AngelCon 2026: Hiring startup Cantaloupe AI wins $155K top prize
By Steve Ellison Special to the Business Times Cantaloupe AI, a recruiting platform that automates frontline hiring using voice interviews and delivers ranked recommendations, took home the grand prize of $155,000 at the ninth annual AngelCon at Rod & Hammer Rock in San Luis Obispo. The April 30 conference, hosted by the Cal Poly Center Read More →
Offshore wind firm drops Morro Bay in latest setback
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Firestone Walker snaps up Stone Brewing
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SLO County Housing Summit focuses on supply, affordability
By Stephen Ellison Special to the Business Times Housing supply and affordability, issues that are all too familiar to Californians these days, were the underlying themes during the annual San Luis Obispo County Housing Summit on April 8. As real estate experts, homebuilders and housing advocates gathered for the sold-out event at the Embassy Suites Read More →
AeroVironment purchases SLO-based ES Aero for $200M
San Luis Obispo-based Empirical Systems Aerospace, a producer of unmanned aircraft systems, has been purchased by a fellow Central Coast company. Announced March 16, AeroVironment, which is based in Virginia, but houses major operations in its former headquarters of Simi Valley, purchased ES Aero in a deal worth approximately $200 million. According to details of Read More →
6 start-up finalists announced in 2026 AngelCon competition
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CCIA 2026: Workforce doubles at automation pioneer
By L. Wayne Hicks Special to the Business Times The business of Trust Automation is looking up, literally. The San Luis Obispo company has secured a U.S. Air Force contract worth as much as $490 million for drone detection and drone mitigation systems, which has propelled Ty Safreno’s employee count skyward. Safreno, who founded the Read More →
