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iFixit taps its own mantra for new corporate digs in SLO

By   /  Friday, August 22nd, 2014  /  Central Coast, Reprints, Technology, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on iFixit taps its own mantra for new corporate digs in SLO

San Luis Obispo-based iFixit’s mission is to save the world with “the repair guide for everything, written by everyone.”

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Competition heats up in infrared market as Flir, Seek Thermal release smartphone products

By   /  Friday, August 22nd, 2014  /  South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Competition heats up in infrared market as Flir, Seek Thermal release smartphone products

  This holiday season, two South Coast firms will compete to sell what could be the hottest gadget gift of the year: affordable thermal cameras for smartphones. Goleta-based Seek Thermal, the company founded by longtime infrared entrepreneurs Bill Parrish and Tim Fitzgibbons that has raised $30 million, said Aug. 19 that it will offer a Read More →

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Pacifica Hotels, Eastern Real Estate team up on hostel takeover

By   /  Friday, August 22nd, 2014  /  Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories, Tourism, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Pacifica Hotels, Eastern Real Estate team up on hostel takeover

Elijah Brumback

Last week, Santa Barbara firms Pacifica Hotels and Eastern Real Estate purchased the hostel from the Parker family.

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Lynda.com hires public-company exec

By   /  Friday, August 22nd, 2014  /  South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Lynda.com hires public-company exec

Carpinteria-based online education firm Lynda.com has hired a new executive to drive its global expansion and has opened an office in San Francisco to tap Bay Area talent.

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In their own words: Spirit of Small Business 2014 winners

By   /  Thursday, August 21st, 2014  /  Central Coast, East Ventura County, Green Coast, Small Business, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County  /  2 Comments

The Pacific Coast Business Times’ 2014 class of Spirit of Small Business winners were honored at an awards luncheon on Aug. 14, 2014 following the publication of a special edition on July 25, 2014. The special section, produced in partership with the U.S. Small Business Administration, highlights entrepreneurship in the Tri-Counties, with profiles on successful Read More →

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Architectural products maker to leave Carpinteria

By   /  Thursday, August 21st, 2014  /  Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Architectural products maker to leave Carpinteria

Forms+Surfaces plans to vacate its 65,000-square-foot campus in Carpinteria, a move that will affect 50 jobs as it shifts work to Arizona and other parts of California.

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Limoneira buys stake in Chilean citrus packing operation

By   /  Tuesday, August 19th, 2014  /  Agribusiness, East Ventura County, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Limoneira buys stake in Chilean citrus packing operation

Limoneira Co. has purchased a 35 percent stake in a Chilean citrus business for $1.75 million. Santa Paula-based Limoneira said Tuesday that it had made the investment in Rosales, a citrus packing, marketing and sales operation based in La Serena, Chile. The operation is located in the coastal region of northern Chile, which is a Read More →