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By Staff Report / Friday, June 16th, 2017 / Latest news, Nonprofits, Technology / Comments Off on Ernst & Young gives entrepreneur awards to Direct Relief, TrackR
Ernst & Young honored two members of the Santa Barbara business community at its annual Entrepreneur of the Year awards for the Greater Los Angeles Region on June 15. Thomas Tighe, president and CEO of Direct Relief, received the Social Entrepreneurship recognition. Also among the eight winners was tracking device company TrackR, co-founded by Chris Read More →
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By Staff Report / Wednesday, June 14th, 2017 / Agribusiness, Latest news, Nonprofits, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Food Share president Bonnie Atmore steps down
Food Share President and CEO Bonnie Atmore announced June 14 that she is stepping down to lead the Rancho Ventura Conservation Trust she founded with her husband, Richard. In her nine-year tenure with Food Share, the Oxnard-based food distribution nonprofit grew to serve more than 200 locations and 74,500 people per month. Food Share Read More →
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By Marissa Nall / Friday, June 9th, 2017 / Columns, Latest news, Nonprofits, Technology / Comments Off on Botanic gardens at forefront of scientific research
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By Marissa Nall / Friday, May 26th, 2017 / Nonprofits, Real Estate, Restaurants, right, South Coast, Tourism / Comments Off on Attractions, hotels and eateries revitalizing lower State Street
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By Staff Report / Thursday, May 11th, 2017 / Central Coast, Higher Education, Latest news, Nonprofits / Comments Off on Discovery Museum adds Space Shuttle exhibit
The Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum unveiled its newest exhibit on May 10, a Space Shuttle created in partnership with the 30th Space Wing at Vandenberg Air Force Base. The interactive exhibit simulates rocket launches with audio recordings from NASA’s Space Shuttle Discovery. A hands-on launch sequence and video feed from the base highlight science, Read More →
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By Marissa Nall / Friday, April 28th, 2017 / Latest news, Nonprofits / Comments Off on Nonprofits find that inclusion results in greater success
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By Joshua Molina / Thursday, April 13th, 2017 / Banking Industry, Latest news, Nonprofits, Real Estate / Comments Off on Philanthropist, banker and developer Michael Towbes dies at 87
Updated at 10 a.m. April 14: Michael Towbes, the tri-county region’s most prominent philanthropist, banker and real estate developer, whose influence spanned nearly six decades, died April 13. He was 87. “He passed away early this morning, surrounded by family, in peace,” said Towbes Group President Craig Zimmerman, in an email to the Business Read More →