Hair care products company with Santa Barbara roots sells for $1.4B
By Jorge Mercado / Friday, March 27th, 2026 / Latest news, Retailing, Santa Barbara County, Technology / Comments Off on Hair care products company with Santa Barbara roots sells for $1.4B
Olaplex Holdings, a New York-based hair care products company with Santa Barbara roots, has been sold for $1.4 billion, agreeing to be acquired by Henkel AG & Co., a leading global manufacturer of well-known consumer and industrial brands. The deal, announced on March 26, states that Olaplex will be purchased for $2.06 per share in Read More →

Think tank brings AI to area nonprofits
By Jorge Mercado / Friday, March 27th, 2026 / Columns, Latest news, Nonprofits, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Think tank brings AI to area nonprofits
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Dubroff: Time for Santa Barbara to give Fess Parker his due
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, March 27th, 2026 / Columns, Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content / Comments Off on Dubroff: Time for Santa Barbara to give Fess Parker his due
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CRE: 19-unit apartment complex in Goleta nets $5.4M
By Staff Report / Friday, March 27th, 2026 / Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content / Comments Off on CRE: 19-unit apartment complex in Goleta nets $5.4M
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Majestic sells Tech Park porfolio for South Coast record $235M, according to public records
By Jorge Mercado / Wednesday, March 18th, 2026 / Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Santa Barbara County, South Coast, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Majestic sells Tech Park porfolio for South Coast record $235M, according to public records
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Indoor pickleball court opening soon in Santa Barbara
By Jorge Mercado / Friday, March 13th, 2026 / Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Indoor pickleball court opening soon in Santa Barbara
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Procore appoints CFO, CRO
By Jorge Mercado / Thursday, March 12th, 2026 / Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Procore appoints CFO, CRO
Carpinteria-based Procore Technologies announced two executive leadership appointments. Effective March 11, Rachel Pyles joined Procore as CFO Designate while Walt Hearn joined as chief revenue officer designate. Pyles will succeed Howard Fu as CFO and Treasurer and Hearn will succeed Larry Stack as CRO on April 1, 2026. At that time, Fu and Stack will Read More →









