Cuadrilla-backed InfoDesk acquires Wide Narrow
InfoDesk, an enterprise insights software platform, has acquired Wide Narrow, a competitive and market intelligence SaaS platform for an undisclosed amount, the company said in an April 4 news release. InfoDesk is backed by Cuadrilla Capital, a Santa Barbara-based venture capital firm that invests primarily in software companies. Massumi + Consoli LLP served as legal Read More →
Latinos drive most of U.S. GDP growth

The economic contributions of Latinos in the United State are large and rapidly growing, according to a report that was the focus of a March 29 program at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks. “As a summary statistic for the economic performance of Latinos in the United States, the 2020 Latino GDP is extraordinary,” the Read More →
Prioritizing solutions to poverty will bring in revenue to our regional economy
By Laura Capps Costs of living on the Central Coast are skyrocketing, and poverty maintains a tight grip on the lives of too many of our residents. The 2020 Census calculated a 15.2% poverty rate for Santa Barbara County, one of the highest rates in the state that has the highest rate in the country. Read More →

Our view: Lithium energy could power the Central Coast
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CRE: Premier Santa Barbara restaurant changes hands
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Harris: Brownstein law firm fights for water rights in California
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Amgen’s ongoing patent lawsuit

It has been nearly a decade since Amgen sued Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals for patent infringement on at least three of its intellectual property portfolio. The latest development in this saga happened on March 27, when Amgen spoke at the U.S. Supreme Court. Amgen’s specific IP portfolio, which describes and claims monoclonal antibodies to proprotein Read More →