Nellis bids farewell with final thoughts about tech corridor
Today is my final day at the Pacific Coast Business Times. By the time you read this, I’ll be working at a startup in San Francisco. But for the past seven years, I’ve had the pleasure of covering technology and innovation in the Tri-Counties. I’ve reported on everything from semiconductor firms that have been in Read More →
Op/ed: Unproductive Congress hurts bankers and borrowers
By Rodney Brown Members of the California Bankers Association annually travel to Washington, D.C., to speak with our elected representatives about some of the major legislative issues that are a priority for our industry and our customers. On our fall trip this year, we learned firsthand how truly gridlocked this Congress is, and the unfortunate Read More →
ParentSquare software helps connect classrooms
Santa Barbara-based startup ParentSquare is making a communication system that hopes to reach all parents, regardless of what kind of communication technology they have at home or what language they speak.
Industrial portfolio in Camarillo sells for $23.4M
A large industrial portfolio in Camarillo recently changed hands to the tune of $23.4 million. Marcus Adams Properties recently acquired six multi-tenant and two single-tenant industrial buildings totaling 205,669 square feet, all located in the Flynn Road Industrial Park of Camarillo. At the time of sale, the properties were 96 percent leased with 28 different Read More →
Governor signs gun bills introduced after Isla Vista mass shooting
Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday signed into law a swath of new gun-control bills introduced in the wake of a mass shooting near UC Santa Barbara.
Clean Diesel chairman resigns, metals industry veteran steps in
Shares of Clean Diesel Technologies closed down 5.5 percent on Tuesday, after the company announced that Alexander “Hap” Ellis III had resigned as chairman and that board member Charles Engles had taken over the position. Ellis resigned to focus more time on RockPort Capital, the venture capital firm of which he is a partner, Clean Read More →
