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Cal Poly spinout sells to leading healthcare company

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo's startup scene has only gotten stronger over the past decade and another Read More >

Dubroff: UCSB names engineering school for former dean

When I met Teledyne executive chairman Robert Mehrabian at his office in Thousand Oaks earlier Read More >

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CRE: SBNC breaks ground on new flagship facility

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CRE: Carpinteria embraces a new era with Linden Square opening

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CRE: Multifamily rents see growth in April; New hotel opens in SLO County

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CRE: CCAV opens its doors in Carpinteria

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Technology

Jorge Mercado | Thursday, June 26, 2025

Dubroff: UCSB names engineering school for former dean

When I met Teledyne executive chairman Robert Mehrabian at his office in Thousand Oaks earlier this year, I came away thinking I had just been introduced to a multi-talented scientist-entrepreneur. So, it was not entirely surprising to learn that UC Santa Barbara’s world-class engineering school will now be called the Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering, honoring a former dean who has given back to the university – and helped transform Read More >

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Health Care & Life Science

Jorge Mercado | Monday, June 23, 2025

Cal Poly spinout sells to leading healthcare company

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo's startup scene has only gotten stronger over Read More >

Los Robles Health purchases T.O. surgical building for $70M

New Gold Coast CEO lives ‘life of purpose’

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Agribusiness

Central Coast agriculture gross value up in 2024

The gross value of agriculture in Ventura and Santa Barbara Read More >

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Summit addresses need for affordable farmworkers housing

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Food Bank CEO gives talk at Apeel HQ on food insecurity

For the longest time, Erik Talkin, the CEO of the Read More >

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