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Stephen Nellis


| Friday, August 15th, 2014

TechPitch seeks Central Coast entries for contest

Central Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

TechPitch, the annual business plan contest held in San Luis Obispo, is calling for Central Coast startups to apply for this year’s competition. Now in its fourth year, TechPitch has become a must-attend event that draws hundreds of business, technology and civic leaders. It’s organized through a collaboration between Cal Poly’s Small Business Development Center Read More →

| Friday, August 15th, 2014

Software startup’s emails help companies motivate workers

Technology, Top Stories

When employees take a break at work, 92 percent of them check Facebook. OK, that statistic is made up. But the number is surely high, and what isn’t in dispute is that several well-conducted psychological studies at the University of Missouri, the University of Michigan and other institutions have found that Facebook has the potential Read More →

| Friday, August 8th, 2014

Santa Barbara election lawsuit likely to turn into a numbers game

Columns, Law & Goverment, South Coast, Tri-County Economy

The lawsuit brought against the city of Santa Barbara alleging that its at-large voting system for City Council seats locks Latinos out of the political process is likely to come down to dueling data and competing experts who have a track record in other cases.

| Friday, August 8th, 2014

Courts say electronic records are on the docket

Central Coast, East Ventura County, Law & Goverment, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County

Coming soon to a courthouse near you: Electronic document filing, judges swiping through case files on touch pads and digital public access to court records.

| Friday, August 1st, 2014

Amgen cuts jobs at Thousand Oaks headquarters as drug focus narrows

East Ventura County, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

  Thousand Oaks-based biotech giant Amgen has entered a new era in which a leaner organization focuses on shepherding 10 late-stage molecules into an increasingly competitive global market. Amgen said July 29 that it will cut staff at its Conejo Valley headquarters and consolidate into fewer buildings as part of a company-wide restructuring plan that Read More →

| Friday, August 1st, 2014

Portable power: Ojai firm makes battery systems that can go anywhere

Small Business, Technology, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County

An Ojai company’s creation that started as a way to run camera and lighting gear for on-location film shoots has evolved into a battery system that can power everything from military forces in Afghanistan to an off-grid organic vodka distillery in Hawaii.

| Friday, August 1st, 2014

Invested.in founder launches platform for accredited investors

Columns, Technology

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