Cal Poly
More than a decade after San Luis Obispo residents began pushing for a technology park, the dirt is finally flying at California Polytechnic State University. The result will be a $4.5 million two-story building where small companies can lease space and have access to Cal Poly’s facilities and students. Jim Dunning, project administrator for the Read More →
Minding the skills gap – Workforce program trains employees for emerging firms
If your business is hiring, Cheryl Moore has good people and money for you. Moore is the executive director of the Workforce Investment Board of Ventura County, a federally backed program that helps laid-off workers retrain and find new jobs. But what’s less known, Moore said, is that the board can help funnel pre-screened applicants Read More →
Power play: UCSB seeks green solutions
You don’t always know an energy product when you see it. With those and a few other well-chosen words, University of California, Santa Barbara, College of Engineering Dean Matt Tirrell kicked off one of the most promising technology events on campus in the past decade. That event was the May 20 Santa Barbara Summit of Read More →
Santa Barbara company finds opportunity after smoke clears
At least one Santa Barbara business may get a boost in the wake of the Jesusita Fire’s destruction. Robert Irvine, construction project manager with Santa Barbara-based project consulting firm Process PCS, said home renovation and property redevelopment promises to be one of the bright spots in a year marred by economic turmoil and plummeting home Read More →
Amgen Tour
If sports marketing is an endurance race, the decision by AEG Worldwide to move the Amgen Tour of California bicycle race from February to May will pay off over the long haul. In the short term, there’s going to be some whining up and down the Central Coast because moving the race will have an Read More →
Businesses thank firefighters
We’ll join with the Santa Barbara Region Chamber of Commerce, the Downtown Organization, the Conference & Visitors’ Bureau and the Metropolitan Transit District with a hearty “thank you” to the more than 4,000 firefighters who saved the city. The heroes of the Jesusita Fire are being honored with a celebration on May 26 from 4 Read More →
Botanic Garden reopens
After sustaining major damage in the Jesusita Fire, the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden reopened to the public May 18, though much of the 78-acre property remains scorched. The Meadow Exhibit, Desert, Discovery Garden, Garden Shop, Blaksley Library, Home Demonstration Garden, Manzanita Exhibit, Japanese Teahouse and Demonstration Garden are all unharmed and open to the public. Read More →
