Sansum-Cottage deal heads to FTC for review
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, November 29th, 2013 / Health Care & Life Science, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Sansum-Cottage deal heads to FTC for review
The future of health care in South Santa Barbara County became considerably clearer in recent days, with the biggest merger in decades headed off for regulatory review and hiccups in the delivery of care through the state insurance exchange and to the poor largely resolved.
Reelin’ in the years: Jensen Music celebrates 40th anniversary
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, November 29th, 2013 / Features, Small Business, South Coast, Top Stories / Comments Off on Reelin’ in the years: Jensen Music celebrates 40th anniversary
While other mom-and-pop shops got caught up in a race to the bottom on retail pricing, Jensen Music relied on non-tradeable services to stay in business, repairing instruments and dedicating about half of its space to lesson rooms and instruction.
Kavli remembered: Physicist employed thousands, gifted millions
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, November 29th, 2013 / Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Kavli remembered: Physicist employed thousands, gifted millions
Born in Norway, Kavli made his way to the United States after World War II to pursue physics and expand on his lifelong entrepreneurial streak. In the late 1950s, he founded Kavlico Corp., a Moorpark-based maker of advanced sensors for cars and aircraft. He also invested in real estate for more than 50 years.
Cal Poly boots up cybersecurity program
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, November 29th, 2013 / Central Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Cal Poly boots up cybersecurity program
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is rolling out a new Cybersecurity Center in collaboration with Northup Grumman and Raytheon with an eye toward training security experts for the defense industry and giving all of its engineering students a firmer grasp of how to make their creations secure against hackers.
Active Life device finds link between diabetes, bone issues
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, November 29th, 2013 / Health Care & Life Science, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Active Life device finds link between diabetes, bone issues
A device made by Santa Barbara-based Active Life Scientific played a critical role in a new study at the Mayo Clinic linking Type 2 diabetes to bone problems.
Gorell to challenge Brownley in congressional race
By Staff Report / Monday, November 25th, 2013 / Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Gorell to challenge Brownley in congressional race
He has been actively involved with business and economic development groups, forming the so-called “Gold Team” to focus on attracting and retaining jobs in the state. For that effort he partnered with Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, a San Francisco Democrat. The Ventura County Economic Development Association and Chambers of Commerce Alliance for Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties were also involved.
Cal Poly engineering students team with firms to tackle projects
By Stephen Nellis / Monday, November 25th, 2013 / Central Coast, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Cal Poly engineering students team with firms to tackle projects
An in-bottle wine aerator, a Spider-Man-like robot that can climb walls and a peach pit detector were among the projects on display at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s mechanical engineering expo on Nov. 21.