New Venture Competition hands out prizes to UCSB startups
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, May 30th, 2014 / Small Business, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on New Venture Competition hands out prizes to UCSB startups
A technology to make mobile phone GPS more accurate, a new seafood distribution system and a novel way to brand beer growlers at craft breweries were among the top winners at UC Santa Barbara’s annual New Venture Competition on May 22.
Read More →‘Sideways’ and up: Santa Ynez Valley readies for film’s 10th anniversary
By Mary Ann Norbom / Friday, May 30th, 2014 / Central Coast, Small Business, South Coast, Top Stories, Tourism, Tri-County Economy, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on ‘Sideways’ and up: Santa Ynez Valley readies for film’s 10th anniversary
“I woke up and everything was different,” said Frank Ostini, owner of The Hitching Post II. “Reservation requests at the restaurant literally tripled and we’ve never looked back.”
Read More →Gun shops say they followed the rules, don’t deserve blame
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, May 30th, 2014 / Small Business, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Gun shops say they followed the rules, don’t deserve blame
At Goleta Valley Gun and Supply, the phone has been ringing constantly since early on May 24. Reporters from across the country, all fishing for a quote. The occasional anti-gun activist expressing disgust. That was the Saturday morning the world woke up to learn that a mentally deranged gunman in Isla Vista had shot and Read More →
Read More →Resonant IPO raises $16.2M to fuel Skyworks deal
By Staff Report / Thursday, May 29th, 2014 / South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Resonant IPO raises $16.2M to fuel Skyworks deal
Shares of Santa Barbara-based semiconductor firm Resonant, which has a key development deal with a major supplier to Apple, were up 50 percent in the first day after it raised $16.2 million in an initial public offering.
Read More →Fund established for victims of Isla Vista tragedy
By Staff Report / Monday, May 26th, 2014 / Latest news, South Coast, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Fund established for victims of Isla Vista tragedy
A fund has been established for the victims of Friday night’s massacre in Isla Vista.
Read More →Thousands turn up in show of solidarity in Isla Vista
By Erika Martin / Sunday, May 25th, 2014 / Features, South Coast, Top Stories / Comments Off on Thousands turn up in show of solidarity in Isla Vista
Thousands of community and family members affected by Friday night’s tragedy in Isla Vista assembled in UC Santa Barbara’s Storke Plaza on Saturday evening to hold a candlelight vigil in remembrance of Elliot Rodger’s victims.
Read More →Injuries rise as Isla Vista rampage details revealed
By Stephen Nellis / Saturday, May 24th, 2014 / Latest news, South Coast, Top Stories / Comments Off on Injuries rise as Isla Vista rampage details revealed
The gunman in the shooting spree that left six people in Isla Vista dead had three semiautomatic handguns and more than 400 rounds of ammunition left in his black BMW coupe after he crashed it.
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