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 →

Direct Relief tasks Salesforce CFO Amy Weaver with CEO spot
By Jorge Mercado / Friday, March 7th, 2025 / Latest news, Nonprofits, Santa Barbara County, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Direct Relief tasks Salesforce CFO Amy Weaver with CEO spot

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Global commercial real estate firm enters the Santa Barbara market
By Jorge Mercado / Thursday, March 6th, 2025 / Latest news, Real Estate, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Global commercial real estate firm enters the Santa Barbara market

For years, Colliers, a global commercial real estate firm, has done business in Santa Barbara. But they, like many other global real estate firms, never committed to having an actual office on the Central Coast, instead opting to simply conduct business from its Southern California offices. That all changed on March 4 when Colliers announced it would be Read More →

Central Coast officials fret over funding freeze, DOGE cuts
By Mike Harris / Monday, March 3rd, 2025 / Central Coast, Economy, Latest news, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Central Coast officials fret over funding freeze, DOGE cuts
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Cottage Health names Scott Wester as new CEO
By Jorge Mercado / Wednesday, February 26th, 2025 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Cottage Health names Scott Wester as new CEO

Scott Wester, an experienced executive at several healthcare organizations, has been selected as Santa Barbara-based Cottage Health’s newest president and CEO, Cottage announced Feb. 26. Wester, who has three decades of experience in healthcare, will assume the post on April 7. He is succeeding Ron Werft, who announced in 2024 that he would be retiring Read More →
CERF report paints lackluster economic picture for Ventura County
By Mike Harris / Thursday, February 20th, 2025 / Latest news, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy, Ventura County / Comments Off on CERF report paints lackluster economic picture for Ventura County
Ventura County is experiencing a prolonged period of economic weakness, according to the 2025 forecast from the Center for Economic Research and Forecasting at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks. “CERF’s forecast of average annual (GDP) growth from 2024 to 2027 is an improvement, but not hugely so, at an expansion of only 0.1%,” the Read More →

Cal Poly embraces modular building model
By Jorge Mercado / Thursday, February 13th, 2025 / Latest news, San Luis Obispo County, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Cal Poly embraces modular building model

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