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Columbia Bank EVP describes plans for Central Coast region

By   /  Friday, April 3rd, 2026  /  Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Central Coast, Latest news, Subscriber content  /  Comments Off on Columbia Bank EVP describes plans for Central Coast region

It has been seven months since Pacific Premier Bank’s merger with Columbia Bank closed and in that time, the financial institution has set its sights on the impact it wants to have on the Central Coast.  Closed on Sept. 2, the new Columbia Bank houses approximately $70 billion in assets with approximately $50 billion in Read More →

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Beacon Photonics becomes newest member of UCSB’s Oasis R&D facility

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805 Tech: Central Coast will continue being a big player in the space industry

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Dubroff: Civil Dialogues takes a deep dive into the housing crisis

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Henry Dubroff

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Street smarts: Santa Barbara Maritime Museum to unveil new series

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CRE: Santa Maria apartments open for move-ins

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Founders share secrets to launching successful companies

By   /  Friday, April 3rd, 2026  /  Latest news, left, Santa Barbara County, Technology  /  Comments Off on Founders share secrets to launching successful companies

Santa Barbara is known for several things, but it’s not seen as a startup hub like its neighbors to the south, Los Angeles, or the north, San Francisco.  But Dan Engel, the founder of FastSpring, a software e-service platform, sees Santa Barbara’s quietness as a positive, not a negative. When he founded FastSpring in 2005, Read More →