Dubroff: Retiring Cuesta president predicts big changes for higher education
As the longest serving employee in Cuesta College history, Gil Stork knows a thing or two — which means that, with apologies to the folks at Farmers Insurance, he has seen a thing or two. So, with the announcement in late August that he’d be stepping down on June 30, 2018, it seemed a good Read More →
Cappello gives $1 million to UCLA Law School
Santa Barbara attorney and UCLA Law School alumnus A. Barry Cappello has donated an additional $1 million to transform the school’s trial advocacy program, providing scholarship support and extensive training opportunities for students interested in pursuing careers as trial attorneys, according to an Aug. 30 news release. Cappello’s donation will create the A. Barry Cappello Read More →
Camarillo-based Hygiena expands through acquisitions
Camarillo food safety and sanitation company Hygiena announced Aug. 30 that it had acquired Mexico City distributor and longtime independent partner Pruebas Microbiologicas Rapidas. The company will now operate as Hygiena Mexico, expanding its distribution of hygiene monitoring and molecular diagnostic equipment for food safety, healthcare and other industries. The subsidiary has six satellite locations Read More →
Limoneira partnering with citrus packing company Suntreat
Santa Paula-based lemon grower and distributor Limoneira announced new market strategies in partnership with Northern California citrus packing company Suntreat. Suntreat said it was in “high growth mode,” after increasing its lemon, orange and specialty citrus acreage. “Our companies have complementary strengths and this alliance enables us to continue to be the preferred partner for Read More →
Aerovironment stock climbs on report of higher revenues
Aerovironment stock rose cautiously ahead of its first quarter fiscal 2018 earnings results, and then spiked nearly 10 percent in after-hours trading with the announcement of a 21 percent increase in revenues and lower net losses. Revenues reached $43.8 million for the quarter ended July 29, up from $36.2 million for the first quarter the Read More →
Congratulations to 40 Under 40 Class of 2017
The Pacific Coast Business Times would like to congratulate the 40 Under 40 Class of 2017. These 40 men and women, all under the age of 40, are a new generation reshaping the leadership ranks and the economy of the Tri-Counties: Hallie Avolio of Latitude 34 Technologies Jennifer Caldwell of FoodShare Eusebio Cordova Jr. of Read More →
Direct Relief offers help to Hurricane Harvey victims
Santa Barbara nonprofit Direct Relief announced Aug. 27 that it would make its entire inventory of more than $100 million in medical supplies and $200,000 in cash support available to victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas. The storm made landfall on Aug. 25. Parts of the state had received more than two feet of rain Read More →
