Carbajal expects more stimulus funds
An agreement on a new round of stimulus funding, including payment to individuals and additional funding for small business, is likely to be reached in mid-September, says U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Santa Barbara. In a Sept. 2 phone interview with the Business Times, Carbajal said he expects the White House and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Read More →
Direct Relief benefits from settlement over overpriced, counterfeit masks
Amazon and 3M teamed up to fight back against sellers who price-gouge essential personal protective equipment supplies, and they’re donated the results of that lawsuit to Direct Relief, the Santa Barbara-based nonprofit. 3M filed the lawsuit June 8, asserting that third-party sellers used Amazon to defraud customers by misrepresenting the condition of fake respirators, as Read More →
Revenue up at Semtech, down at QAD
Two of the region’s top technology companies reported second quarter earnings on Aug. 26, with results underscoring how the Internet of Things and cloud computing are transforming established players in semiconductors and software. Camarillo-based Semtech Corp, with a market cap of slightly more than $4 billion, said sales for the second quarter were $143.7 million, Read More →
Shoonya brings online language education to preschool set
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Direct Relief responds to Beirut blast
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Charges filed in Wolfe & Associates hacking case
Felony charges were filed Aug. 12 against six people suspected of hacking into the computer networks of Wolfe & Associates, a Santa Barbara-based property management firm, as part of an unemployment insurance fraud scheme. The suspects—Gordon Alan Welteren, Nicole Michelle Milan, William Lee Gormley and Christina Renata Hesler of San Diego; David Zarate of Oxnard; Read More →
Region’s restaurants take it outside
In San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, businesses have been encouraged to take advantage of outdoor spaces around them, and in cities like Paso Robles, Solvang, Santa Barbara and Ventura, cities have shut down main thoroughfares to give restaurants more room to expand into the streets and sidewalks. “It’s a really great opportunity Read More →
