
Connecting people: Latino Business Expo celebrates two decades of bringing industries together
By Jorge Mercado / Friday, September 11th, 2026 / Economy, Latest news, Small Business, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy, Ventura County / Comments Off on Connecting people: Latino Business Expo celebrates two decades of bringing industries together
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Calico’s Santa Barbara team excited to grow brand after $15M raise
By Jorge Mercado / Tuesday, September 8th, 2026 / Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Calico’s Santa Barbara team excited to grow brand after $15M raise
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Dignity sues Gold Coast, alleging $30M in unpaid reimbursements
By Mike Harris / Thursday, September 3rd, 2026 / Latest news, Law & Goverment, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story, Ventura County / Comments Off on Dignity sues Gold Coast, alleging $30M in unpaid reimbursements
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Updated: AeroVironment commits $100M to new Moorpark campus
By Jorge Mercado / Monday, August 31st, 2026 / East Ventura County, Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Updated: AeroVironment commits $100M to new Moorpark campus
Despite relocating its corporate headquarters five years ago, AeroVironment is committed to growing in California, more specifically the Central Coast. AeroVironment doubled down on its Ventura County presence Aug. 24, announcing a $100 million investment in a unified, company-owned campus across approximately 20 acres in Moorpark. The campus will bring together capabilities from five leased 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 →
Women and wealth panel
By Staff Report / Sunday, August 23rd, 2026 / Central Coast, Columns, Economy, Latest news, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Women and wealth panel
For our August Women & Wealth panel, we asked our experts to weigh in on longevity planning and some of the non-financial considerations for retirement. Our Q&A was conducted via email in mid-August and the responses were lightly edited. Our panelists are: Austyn Shepherd Abbas, senior vice president and private client manager at Bank of America, Nicole 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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