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Staff Report | Friday, July 26th, 2013

Tourism roundup: Oaks at Ojai hires hospitality veteran as new general manager

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Staff Report | Friday, July 26th, 2013

2013 Spirit of Small Business Awards winners announced

Features, Small Business

The Pacific Coast Business Times is pleased to announce our 2013 class of Spirit of Small Business Awards winners. This annual special section, now in its 11th year, celebrates small-business ownership and entrepreneurship in the Tri-Counties. The report published with the July 26 print edition. The winners will be honored at an awards luncheon on Thursday, Aug. 15 at Bacara Resort Read More →

Staff Report | Thursday, July 25th, 2013

Mission Linen names new CEO

Calient raises $27M, hires new CFO

Technology

Santa Barbara-based photonics firm Calient Technologies has raised $27 million in venture capital and hired a new chief financial officer to lead growth. The firm said July 24 that it raised the round from a combination of new and existing investors and that the funding will be used to enhance its portfolio of 3D micro Read More →

Staff Report | Monday, July 15th, 2013

Ceres loses $9.3M, missing estimates

Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies

Thousand Oaks-based agricultural biotech firm Ceres’ third-quarter net loss widened to $9.3 million, or 38 cents per share, on revenue of $1.4 million, it said July 11. The energy crop firm attributed the higher loss to added expenses from expanding business operations in Brazil and higher-than-expected variability in how much fuel its crops can produce. Read More →

Staff Report | Thursday, July 11th, 2013

Neighborhood Clinics get funds to continue operation

Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Nonprofits, Tri-County Economy

Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics will not close its doors on Monday, thanks to hundreds of thousands of dollars in community support. The nonprofits clinics, which serve low-income and uninsured residents on the South Coast, has been struggling financially and said in May that it would be forced to shut down if it couldn’t find the Read More →