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Majestic sells Tech Park porfolio for South Coast record $235M, according to public records

By   /  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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AeroVironment purchases SLO-based ES Aero for $200M

By   /  Monday, March 16th, 2026  /  Latest news, San Luis Obispo County, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story, Ventura County  /  Comments Off on 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 →

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Indoor pickleball court opening soon in Santa Barbara

By   /  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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Swarm Aero announces $35 million Series A financing

By   /  Thursday, March 12th, 2026  /  Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story, Ventura County  /  Comments Off on Swarm Aero announces $35 million Series A financing

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Healthcare jobs juggernaut plows ahead

By   /  Friday, March 6th, 2026  /  Central Coast, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story  /  Comments Off on Healthcare jobs juggernaut plows ahead

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5 Central Coast businesses selected for state funding

By   /  Thursday, March 5th, 2026  /  Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story, Ventura County  /  Comments Off on 5 Central Coast businesses selected for state funding

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced $2 million in funding for 37 startups across the state, five of which reside on the Central Coast. The funding is through California’s Office of the Small Business Advocate’s (CalOSBA) Innovation Grant Awards, as the state is looking to invest in firms in health technology, clean energy, advanced manufacturing, artificial Read More →

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CCIA 2026: 25 years later, the Inogen ‘kids’ are alright

By   /  Friday, February 27th, 2026  /  Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story  /  Comments Off on CCIA 2026: 25 years later, the Inogen ‘kids’ are alright

Most college students who go home for winter break are excited to celebrate the holidays, see some old friends, and, most importantly, avoid doing any work for the next couple of weeks. But in 2000, UC Santa Barbara students Ali Bauerlein, Brenton Taylor and Byron Myers had some homework — they tasked themselves to come Read More →