Santa Barbara entrepreneur Ziouani launches another company
Latest news, TechnologySanta Barbara serial entrepreneur Said Ziouani launched another company April 6. Ziouani is CEO of Anchore, a new Santa Barbara company that provides a portal for security teams, inspectors and shippers to ensure proper containers get deployed to the proper place. The company was founded with $2 million in seed funding from Doug Carlisle, managing Read More →
Venoco suing Plains for $12 million over Refugio oil spill pipeline closures
Energy, Latest news, Law & GovermentDenver-based Venoco, an oil and gas producer with significant operations in the Tri-Counties, is suing Plains All American Pipeline for more than $12 million in damages. Venoco is suing the Houston-based energy infrastructure company responsible for the Refugio oil spill for the continued loss of profits that stemmed from the shut down of Line 901 Read More →
Camarillo’s Salem Media acquires Retirement Watch
Latest newsCamarillo-based Christian and conservative radio operator Salem Media Group acquired RetirementWatch.com and Retirement Watch newsletter on April 4. Salem announced the deal just before markets opened. Retirement Watch offers independent research and advice about retirement planning. The site provides information about the financial aspects of retirement planning: investments, Social Security and estate planning, among others. Read More →
California Lutheran University launching startup incubator
Latest newsCalifornia Lutheran University will launch an incubator out of its entrepreneurship center in Westlake Village, the school announced April 4. The school opened the California Lutheran University Center for Entrepreneurship in 2014 as a co-working space for regional entrepreneurs. A contractor ran the facility until Cal Lutheran took over operations last summer. The new incubator, Read More →
Semtech’s LoRa to be used for trackers to monitor health of cattle
Agribusiness, Latest news, TechnologyCamarillo-based Semtech’s LoRa wireless technology has been selected by Quantified Ag for trackers that will monitor and report the health of cattle. Sensors in each ear tag will constantly monitor livestock temperature, movement and other vital signs. The information from the ear tracker is relayed to a receiver, which sends data to a central system Read More →
St. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital gets $5 million donation
Health Care & Life Science, Latest newsSt. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital in Camarillo received a $5 million donation from an anonymous philanthropist that will establish a new surgical suite consisting of three operating rooms and a family waiting area. The donation is the largest in the hospital’s 42-year history. “We are extremely grateful to receive this extraordinary gift,” said Darren Lee, Read More →
Yardi Leasing Space at The Collection
Latest newsYardi Systems, a Santa Barbara-based company that develops software and apps for small and large real estate managers, will open an office at The Collection in Oxnard. Yardi Systems employs about 4,800 employees worldwide. Yardi will lease 28,887 square feet of space on Park View Court in Oxnard occupying two floors in the building. “The Read More →
