San Luis Obispo County thirsty for desalination partnership
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, June 19th, 2015 / Central Coast, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on San Luis Obispo County thirsty for desalination partnership

California’s continued drought is helping build the case for costly desalination plant reboots and entirely new projects up and down the coast. In San Luis Obispo County, Third District Supervisor Adam Hill said a possible plan to use excess desalinated water production capacity at the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant to replenish south county aquifers Read More →
MIT Enterprise Forum of the Central Coast heats up with thermal imaging
By Philip Joens / Thursday, June 18th, 2015 / Central Coast, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on MIT Enterprise Forum of the Central Coast heats up with thermal imaging

A rare packed house filled the Cabrillo Pavilion Arts Center Wednesday night for the MIT Enterprise Forum of the Central Coast. The monthly event brings together businesses and technology experts to educate and inform entrepreneurs. Wednesday night, executives from Santa Barbra’s thermal imaging sector came together to inform entrepreneurs about the possibilities in thermal imaging. Read More →

Jail time unlikely for Plains executives
By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, June 12th, 2015 / Energy, Latest news, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Jail time unlikely for Plains executives

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Mindbody, Appfolio IPOs might be start of South Coast tech boom
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, June 12th, 2015 / Banking & Finance, Central Coast, Columns, Latest news, Opinion, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Mindbody, Appfolio IPOs might be start of South Coast tech boom
You might call it the Mindbody-Appfolio effect. The pair of $100 million-plus initial public stock offerings filed last month has caught the attention of dealmakers from the Bay Area to Los Angeles. Add to that the stunning, $1.4 billion sale of Lynda.com to Linkedin and you have the most buzz in the region since the Read More →

Santa Barbara’s Mission Linen embraces recycling
By Manny Araujo / Friday, June 12th, 2015 / Energy, Latest news, Small Business, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Santa Barbara’s Mission Linen embraces recycling

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Wearable tech could be next big thing in Tri-Counties
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, June 12th, 2015 / Central Coast, Latest news, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Wearable tech could be next big thing in Tri-Counties
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Local companies relocating to bigger spaces in Goleta
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, June 12th, 2015 / Agribusiness, Central Coast, Columns, Latest news, Opinion, Real Estate, Small Business, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Local companies relocating to bigger spaces in Goleta
Seek Thermal was getting too big for its britches at its former headquarters just off Calle Real in Goleta, so the company recently sized up to 10,000-plus square feet of space at 111 Castilian Drive. The company, which makes thermal imaging devices for the consumer market, is effectively doubling its footprint in its move from Read More →