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Getting a grip on diabetes: Aptitude device gets fast track status for clinical trials

By   /  Friday, October 24th, 2014  /  Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Getting a grip on diabetes: Aptitude device gets fast track status for clinical trials

Aptitude creates a special type of molecule called an aptamer, which it is using to develop a first-of-its-kind hand-held device that measures insulin concentrations in real-time and can diagnose pre-diabetes. The government’s interest in furthering such research is unsurprising as diabetes affects more than 9 percent of Americans.

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Pumpkin growers spooked by drought conditions

By   /  Friday, October 24th, 2014  /  Agribusiness, Latest news, Small Business, Subscriber content, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Pumpkin growers spooked by drought conditions

With an emergency drought in full swing, tri-county pumpkins farmers had to cut back acreage and plant the seasonal crop a little earlier than usual to avoid over-ripening or rotting.

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Monterey Court approves sale of area Marriott hotel group

By   /  Friday, October 24th, 2014  /  Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Monterey Court approves sale of area Marriott hotel group

According to Trigild CEO Bill Hoffman, the properties were held in a family trust and sold for an undisclosed price after Monterey California Superior Court Judge, the Honorable Susan J. Matcham, ruled in favor of the sale, overruling the objections of some of the trust beneficiaries.

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More deals, development in South Coast CRE pipeline

By   /  Thursday, October 23rd, 2014  /  Latest news, Real Estate, South Coast  /  Comments Off on More deals, development in South Coast CRE pipeline

When you’re serving up steak and eggs for nearly 300 people the market must be doing well joked Brad Frohling, principal for Radius Commercial Real Estate and event moderator for the firm’s 7th annual Radius Real Estate & Economic Forecast breakfast. The event was held at Fess Parker’s Double Tree Resort & Hotel in Santa Read More →

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Ojai Community Bank opens South Coast outpost

By   /  Thursday, October 23rd, 2014  /  Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies  /  Comments Off on Ojai Community Bank opens South Coast outpost

Santa Barbara’s newest banking office, Santa Barbara Community Bank, opened its doors quietly on Oct. 22.

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Munger gives UCSB $20.7M

By   /  Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014  /  Banking & Finance, Latest news, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  1 Comment

Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charles Munger, a frequent South Coast visitor whose grandson studied at UC Santa Barbara has donated $20.7 million in stock to the university.

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Citrix expands South Coast holdings with RightSignature acquisition

By   /  Monday, October 20th, 2014  /  Latest news, Technology, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Citrix expands South Coast holdings with RightSignature acquisition

Multinational software firm Citrix Systems announced today it has bought RightSignature, a Web-based signature capture and document management service based in Santa Barbara. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.