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The gift of gadgets: The best of the region’s gizmos for the geeks on your list

By   /  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.

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Entrepreneurs guide high school students in business pitch contest

By   /  Friday, December 6th, 2013  /  Small Business, Technology  /  Comments Off on Entrepreneurs guide high school students in business pitch contest

A six-week program that helped more than 450 middle and high school students in Ventura learn about entrepreneurship and craft business plans will culminate in a final pitch competition on Dec. 11.

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Transphorm, Fujitsu partner on GaN plant

By   /  Friday, December 6th, 2013  /  Technology, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Transphorm, Fujitsu partner on GaN plant

Transphorm, the Goleta-based energy efficiency chipmaker spun out of UC Santa Barbara that has raised $110 million in venture capital, is partnering with Tokyo electronics giant and one-time rival Fujitsu Ltd. to create a new company in Japan.

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Holiday spirits: Liquor for locavores

By   /  Friday, December 6th, 2013  /  Small Business, Wine & Viticulture  /  Comments Off on Holiday spirits: Liquor for locavores

Read on to learn about the entrepreneurs behind the emerging locavore liquor movement in the Tri-Counties and their favorite holiday cocktail recipes.

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Cal Poly startups tackle roommate relations and the textbook market

By   /  Friday, December 6th, 2013  /  Columns, Technology  /  Comments Off on Cal Poly startups tackle roommate relations and the textbook market

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo continues to pump out student startups at a steady rate, with a new expense-splitting app for roommates and textbook reselling service both gaining traction on launch.

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Santa Maria Energy to raise $40M, go public

By   /  Thursday, December 5th, 2013  /  Central Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Santa Maria Energy to raise $40M, go public

Santa Maria Energy is going public and raising at least $40 million in new capital — and possibly much more – which could put the firm’s total funds raised at an estimated $90 million.

Santa Maria Energy’s contentious project to drill 136 new oil wells in North Santa Barbara County received approval from the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors last month. The Supervisors imposed strict limits on the project’s carbon emissions, essentially implementing a 10,000-ton-per-year cap and requiring the company to buy carbon credits if it goes over that limit.

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Reelin’ in the years: Jensen Music celebrates 40th anniversary

By   /  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.

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