By Henry Dubroff / Friday, September 25th, 2015 / Columns / Comments Off on Dubroff: Innovation Awards will put spotlight on tri-county startups
The startup culture that’s taking hold across our region is worthy of much deeper news coverage than our business journal can provide on a weekly basis. That’s why I’m delighted to announce that next year Pacific Coast Business Times will launch the Central Coast Innovation Awards, a program that will capture many of the Read More →
By Philip Joens / Friday, September 25th, 2015 / Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Industry titans ponder future of digital music
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A new Central Coast tech venture capital fund will give entrepreneurs in the Highway 101 corridor another avenue for funding. Santa Barbara Technology Ventures seeks to invest primarily in tech startups by having a close affiliation with companies coming out of UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, according to a Sept. 1 Read More →
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, September 11th, 2015 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Tribune to LA Times: Bye-bye Beutner
When SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet made a celebratory return to Los Angeles last spring, Los Angeles Times Publisher Austin Beutner was in fine form as he hosted a small gathering at the Disney concert hall. The former investment banker described his vision for a new and more aggressive Los Angeles Times, still the region’s dominant Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, August 14th, 2015 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Mine mishap shows EPA stewardship inadequate
Just when you think environmental stewardship can’t get any worse … it gets worse. About three months ago, the Central Coast witnessed its worst environmental disaster in decades when Plains All American Pipeline leaked more than 140,000 gallons of oil onto the Refugio Beach area. About a fourth of that ended up in the ocean, Read More →