Final member of Inogen’s founding team to leave company
Ali Bauerlein, one of Inogen’s co-founders, has stepped down from her post as the company’s CFO, effective immediately on Dec. 13. According to a company news release, Mike Sergesketter has been appointed interim CFO while Inogen look to fill the position. Bauerlein will stay at Inogen in a transitional finance role through the first quarter Read More →
Habit founders to sell remaining restaurants, including original Goleta spot
After 45 years as legendary Santa Barbara restaurateurs, the Reichard brothers are kicking The Habit. Their wildly successful chain, The Habit Burger Grill, was sold years ago and is now under the Yum Brands umbrella, along with Pizza Hut, KFC and Taco Bell. But Brent and Bruce Reichard kept eight Habit restaurants in Santa Barbara Read More →
Real Estate: Paseo Nuevo Macy’s to get new life as roller rink; Hotel Santa Barbara sold
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New GDP data shows onset of pandemic recession in region
The combined gross domestic product of the tri-county region dropped 2.4% from 2019 to 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, a better performance than either the state or the nation as a whole, according to data released Dec. 8 by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Gross domestic product is the dollar value of Read More →
State chamber president talks vaccine mandates, legislative agenda in Goleta
With just a few weeks left until the end of 2021, the largest business advocate to California government has its eyes set on the new year. The California Chamber of Commerce, which works at the state and federal levels to influence government actions affecting businesses in the state, says several policies are going to be Read More →
State Bar shuts down Santa Barbara legal firm
NOTE: This article was originally posted Dec. 6 and updated on Dec. 9. The updated version clarifies the reason the firm was shut down and includes quotes from an attorney for National Family Solutions and from the settlement between the firm and the State Bar of California. The State Bar of California has shut down Read More →
Santa Barbara’s Bexson Biomedical wants to kick our opioid habit
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