Goleta’s Apeel lays off undisclosed number of employees
Latest news, middle, Regions, Santa Barbara County, Technology, Top StoriesGoleta-based Apeel Sciences will lay off an unspecified amount of workers and downsize its operations after years of continued growth that took it past a valuation of $2 billion in its last funding round. In a statement provided to the Business Times on July 11, an Apeel spokesperson said the company is “working tirelessly to Read More →
Cox Communications president announces $60M broadband investment in Santa Barbara
Latest news, Regions, Santa Barbara County, Technology, Top StoriesCox Communications, the largest private broadband company in the United States, announced July 11 that it will invest at least $60 million over the next three years to deliver multi-gigabit internet service in the Santa Barbara South Coast community. Mark Greatrex, the president of Cox, told the Business Times the Santa Barbara area is a Read More →
Oma Fertility raises $37.5M in quest to revolutionize IVF treatment
Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Regions, Santa Barbara County, Startups, Subscriber content, Top StoriesThis article is only available to Business Times subscribers Subscribers: LOG IN or REGISTER for complete digital access. Not a Subscriber? SUBSCRIBE for full access to our weekly newspaper, online edition and Book of Lists. Check the STATUS of your Subscription Account.
Sonos cranks up the volume in its patent dispute with Google
Banking & Finance, Latest news, Regions, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public CompaniesThis article is only available to Business Times subscribers Subscribers: LOG IN or REGISTER for complete digital access. Not a Subscriber? SUBSCRIBE for full access to our weekly newspaper, online edition and Book of Lists. Check the STATUS of your Subscription Account.
Cal Poly professors tackle agricultural supply chain problems
Agribusiness, Higher Education, Latest news, Regions, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Top Stories, Top Story, Ventura CountyIn 2019, Cyrus Ramezani, a professor at the Orfalea School of Business at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, was studying the effects on the agricultural industry of new tariffs on exports to China. That disruption was small compared to what came next, as the COVID-19 pandemic shook up supply chains around the world and then Read More →
Meathead Movers moves into its second quarter century
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University of California buys hilltop QAD property for more than $100M
Higher Education, Latest news, Real Estate, Regions, Santa Barbara County, Top StoriesThe former headquarters of software firm QAD in the Santa Barbara area has been sold for an estimated $104 million to the University of California, according to a deed filed with Santa Barbara County Clerk-Recorder on June 24. Kiki Reyes, the media relations manager at UC Santa Barbara, confirmed to the Business Times on June Read More →
