AppFolio acquires San Diego software startup RentLinx
By Erika Martin / Wednesday, April 8th, 2015 / Latest news, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on AppFolio acquires San Diego software startup RentLinx
The company hopes the deal will allow its clients better market vacancies.
Capps exit from D.C. to reshape Central Coast politics
By Staff Report / Wednesday, April 8th, 2015 / Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Capps exit from D.C. to reshape Central Coast politics

The Congresswoman will leave behind a legacy as a staunch environmentalist and party loyalist who also developed a reputation for supporting small business and building relationships with her political foes.
SB retail property has new owner in eight-figure deal
By Staff Report / Tuesday, April 7th, 2015 / Latest news, Real Estate, South Coast, Top 25 lists, Top Stories / Comments Off on SB retail property has new owner in eight-figure deal

The complex on State Street along Highway 101, anchored by REI, was previously purchased in two separate deals for about $13 million between 2005 and 2010.
Solar3D up-lists to NASDAQ on strength of acquisitions
By Erika Martin / Friday, April 3rd, 2015 / Latest news, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Solar3D up-lists to NASDAQ on strength of acquisitions

The firm raked in $20.2 million in revenue for 2014 and reported operating income of $311,072, compared to an operating loss of $1.1 million for the same period in 2013.
Santa Barbara startup to close crowdfunding’s missing link
By Erika Martin / Friday, April 3rd, 2015 / Columns, Latest news, Small Business, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Santa Barbara startup to close crowdfunding’s missing link
GroupGets is an online platform that hopes to democratize access to high-tech components.
Independent bookstores on decline as Granada Books shuts doors
By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, April 3rd, 2015 / Latest news, Small Business, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Independent bookstores on decline as Granada Books shuts doors

With the rise of book-selling giants like Borders and Barnes & Noble in the 1990s, followed by digitized selling popularized by Amazon in the new millennium, independently owned bookstores like Granada have become a rarity.
Nanotech firm quietly doubles footprint in new Goleta space
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, April 3rd, 2015 / Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Nanotech firm quietly doubles footprint in new Goleta space
Applied Cavitation plans to move into its new home at 44 Castilian Drive sometime in mid-April.