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By Jorge Mercado / Monday, March 24th, 2025 / Latest news, middle, Nonprofits, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content / Comments Off on Good works: Shelterbox continues helping Eaton Fire victims
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By Staff Report / Tuesday, March 18th, 2025 / Central Coast, Columns, Economy, Latest news, middle, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Unemployment rate skyrockets throughout Central Coast
The unemployment rate in each of the tri-counties went up substantially in the month of January, according to the latest data provided by the California Employment Development Department. As a whole, the unemployment rate for the Central Coast was 4.93%, up from 4.5% in December. Released on March 14, the unemployment rate for Santa Barbara County jumped up 0.8% Read More →
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By Mike Harris / Thursday, March 13th, 2025 / Latest news, middle, Real Estate, Santa Barbara County / Comments Off on South Coast commercial real estate sales see strong 4Q
Commercial real estate sales in Santa Barbara County’s South Coast market saw a major uptick in the fourth quarter of 2024 over the fourth quarter of 2023. That’s according to Santa Barbara-based Radius Commercial Real Estate’s fourth quarter 2024 report released March 12 at its 15th annual real estate and economic forecast event at the Hilton Read More →
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By Mike Harris / Monday, March 10th, 2025 / Central Coast, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, middle, Subscriber content / Comments Off on Tri-county Medi-Cal administrators alarmed by possible cuts
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By Amanda Marroquin / Monday, March 3rd, 2025 / Latest news, middle, Santa Barbara County, Small Business, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on A delicious treat: Rori’s Creamery looks to expand, keep hometown feel alive
Growing up, Rori Trovato looked forward to Sundays, the days she would go over to her grandma’s house and eat her freshly-churned, homemade ice cream. Decades later, she turned her love for homemade ice cream into Rori’s Artisanal Creamery — an ice cream shop that has plans for expansion in 2025 after roaring success over Read More →
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By Jorge Mercado / Thursday, February 27th, 2025 / Latest news, middle, Santa Barbara County, Technology / Comments Off on Xurrent adds incident response tool capability with Zenduty purchase
Santa Barbara-based Xurrent, a service and operations platform, announced Feb. 27 that it has acquired Zenduty, a leader in edge incident and alert management solutions for an undisclosed amount. Xurrent streamlines ITSM and IT Operations Management with AI-powered automation. It’s platform simplifies workflows, enhances collaboration, and boosts productivity, it said in a press release. This Read More →