Sansum Diabetes center announces name change, focus on local care
By Austen Hufford / Friday, June 27th, 2014 / Health Care & Life Science, Nonprofits, South Coast, Technology, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Sansum Diabetes center announces name change, focus on local care
The Santa Barbara-based organization is now named the William Sansum Diabetes Center, after its founder.
San Luis Obispo groups tackle workforce housing shortage
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, June 27th, 2014 / Central Coast, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on San Luis Obispo groups tackle workforce housing shortage
San Luis Obispo County has a problem with workforce housing. It doesn’t exist, and nobody wants to build it.
Rising tide of exports: Region to boost business with Latin America
By Austen Hufford / Friday, June 27th, 2014 / East Ventura County, Small Business, South Coast, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Rising tide of exports: Region to boost business with Latin America
Foreign demand for American-made goods is fueling a rise in exports from the Tri-Counties to Latin America.
Opposition could gum up energy projects
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, June 27th, 2014 / Central Coast, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Opposition could gum up energy projects
A trio of Central Coast oil projects are winding through the regulatory process in the face of increasingly stiff regional and statewide opposition.
Co-working spaces foster startups in Santa Maria, Westlake Village
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, June 27th, 2014 / Central Coast, East Ventura County, Small Business, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Co-working spaces foster startups in Santa Maria, Westlake Village
New co-working spaces are springing up in Santa Maria and Westlake Village.
Alive and clicking: Visus thriving after 20 years in software
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, June 27th, 2014 / Small Business, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Alive and clicking: Visus thriving after 20 years in software
When Michael Daoud founded Santa Barbara software firm Visus 20 years ago, America Online launched its first portal onto something called the World Wide Web, letting home users access it for the first time. About a quarter of American homes had computers, and in San Francisco, the first-ever conference on the commercial potential of the Web featured Marc Andreessen, founder of a fledgling startup called Netscape, as a key speaker.
Behind the scenes: Architect’s love of art fuels theater restorations
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, June 27th, 2014 / Real Estate, South Coast, Tri-County Economy, Women Inc. / Comments Off on Behind the scenes: Architect’s love of art fuels theater restorations
Recently named an associate at PMSM Architects in Santa Barbara, Monisha Adnani has worked on theater and performance spaces ranging from the historic renovation of the Granada Theatre and the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara to the Fred Kavli Theater for Performing Arts in Thousand Oaks.