Dubroff: Mindbody growing along with Highway 101 tech corridor
After raising $134 million in late May, expanding its footprint on the Central Coast and rolling out an updated global expansion strategy, MindBody CEO Rick Stollmeyer is in no mood to slow down. Nor does he see any slowdown ahead for the burgeoning tech corridor along the Highway 101 in the tri-county region. In an Read More →
QAD declares quarterly dividend
Santa Barbara manufacturing software provider QAD declared a quarterly dividend on June 15 for stockholders of record as of June 27. Class A common stockholders will receive 7.2 cents per share and Class B common stockholders will receive 6 cents per share payable on July 6. • Contact Marissa Nall at [email protected].
UCSB gets $4.4 million for program to reduce energy usage in data centers
The Department of Energy awarded UC Santa Barbara $4.4 million for a program that reduces energy consumption in data centers by making communications technology faster and more efficient. U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Santa Barbara, announced the award, part of the department’s Advanced Research Project Agency-Energy program. UCSB’s Intelligent Reduction of Energy through Photonic Integration for Read More →
Food Share president Bonnie Atmore steps down
Food Share President and CEO Bonnie Atmore announced June 14 that she is stepping down to lead the Rancho Ventura Conservation Trust she founded with her husband, Richard. In her nine-year tenure with Food Share, the Oxnard-based food distribution nonprofit grew to serve more than 200 locations and 74,500 people per month. Food Share Read More →
USDA grant will establish water market on Oxnard Plain
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $1.9 million to a pilot project establishing a centralized water market on the Oxnard Plain, it was announced June 13. The Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency approved the plan in November, created through a partnership between California Lutheran University faculty members Matthew Fienup and Edgar Terry. Terry is Read More →
San Luis Obispo Symphony appoints new conductor
Story updated at 12:40 p.m. June 16: Andrew Sewell brought his baton to the San Luis Obispo Symphony back in 2016 and now the New Zealand-born conductor is here to stay. The San Luis Obispo Symphony on June 13 announced the appointment of Sewell as its ninth conductor and music director, culminating an extensive year-and-a-half Read More →
Sientra acquisition expands product portfolio
Story updated at 5:45 p.m. June 12: Goleta-based breast implant maker Sientra entered into a $20 million cash agreement to purchase Santa Clara-based Miramar Labs on June 12, according to a news release. Sientra also agreed to potential contingent payments of up to $14 million to Miramar’s debt and equity holders if certain milestones are Read More →
