Impact Radius offers alternative to advertising network model
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, September 26th, 2014 / Central Coast, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Impact Radius offers alternative to advertising network model
Santa Barbara-based marketing technology firm Impact Radius says it is growing fast and signing up marquee customers.
Genisyss offers your DNA, on a drive
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, September 26th, 2014 / Health Care & Life Science, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Genisyss offers your DNA, on a drive
In the digital age, it can feel like you can fit your whole existence — photos and videos of loved ones, writings, important financial documents — onto a small USB thumb drive.
McIver departs El Encanto, heads for Tuscon
By Henry Dubroff / Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 / South Coast, Tourism, Women Inc. / Comments Off on McIver departs El Encanto, heads for Tuscon
Laura McIver made her mark in the South Coast hotel industry when she took over and turned around downtown Santa Barbara’s Canary Hotel, setting the stage for the property’s sale to boutique chain Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants. In 2012, McIver was named general manager for Santa Barbara’s iconic El Encanto Hotel. She took the helm Read More →
Frontier Airlines to drop Santa Barbara service
By Marissa Wenzke / Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 / South Coast, Top Stories, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Frontier Airlines to drop Santa Barbara service
Frontier Airlines will suspend all flights from the Santa Barbara Airport starting in January, the company has confirmed to the Business Times. The budget airline will continue to offer about four flights a week to Denver, its home airport, until Jan. 6, 2015, when these flights will be halted completely until late May 2015. Read More →
Henley named vice chair at Oracle
By Staff Report / Friday, September 19th, 2014 / Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Henley named vice chair at Oracle
Santa Barbara resident Jeff Henley will become vice chairman of the board of software giant Oracle Corp. as longtime CEO Larry Ellison steps down and become chairman. Oracle announced Thursday that billionaire founder Ellison will be replaced by Mark Hurd and Safra Catz who will both have the CEO title. Ellison will formally be Read More →
KeVita caps expansion with 50,000-square-foot Oxnard bottling plant
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, September 19th, 2014 / Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on KeVita caps expansion with 50,000-square-foot Oxnard bottling plant
Oxnard-based probiotic drink manufacturer KeVita is expected to close on a new 50,000-square-foot bottling facility near its current home base at 2220 Celsius Ave.
Google, Microsoft vie for UCSB top minds with quantum initiatives
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, September 12th, 2014 / South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Google, Microsoft vie for UCSB top minds with quantum initiatives
Google has selected a UC Santa Barbara lab for a new quantum-computing initiative just a short distance from where Microsoft has an established outpost, setting up a battle among tech giants on the South Coast. On Sept. 2, Google’s Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab said that it was launching a new hardware push to design and Read More →