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CSUCI to offer business classes in Santa Barbara

By   /  Tuesday, September 28th, 2010  /  Latest news  /  Comments Off on CSUCI to offer business classes in Santa Barbara

CSU Channel Islands will offer undergraduate classes in business through the Santa Barbara City College Campus, under an agreement that officials from both colleges signed during a Sept. 29 news conference. The program will begin in fall 2011 with up to 30 students, who will take one or two courses per 12-week term at SBCC, Read More →

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Santa Barbara County finds its CEO

By   /  Tuesday, September 28th, 2010  /  Latest news  /  Comments Off on Santa Barbara County finds its CEO

Santa Barbara County will get its first woman CEO when Chandra Wallar replaces Mike Brown on Nov. 1. Wallar comes from San Diego County, where she has been deputy chief administrative officer and general manager over the Land Use and Environment Group since 1999 — experience that will come in handy in Santa Barbara County, where Read More →

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Level Studios acquired by bigger firm

By   /  Monday, September 27th, 2010  /  Latest news  /  Comments Off on Level Studios acquired by bigger firm

Level Studios, the biggest all-digital marketing firm in the Tri-Counties and a major tech employer with 140 people in San Luis Obispo, has been acquired by a New Jersey firm. The acquisition by Princeton, N.J.-based Rosetta will put Level Studios — which works with clients as large as BlackBerry maker Research in Motion and as Read More →

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Highway 101 widening approved

By   /  Monday, September 27th, 2010  /  Latest news  /  Comments Off on Highway 101 widening approved

The Ventura County Board of Supervisors voted Sept. 21 to approve Caltrans’ widening of Highway 101 from a spot just south of Mussel Shoals to the Santa Barbara County line. Caltrans is also planning to widen the Santa Barbara County side of that stretch of Highway 101. The Ventura County project is scheduled to start Read More →

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Elements makes a buy

By   /  Monday, September 27th, 2010  /  Latest news  /  Comments Off on Elements makes a buy

Elements, a San Luis Obispo Web company catering to franchise businesses, announced Sept. 15 that it has acquired NetFuel Interactive, a Philadelphia-based Web company. NetFuel, formerly known as Screen Matter, also does Web design and online marketing for franchisees. It will operate from Philadelphia as a business unit of Elements, Elements said in a news Read More →

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Amgen recalls some anemia drugs

By   /  Friday, September 24th, 2010  /  Latest news  /  Comments Off on Amgen recalls some anemia drugs

Thousand Oaks-based Amgen announced Sept. 24 that it is recalling some lots of its Epogen and Procrit drugs because the vials may contain tiny glass flakes. Both are injectable drugs used to treat anemia in HIV, renal failure and chemotherapy patients. Amgen said the glass flakes are the result of interaction between the drug and Read More →

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RightScale closes $25M round

By   /  Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010  /  Latest news  /  Comments Off on RightScale closes $25M round

RightScale, a Santa Barbara-based cloud computing company, recently closed a $25 million round of venture funding, the company announced Sept. 22. The round was led by Tenaya Capital, a fund that spun off from Lehman Brothers in 2009. DAG Ventures, Benchmark Captital, Index Ventures and Presidio Ventures also invested in the latest round. “This represents Read More →