Liberal arts education good for entrepreneurs
By Mike Panesis Question: What’s the one question a liberal arts university graduate needs to know? Answer: Do you want fries with that? When you’re the butt of jokes, you hear them all. The public concludes that a liberal arts education is useless without truly understanding it. So, let’s first reflect on its true purpose Read More →
Our view: Sexual abuse bill would protect entrepreneurs from investors
Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) has been getting well-deserved national attention for a timely effort to address sexual abuse in the venture capital industry. She has introduced a draft of SB 224, a bill that aims to deter investors from making unwanted sexual advances to entrepreneurs seeking funding. Her effort comes at a time when Read More →
Dubroff: Retiring Cuesta president predicts big changes for higher education
As the longest serving employee in Cuesta College history, Gil Stork knows a thing or two — which means that, with apologies to the folks at Farmers Insurance, he has seen a thing or two. So, with the announcement in late August that he’d be stepping down on June 30, 2018, it seemed a good Read More →
Cappello gives $1 million to UCLA Law School
Santa Barbara attorney and UCLA Law School alumnus A. Barry Cappello has donated an additional $1 million to transform the school’s trial advocacy program, providing scholarship support and extensive training opportunities for students interested in pursuing careers as trial attorneys, according to an Aug. 30 news release. Cappello’s donation will create the A. Barry Cappello Read More →
Camarillo-based Hygiena expands through acquisitions
Camarillo food safety and sanitation company Hygiena announced Aug. 30 that it had acquired Mexico City distributor and longtime independent partner Pruebas Microbiologicas Rapidas. The company will now operate as Hygiena Mexico, expanding its distribution of hygiene monitoring and molecular diagnostic equipment for food safety, healthcare and other industries. The subsidiary has six satellite locations Read More →
Limoneira partnering with citrus packing company Suntreat
Santa Paula-based lemon grower and distributor Limoneira announced new market strategies in partnership with Northern California citrus packing company Suntreat. Suntreat said it was in “high growth mode,” after increasing its lemon, orange and specialty citrus acreage. “Our companies have complementary strengths and this alliance enables us to continue to be the preferred partner for Read More →
Aerovironment stock climbs on report of higher revenues
Aerovironment stock rose cautiously ahead of its first quarter fiscal 2018 earnings results, and then spiked nearly 10 percent in after-hours trading with the announcement of a 21 percent increase in revenues and lower net losses. Revenues reached $43.8 million for the quarter ended July 29, up from $36.2 million for the first quarter the Read More →
