American Riviera Bank tops $1B in assets
American Riviera Bank recorded more than $1 billion in assets for the first time when it reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2021. The Santa Barbara-based bank saw its net income rise during the quarter to $2.56 million, or 50 cents per share, compared to net income of $1.2 million, or 23 Read More →
Flights to start in June between SLO and San Diego, Portland
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct a reference to Alaska Airlines’ Santa Barbara-San Diego route. That route has not begun service yet. Alaksa Airlines will begin flying between San Luis Obispo and both Portland and San Diego on June 17. Both routes were originally planned to start last year but were delayed Read More →
Santa Barbara County cannabis company to go public in $567M merger
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Evidation Health closes funding round with $1B valuation
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SLO Brewing incubates its first successful spin-off beer
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Small speaker is a big move for Sonos
The newest speaker from Sonos, Roam, made its debut April 20 and has the potential to help the Santa Barbara smart-speaker company grow in 2021 and beyond. Roam is Sonos’ first attempt into breaking into the portable Bluetooth speaker market, a market that is expected to see an annual growth rate of 11.71% from 2019 Read More →
Business Times Hall of Fame: UCSB Chancellor Henry Yang
Editor’s note: Henry Yang, the chancellor of UC Santa Barbara since 1994, is this year’s entry into the Pacific Coast Business Times tri-county business Hall of Fame. He will be honored in a virtual event on May 20. Register for the event here and check out the entire Hall of Fame special section here. He’s Read More →
