PCBT’s 2026 Hall of Fame Honoree: Joey zumaya
Joey Zumaya’s rich family ancestry can be traced back to Lieutenant José Francisco Ortega, the first commander of the Santa Barbara Presidio. The year was 1782. The American Revolution was still being fought and the Central Coast was part of Spanish California. “When you see the name Ortega — like Ortega Street — that’s my Read More →
Amgen executive VP/chief tech officer retiring after 21 years
Biotech giant Amgen on April 22 announced the retirement of David Reese, executive vice president and chief technology officer, who has been with the Thousand Oaks-based company for 21 years. Reese, an M.D., joined the global life sciences powerhouse in 2005 as a clinical development leader in oncology and later served as executive vice president of research and development Read More →
Teledyne announces record first-quarter results
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Firestone Walker snaps up Stone Brewing
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Central Coast unemployment dips back below 5% in February
In an effort to catch up on previous reports, the California Employment Development Department has released unemployment numbers for February. Announced April 17, the unemployment rate for the Central Coast saw a shift in February, dropping from a 5.03% unemployment rate in January to a 4.8% in the most rate in the most recent report. Read More →
Radius Q1 report highlights record-breaking sales volume
Santa Barbara County’s South Coast commercial real estate market started off the new year with a bang, carried by the largest non-hotel CRE deal ever completed in the area, according to Radius Commercial Real Estate’s Q1 report. Announced April 20, the south coast CRE market sales volume hit $361 million across 40 transactions, a record-high, Read More →
From design to AI, 2026 SCBT winners break the mold
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