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By Jorge Mercado / Thursday, February 27th, 2025 / Earnings, Latest news, left, Santa Barbara County, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Inogen cuts down on net loss in Q4, FY ’24
Goleta-based Inogen finished off the year strong when it released its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2024 on Feb. 25. President and CEO Kevin Smith said 2024 was a “stellar year for the company… making meaningful steps towards profitability.” Inogen recorded revenue of $80.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, Read More →
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By Jorge Mercado / Wednesday, February 26th, 2025 / Latest news, left, Santa Barbara County, Technology / Comments Off on Yardi acquires LCP Media for undisclosed amount
Santa Barbara-based Yardi has acquired visual media technology company LCP Media for an undisclosed amount on Feb. 26. Based in Chicago, Illinois, LCP Media creates virtual tours, photography and other media for the rental housing industry. In a press release, Yardi said that LCP Media’s skills, creativity and cutting-edge technology will provide tremendous benefit to Read More →
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By Mike Harris / Friday, February 21st, 2025 / Agribusiness, Latest news, left, Subscriber content / Comments Off on Hub-Western Growers insurance partnership blooming
Three months after they joined forces, the Hub International Limited/Western Growers Insurance Services partnership is blooming. With offices throughout California, including the Central Coast, Hub announced in November that it had acquired the retail insurance brokerage business of the Western Growers Association. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Chicago, Hub is a Read More →
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By Mike Harris / Saturday, February 15th, 2025 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, left, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Foothill Surgery Center acquires cutting-edge robotic surgical system
The Sansum Clinic’s Foothill Surgery Center has become one of the first outpatient surgery centers in the country to start using the innovative Intuitive da Vinci 5 robotic system. The $3 million investment was funded by a $1 million anonymous gift, $675,000 from community supporters and $1.3 million from Sutter Health, an integrated health system headquartered in Read More →
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By Jorge Mercado / Thursday, February 13th, 2025 / Central Coast, Latest news, left, Startups, Technology, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Founder, venture capital partner give advice on fundraising
While attending UC Santa Barbara, Kavitta Ghai and her co-founder, Jordan Long, were annoyed with the education system. With classrooms so large that getting the one-on-one necessary attention to learn the material is impossible, Ghai and Long wanted to change the system. So the two thought “What if we are the ones who solve the Read More →
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By Mike Harris / Friday, February 7th, 2025 / Latest news, Law & Goverment, left, Subscriber content / Comments Off on Simi company was hit with $1.2M fraud judgment in prior case
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