Santa Maria Valley Chamber names new CEO
The Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce has named Michael Boyer as its new President and CEO. He will take over on June 10, replacing Glenn Morris, the Chamber’s longtime CEO, who is moving on to helm the association for Chambers of Commerce in the Western region. Boyer, a resident of Arroyo Grandey currently serves Read More →
Wendy Foster’s State Street location closing
State Street icon Wendy Foster is becoming the latest casualty of Santa Barbara’s retail apocalypse. The trend-forward fashion retailer said May 14 that it was closing its location at 1220 State Street after a nearly 40-year run that featured some of the most iconic apparel on the Central Coast. Although technically a “pause,” according to a statement, Read More →
Conception captain sentenced to 4 years
The captain of a dive boat that caught fire in the Santa Barbara Channel in 2019, resulting in the deaths of 34 people, was sentenced to four years in federal prison on May 2. Jerry Boylan of Santa Barbara was convicted in a federal jury trial in November of one count of misconduct or neglect Read More →
Greater Central Coast becomes Sutter Health’s sixth community market
Sutter Health, a Sacramento-based nonprofit integrated health system, announced on Jan. 31 that its sixth community-based market will be the Greater Central Coast. The market will be anchored by Sansum Clinic, a 103-year-old nonprofit outpatient healthcare organization based in Santa Barbara, which officially became part of Sutter Health in October. “Our community-based markets allow us Read More →
MB&T gives away $1.1M, Benefits 195 Orgs
Janet Garufis, CEO and chairwoman of Montecito Bank & Trust, gathered dozens of representatives from local nonprofits and organizations to celebrate the season of giving with a bang at the 2023 Montecito Bank & Trust Community Dividends event Nov. 20. During the event, the bank announced it was donating $1.1 million to nonprofits based in Read More →
Meet the 2023 Fastest Growing Companies!
The 2023 chapter of the Pacific Coast Business Times’ Fastest Growing Companies special report is here! This year, the company that’s shown the most revenue growth from 2020 to 2022 is Pashion Footwear, a company the Pacific Coast Business Times knows well. We’ve been following the story of CEO Haley Pavone since 2017, when she Read More →
