South Coast Business & Technology Awards announced 2024 honorees
When Andrew Firestone and Jess Parker founded Santa Barbara-based StonePark Capital together, the two were just happy to create something in the city they’ve known their whole lives. “For us, to be able to build our business in our backyards is very special,” Firestone told the Business Times. Now, almost a decade later, the two Read More →
Guest commentary: Key Inflection Points for a Late-Stage Tech Startup
By Scott Olmsted & Gabriel Simon The Central Coast is a thriving tech hub, home to some of the world’s leading companies with operations in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. It’s an exciting entrepreneurial ecosystem, dubbed the “Silicon Coast,” for good reason, especially when you include the region also being home to two Read More →
Dubroff: Who says The Trade Desk can’t crack the S&P 500
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CRE: Santa Barbara County DA’s office warns of vacant lot listing scams
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Briq adds another $8 million in extension round
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A2 Bio’s new CEO aims to grow platform
James Robinson, the new CEO of Agoura Hills-based A2 Biotherapeutics, has several priorities he wants to tackle, not the least of which is to accelerate the company’s proprietary Tmod cell therapy platform. “First principle for us is to maximize the value of the platform that we’ve built,” Robinson, 54, told the Business Times on April Read More →
99 Cents Only stores close down all locations
Well-known discount retailer, 99 Cents Only Stores, announced the closure of all locations throughout the country on April 4, which includes 10 that are located throughout the Central Coast. Liquidation sales for all 371 locations began on April 5, but the company has not disclosed when the permanent closures for all locations will begin. “This Read More →
