The Pacific Coast Business Times is pleased to announce our winners of the 2019 Central Coast Innovation Awards. This annual special section, now in its fourth year, published with the Feb. 22 print edition. In collaboration with UC Santa Barbara Office of Technology & Industry Alliances, this two-part event is held on Thursday, March 28, beginning with Startup Village and concluding with an evening awards reception for the honorees at the Four Seasons Biltmore — Coral Casino in Santa Barbara. For tickets please click here. For a look at the 20-plus companies participating in this year’s Startup Village, visit here.

This special report honors some of the most innovative companies, organizations and individuals in the tri-county region. So at last, here are the honorees for this year’s Central Coast Innovation Awards:

• SPIRIT OF INNOVATION

Jo Anne Miller

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• NO BOUNDARIES AWARD

Subvertical

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• TECHNOLOGY

AppScale

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• MOST DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY

Next Energy Technology

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• Energy & Environment

Wildnote

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• Consumer Services

PureSpectrum