March 18, 2024

Real Estate

Five-property apartment in Oxnard sold for $41M
An apartment building in Oxnard. (courtesy photo) Read More >
CRE: Office vacancies continue to trend upward in Ventura County
By Staff Report The nationwide office market Read More >
CRE: Higher interest rates impair sales transactions, Hayes report finds
By Staff Report Hayes Commercial Group released Read More >
CRE: T.O. to discuss plan to revitalize city’s downtown
The Greater Conejo Valley Chamber of Commerce’s Read More >

Technology

Santa Barbara semiconductor firm raises $11.5M

Santa Barbara-based Quintessent, a semiconductor company that specializes in heterogeneous silicon photonics and quantum dot laser technology, announced it raised $11.5 million in an oversubscribed funding round, it said in a March 14 press release. The round was led by Osage University Partners along with new investors including M Ventures. Santa Barbara-based Entrada Ventures also participated in the seed funding round reinvesting in the company. “We are grateful for the Read More >

Agribusiness

Apeel CEO steps down, mission remains same
Apeel Sciences founders, from left: Jenny Du, James Rogers and Read More >
Uncertain times: Calavo delays Q4 results, explores sale of fresh cut business
Shares of Santa Paula-based Calavo Growers took a bit of Read More >
Santa Barbara Winery looks to the community for investment
Municipal Winemakers' downtown location in Santa Barbara. (courtesy photo) Correction: Read More >

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