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Goleta partners with UCSB, chamber to attract tech

By   /  Friday, May 25th, 2012  /  Technology, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Goleta partners with UCSB, chamber to attract tech

[EDITOR’S NOTE: This story, originally published online on May 18, was updated with additional quotes and information. The updated version, published May 25, is below]. On the heels of $463 million in business investment since 2010, the city of Goleta is teaming up with its neighbor UC Santa Barbara and the Goleta Valley Chamber of Read More →

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Capps calls for wind energy support

By   /  Thursday, May 24th, 2012  /  Green Coast, Latest news, Technology  /  1 Comment

The Central Coast’s fledgling wind energy business could be in big trouble if production tax incentives are allowed to expire at the end of the year. United Technologies is trying to sell or shut Clipper Windpower, once a shining star of the wind turbine business and the region’s fastest growing company. On May 15, wind Read More →

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NSF gives $3.3M to UCSB, University of Texas

By   /  Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012  /  Latest news, Technology  /  Comments Off on NSF gives $3.3M to UCSB, University of Texas

The National Science Foundation has given $3.3 million to UC Santa Barbara and The University of Texas at El Paso to establish a materials science and engineering program that will focus on solar energy research. The grant forges a partnership between The University of Texas and UCSB’s Materials Research Laboratory, according to a news release Read More →

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Amgen power handoff comes at critical time

By   /  Friday, May 18th, 2012  /  Banking & Finance, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies  /  Comments Off on Amgen power handoff comes at critical time

Incoming Amgen chief Robert Bradway takes the baton from longtime CEO Kevin Sharer as the world’s largest biotech company makes critical decisions about how it will compete with Big Pharma and biosimilars. Amgen, the Tri-Counties’ only blue-chip stock and the largest employer in the region with more than 6,000 employees, will install Bradway, a former Read More →

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ValueClick powers up video advertising platform

By   /  Friday, May 18th, 2012  /  Banking & Finance, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies  /  Comments Off on ValueClick powers up video advertising platform

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Transphorm hiring heats up

By   /  Wednesday, May 16th, 2012  /  Latest news, Technology  /  Comments Off on Transphorm hiring heats up

Goleta-based energy efficiency firm Transphorm has broken the 100-employee mark and set its sights on markets that could save four times the electricity consumed by New York City. The company, a UC Santa Barbara spinout headed by electrical engineering professor Umesh Mishra and business partner Primit Parikh, laid out the company’s growth and plans at Read More →

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NiMin reports $1.5M loss

By   /  Friday, May 11th, 2012  /  Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies  /  Comments Off on NiMin reports $1.5M loss

NiMin Energy Corp., the Carpinteria-based oil and gas producer that is disbanding, said it narrowed its first-quarter loss to $1.5 million, compared to a loss of $8.5 million a year ago. The company said in late April that poor stock-price performance prompted it to start dismantling the business and selling its assets. The move came Read More →

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