Street smarts: SLO County nonprofit aimed at teaching kids this summer
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Oxnard distillery’s vodka wins top award again
Agribusiness, Central Coast, Latest news, Regions, Small Business, Tri-County Economy, Ventura CountyFounder and CEO of Oxnard-based Sespe Creek Distillery, Alfred English, alongside his team, had one goal in mind when they were setting out to make their own vodka — to be different. “At the time, everyone believed all vodkas tasted the same, and sadly for vodka, they weren’t wrong,” English told the Business Times via Read More →
No baggage left behind: Avi.AI helps cut down on luggage loss in aviation
Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Top StoryVivek Adarsh’s inspiration to start his company just a couple of years ago, Avi.AI, is a story that will resonate with almost anyone whose been on an airplane before. While completing work for his Ph.D. program at UCSB in 2019, Adarsh was traveling to Amsterdam for an academic conference where he was to present in Read More →
Inogen co-founder lands CEO job at Next Energy
Energy, Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Top StoryBrenton Taylor, a co-founder and former executive at Goleta-based Inogen, will be taking over as the new CEO of Next Energy Technologies effective immediately, the company announced on June 28. Taylor will be succeeding Daniel Emmett, who is staying with the company, moving into a newly-created position as Executive Chairman, supporting Taylor’s transition and the Read More →
SLO Aiport connects growing business scene to the world
Central Coast, Latest news, Regions, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County EconomySan Luis Obispo’s airport being able to offer direct flights to Vegas is a huge bump for tourism, but it’s an even bigger boost for the business community across the county and another opportunity to show the world how much that business scene has changed over the years. On June 15, Alaska Airlines announced it Read More →
Unemployment rate holds steady across the tri-counties in May
Latest news, left, Tourism, Tri-County EconomyThe unemployment rate along the Central Coast remained largely unchanged in May from April, as combined the tri-counties had the same unemployment rate of 3.4%, according to the data released on June 16 from the California Employment Development Department. Ventura County had the highest unemployment rate at 3.7% in May, which is actually up from Read More →
