
A sitdown with Santa Barbara County’s new executive officer
By Henry Dubroff / Monday, August 31st, 2026 / Latest news, left, Santa Barbara County / Comments Off on A sitdown with Santa Barbara County’s new executive officer
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Goleta retail center sells for $11.3M
By Jorge Mercado / Monday, August 24th, 2026 / Latest news, left, Real Estate, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content / Comments Off on Goleta retail center sells for $11.3M
Kellogg Square, a retail center located at 5555-5585 Hollister Avenue in Goleta, fetched $11.3 million in a sale brokered by Colliers, the national commercial real estate firm announced Aug. 24. The Colliers advisory team, made up of Vice President Miles Waters, Executive Vice President Austin Herlihy, Vice President Chris Parker, and Associate Mike Chung, represented Read More →
Santa Barbara-based Quintessent raises $40M in Series A
By Jorge Mercado / Monday, August 24th, 2026 / Latest news, middle, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Santa Barbara-based Quintessent raises $40M in Series A
Santa Barbara-based Quintessent, a semiconductor company that specializes in resilient and low-cost AI datacenter optical interconnect products, announced it has raised $40 million in an oversubscribed Series A investment round. Announced Aug. 24, Quintessent also announced the start of a customer sampling of its single-chip quantum dot-based DWDM comb laser — a new class of light Read More →

New Santa Barbara CEO excited to start top role
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, August 21st, 2026 / Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on New Santa Barbara CEO excited to start top role
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Cottage taps AI platform for better outcomes
By Jorge Mercado / Monday, August 10th, 2026 / Columns, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology / Comments Off on Cottage taps AI platform for better outcomes
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Procore’s AI play highlights deal frenzy
By Jorge Mercado / Monday, August 10th, 2026 / Latest news, middle, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Procore’s AI play highlights deal frenzy
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Autio embraces embedded app deal with Ford, Lincoln
By Jorge Mercado / Monday, August 10th, 2026 / Latest news, left, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology / Comments Off on Autio embraces embedded app deal with Ford, Lincoln
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