Fast Pitch SB awards $40K to nonprofits
NonprofitsSanta Barbara’s first ever startup-style contest for nonprofit organizations, Fast Pitch SB, awarded $40,000 in prize money at its final round of competition at the Music Academy of the West last week. Nearly 100 initial participants were narrowed down to 20 nonprofit contestants, and on April 23, the competition’s judges selected 10 finalists. Last week, Read More →
Samy’s Camera moves to State Street
Latest news, Real Estate, South Coast, Tri-County EconomySamy’s Camera has signed up for 11,450 square feet of space at 530 State St., the largest retail lease in downtown Santa Barbara in three years, according to commercial real estate insiders.
United Way of Ventura County CEO to retire
East Ventura County, Latest news, Nonprofits, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura CountyDavid Smith, president and CEO of United Way of Ventura County since 2001, will retire in December. “Dave Smith has brought significant value to the United Way organization and Ventura County for nearly 13 years,” the group’s chairman, Thomas Cohen, said in a news release. “He will be difficult to replace.” Smith and his wife, Read More →
Oxnard Boys & Girls Club chief to lead national organization
East Ventura County, Nonprofits, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura CountyTim Blaylock, longtime executive of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme, is leaving the post to join the national organization, Boys and Girls Clubs of America. Blaylock has spent 12 years as the chief professional officer of the Oxnard Boys & Girls Clubs. He will now join Boys & Girls Read More →
Inogen shares rise on rosier outlook
Earnings, Latest news, South Coast, Technology, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public CompaniesShares of Goleta-based Inogen soared 11.4 percent to $16.29 on May 14 after reporting stronger-than-expected profits and boosting its sales outlook for the year.
