Visitor-related spending totaled $2.2B in Santa Barbara County’s South Coast
Visitor-related spending in Santa Barbara County’s South Coast region was $2.24 billion in the last quarter of 2022 and the first three quarters of 2023, a market research firm managing director said at Visit Santa Barbara’s latest Tourism Summit on Jan. 17. There were 6.5 million visitors to the region, 96% of whom said it was Read More →
Dubroff: New launch fees will help fuel Vandenberg’s expansion
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Women-founded companies are breaking the mold on the Central Coast
Growing up, Blanca Hoffmeir loved aviation. As an adult, she became an engineer and worked her way up from a small company to a larger one. The larger company used drones for surveying purposes and, because she had her private pilot license, Hoffmeir was asked to be onboarded as a drone pilot to provide services Read More →
Street smarts: Industry veteran tasked to lead Paso Robles wine brands
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Pea Soup Andersen’s closes for renovations
A Central Coast staple, Pea Soup Andersen’s in Buellton, shuttered its doors on Jan. 10 with no timetable on when it could return. According to the Los Angeles Times, the near century-old Pea Soup Andersen’s, according to multiple representatives for the company, the eatery could reopen after redevelopment of the site. Pea Soup Andersen’s Inn, Read More →
Entrepreneurs pitch their startups at CLU’s Hub101 event
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Geri LaChance, SESLOC CEO, retiring in June
Geri LaChance, president and CEO of the SESLOC Federal Credit Union for 12 years, is retiring effective June 2024, the San Luis Obispo-based nonprofit announced Jan. 10. She will be succeeded by Mike Quamma, the organization’s executive vice president and CFO. SESLOC Board Chair Tom Lebens praised LaChance’s tenure. “It’s hard to aptly summarize the Read More →
