Donations roll in to help Food Bank of Santa Barbara County repair damaged building
The Food Bank of Santa Barbara County’s offices were damaged by a falling tree on May 10, and donors have stepped up since then with more than $50,000 to help pay for repairs. Food Bank employees arrived the morning of May 11 to find that heavy winds the night before had toppled a eucalyptus tree Read More →
Health care innovators take center stage in 2022 South Coast Business & Technology Awards
Industries all over the world were debilitated by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, but perhaps none more than health care. For years, yearly checkups were the norm for millions of people, but with overfilled hospitals and risk of infection suddenly a huge concern, people began skipping visits to doctor’s offices and hospitals. In the years Read More →
Plains All American agrees to $230M settlement over 2015 pipeline spill
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For small businesses, pandemic offers lessons in preparing for the next disaster
Joie Krintzman, the owner of Twist Dance Apparel in Santa Barbara, opened her 550-square-foot dance apparel boutique in October 2021, amid the pandemic. The mother of two daughters, both of them dancers, had never owned her own business before, but she saw the need for a dance shop in Santa Barbara. Krintzman’s focus is her online Read More →
QAD plans to sell headquarters as workforce goes ‘virtual-first’
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Fertilizers double and even triple in price due to war, pandemic, inflation
California farmers have had their share of troubles, with persistent drought and the COVID-19 pandemic shaking the industry in recent years. In 2022, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has driven up the cost of fertilizer, which was already spiking, to record amounts. In addition to sunlight and water, crops need three key nutrients: nitrogen, phosphorous and Read More →
Santa Barbara County court first in region to put civil filings online; other counties plan to follow suit
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