Sonos snags 100K square feet in Santa Barbara’s downtown
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, January 3rd, 2014 / Columns, Real Estate, Technology / Comments Off on Sonos snags 100K square feet in Santa Barbara’s downtown
The company signed leases collectively valued at more than $21 million in 2013, according to Hayes Commercial Group, and is now downtown Santa Barbara’s largest private-sector tenant.
The gift of gadgets: The best of the region’s gizmos for the geeks on your list
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, December 6th, 2013 / Technology / Comments Off on The gift of gadgets: The best of the region’s gizmos for the geeks on your list
This year, consider giving a consumer electronics gift from one of these 10 tri-county companies. While not all of the gizmos are made here, the design, engineering, marketing and most of the other important parts of the business are right in our backyard.
Sonos sets tone for tech firms as it snaps up downtown space
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, November 8th, 2013 / Columns, Real Estate, Technology / Comments Off on Sonos sets tone for tech firms as it snaps up downtown space
Music equipment maker Sonos markets some of the highest-quality audio equipment around, but the company is being very quiet as it snaps up thousands of square feet of space in downtown Santa Barbara. According to the brokers at Radius Group’s economic and commercial real estate forecast on Oct. 31, Sonos has now leased about 100,000 square feet of new space over the last year, and is looking for more.
Funari, Sonos, Westmont headline South Coast awards
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, April 19th, 2013 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Funari, Sonos, Westmont headline South Coast awards
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$135M could have Sonos singing different tune
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, June 29th, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on $135M could have Sonos singing different tune
Santa Barbara-based wireless music gear maker Sonos has raised $135 million in new capital, the largest funding deal in the Tri-Counties so far this year and possibly a substitute for an initial public offering. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, a private equity firm, led the funding round and was joined by Redpoint Ventures and investors associated with Read More →
Rebooting South Coast tech, byte by byte
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, November 4th, 2011 / Columns, Technology / Comments Off on Rebooting South Coast tech, byte by byte
Business and civic leaders across the region have started to recognize the South Coast’s bevy of software, hardware and ecommerce firms for the economic gems that they are.
Grocery chain Fresh & Easy eyes another spot in the region
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, May 20th, 2011 / Columns, Real Estate / Comments Off on Grocery chain Fresh & Easy eyes another spot in the region
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