Building on a green foundation: SLO interiors firm expands down the coast
Central Coast, East Ventura County, Green Coast, Small Business, South Coast, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura CountyGreen Goods is expanding from its San Luis Obispo base into Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.
Bain Capital debt strikes sour note at Guitar Center
Banking & Finance, Central Coast, East Ventura County, Green Coast, Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura CountyWith rumors swirling of an ownership change at debt-laden Guitar Center, all eyes will be on whether the Westlake Village-based company reversed its sagging online sales over the critical holiday season.
Ceres to plow $23M raise into sorghum tests
Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Tourism, Tri-County Public CompaniesThousand Oaks-based energy crop firm Ceres has raised $23 million that it hopes will help it to break even as it continues testing its seeds in Brazil.
Thousand Oaks law seminars focus on big questions in biotech
East Ventura County, Law & Goverment, Technology, Tri-County EconomyOrganizers promise a steady progression from relatively anodyne topics like 3-D printers and intellectual property to touchier subjects, such as genetically engineered salmon, how animals are treated in biotech research and what ethical and legal obligations biotech researchers have when they appropriate and commercialize molecules traditionally used by indigenous cultures.
Feeling lucky? How small businesses can navigate Google’s new algorithm
Small Business, TechnologyWith a recent change to its search algorithms, Google has made it much harder for a plumber in Arroyo Grande to show up when a user searches for “San Luis Obispo plumber,” even though that business may have served the greater San Luis Obispo area for decades.
Angling for change: Bren School startup serves up new model for sustainable seafood
Agribusiness, Green Coast, Small Business, South Coast, Top Stories, Women Inc.A team of UCSB graduate students has created an online marketplace where restaurants and fishermen can connect directly to buy sustainable, traceable seafood.
