Community West Bank opens new Santa Maria Branch
Community West Bancshares, parent company of Community West Bank, announced the opening of its full-service Santa Maria branch at 122 Betteravia Road on Jan. 17, replacing its 2615 S. Miller St. location. The move continues its Central Coast expansion after the bank opened its first full-service San Luis Obispo branch at 4464 Broad St. in Read More →
Curvature to merge with SMS Systems
Santa Barbara-based Curvature announced its merger with Charlotte, N.C. IT data center company SMS Systems Maintenance Services Jan. 18. The combined company will have more than $500 million in revenue and 2,000-plus employees. Financial details of the merger were not disclosed. Following the transaction, the combined company will operate under the name SMS | CURVATURE Read More →
Sares-Regis buys 29 acres at Conejo Spectrum in Thousand Oaks
The Sares-Regis Group bought 29 acres of land at the Conejo Spectrum Business Park in Thousand Oaks with plans to build out industrial buildings, according to Colliers International. The property management company with an office in Goleta partnered with an investment firm to purchase the land near Rancho Conejo Boulevard and Conejo Spectrum Drive for Read More →
SpaceX rocket launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base
By Dana Hull Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. returned to the skies Jan. 14 with a flawless delivery of communications satellites into orbit, its first flight since a Sept. 1 fireball destroyed a rocket and its payload on a Florida launch pad. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 10 Iridium Communications Inc. satellites rumbled aloft from Read More →
Here’s a wish list for leadership in 2017
By Ritch Eich America appears to be continuing down the same divided path that plagued our nation in 2016. We desperately need enlightened leadership in the New Year. Here is my Top 10 “Wish List” for elected officials and organizational leaders who are in positions to move our country forward. 1. Assemble world leadership: Focus Read More →
No game changers at 2017 CES
By David Newton The 2017 (50th anniversary) Consumer Electronics Show felt a lot like 2016, which felt a lot like 2015. My 15th year walking the 2.3 million square feet of exhibit space showcasing 4,000 companies lacked the buzz and anticipation of breakthrough tech innovations that have typically defined this annual event. And that’s the Read More →
Sonos visionary hears call to mentor successor
In his typically understated way, Sonos founder John MacFarlane has quietly stepped away from his role as chief executive of the Santa Barbara-based audio company. MacFarlane, who has built one of the largest enterprises in the tech sector on the Central Coast, took to the Sonos blog on Jan. 10 to post the fact that Read More →
