Jordanos 2025 food show packs the house
By Jorge Mercado / Thursday, March 27th, 2025 / Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Jordanos 2025 food show packs the house
The Earl Warren Showgrounds in Santa Barbara was a packed venue on March 23 and 24, but it wasn’t for the usual reasons like the annual county fair or a beautiful wedding, it was the star-studded return of Jordanos Foodservice signature event, the 2025 Food & Equipment show. Jordanos, the Santa Barbara-based independent distributor, runs Read More →

Latigo raises $150M to advance pipeline through clinical trials
By Jorge Mercado / Monday, March 24th, 2025 / East Ventura County, Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Latigo raises $150M to advance pipeline through clinical trials

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Cal Poly, Hancock to offer bachelors’ degrees in Santa Maria
By Mike Harris / Thursday, March 20th, 2025 / Central Coast, Higher Education, Latest news, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Cal Poly, Hancock to offer bachelors’ degrees in Santa Maria

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Cal Poly to launch new bachelor’s degrees at Hancock College
By Jorge Mercado / Monday, March 17th, 2025 / Higher Education, Latest news, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Cal Poly to launch new bachelor’s degrees at Hancock College

Allan Hancock College and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are partnering to expand access to in-person bachelor’s degrees in northern Santa Barbara County. Starting in fall 2026, Cal Poly will offer a B.S. degree in business administration at the community college’s Santa Maria campus, it was announced March 17. Cal Poly is also committed to Read More →
Focus on finance quarterly roundtable
By Staff Report / Friday, March 14th, 2025 / Central Coast, Columns, Economy, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Focus on finance quarterly roundtable
Editor’s Note: Welcome to Focus on Finance, a new report from the Business Times. We’ve had such strong responses to our Spring and Fall forecasts that we’re adding March and August panel discussions to give you a quarterly look at the markets. In this issue, we take a timely look at investing in the Trump era. Our Read More →
Kate Farms expands into retail with Target launch
By Jorge Mercado / Wednesday, March 12th, 2025 / Latest news, left, Retailing, Santa Barbara County, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Kate Farms expands into retail with Target launch

Goleta-based Kate Farms, which manufactures plant-based nutrition products, executed one of its long-term goals with the announcement of its national retail debut. As of March 12, Kate Farms launched its new Kids Nutrition product line, which is now available at Target, marking the first time their organic nutrition solutions will be available at a major Read More →
QAD appoints new CEO, Chilton steps down after 7 years
By Jorge Mercado / Monday, March 10th, 2025 / Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on QAD appoints new CEO, Chilton steps down after 7 years

Santa Barbara-based QAD has appointed Sanjay Brahmawar, formerly CEO of Software AG, as its new CEO, the software company announced March 10. Brahmawar will begin in his new role on March 17 and will succeed Anton Chilton, who is stepping back from his CEO role after more than 20 years of service at QAD. In Read More →