Central Coast companies announce strategic collaborations
• Carpinteria-based Procore has announced a new strategic partnership with United Rentals, the world’s largest equipment rental company. Announced Feb. 26, the integration enables shared customers to seamlessly bring United Rentals rental equipment data directly into the Procore Resource Management solution, expanding visibility and simplifying equipment management across jobsites. The integration is part of United Read More →
Semtech makes $34M data center purchase
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MannKind shares fall 20% despite strong sales in 2025
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CCIA 2026: Area 805 Advanced Air Mobility Test Range poised for takeoff
Waiting for FAA approval, the Area 805 project is expected to launch into the skies over Ventura County later this year. The enterprise consists of 500 square miles of proposed airspace that would serve as a primary site for advanced air mobility testing for both commercial and defense industry partners. Encompassing airspace over Camarillo, Oxnard, Read More →
CCIA 2026: Longtime friends find niche in logistics
Matt Lafferty and Brian Gonzalez have been doing things together for a long time. The two met through some like-minded friend groups while Gonzalez was attending Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and stayed connected even when the early parts of their career took them to other places. Even with Lafferty living in Southeast Asia for Read More →
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 →
