-stock transaction worth $430 million on Jan. 14. Mission said in January that they expect the deal to add Read More →
Read More →2 Ventura ag farms, Carp tech firm announce layoffs
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Read More →Limoneira stikes deal with Oxnard-based Agromin
Diversified citrus grower Limoneira has announced a long-awaited agreement with Agromin to form a joint venture to develop an organic waste recycling facility on 70 acres in Santa Paula. Announced on April 15, the joint venture involved developing a composting facility capably of processing 295,000 tons of organic waste per year. The profits from the Read More →
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