Transphorm gets $3.6M grant
Green Coast, Latest news, TechnologyTransphorm, the Goleta-based energy efficiency firm backed by $63 million from Google and other investors, has received a $3.6 million federal grant to improve solar panels. Transphorm’s technology uses a semiconducting material called gallium nitride to drastically reduce heat waste in electronic systems. The grant from the U.S. Department of Energy went to Transphorm in Read More →
Guest op/ed: Cal Poly’s international business program closed, to detriment of students
Op/Eds, OpinionA separate international business program sends the message to students and employers that we value a global perspective in our curriculum.
Guest op/ed: Understanding crime insurance for ‘rogue employee’ losses
Op/Eds, OpinionFinancial services companies have never been more vulnerable to catastrophic losses caused by dishonest employees and employees duped by dishonest third parties.
Memorial slated for SLO attorney
Latest news, Law & GovermentPhil Steiner, a well-known intellectual property attorney in San Luis Obispo, died on Sept. 25. He was 55. A memorial is planned for Steiner at the Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo at 11 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 30. Steiner was instrumental in establishing the intellectual property section of the San Luis Obispo County Bar Read More →
Ventura County Business Bank acquired
Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Latest newsOxnard-based Ventura County Business Bank has been acquired by Royal Business Bank for an undisclosed amount. Ventura County Business Bank’s two branches, in Oxnard and Westlake Village, officially opened as a subsidiary of Royal Business Bank on Monday, according to a news release, and will continue to operate under their original name until February. For Read More →
Guest op/ed: Lessons learned from corporate and government scandals galore
Op/Eds, OpinionHave we lost our moral compass?
