
Nurturing the sole: Heeluxe leverages deals with Deckers, New Balance
By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, September 26th, 2014 / Small Business, South Coast, Top Stories / Comments Off on Nurturing the sole: Heeluxe leverages deals with Deckers, New Balance

Four years after launching a shoe insert that failed to bring homerun sales, Geoffrey Gray now has a thriving business in Heeluxe, a Goleta-based research lab for developing high performance footwear for the likes of New Balance, Mizuno and Deckers Brands, the parent company of Teva sandals.
Read More →Conversant to sell for $2.3B, Eucalyptus acquired by HP
By Stephen Nellis / Thursday, September 11th, 2014 / Latest news, Technology, Top Stories / 1 Comment
In what could be the region’s biggest-ever day for tech deals, Westlake Village-based Conversant said it will be sold to Dallas-based Alliance Data Systems in a deal valued at $2.3 billion, and Santa Barbara-based Eucalyptus Systems said it will be bought by HP.
Read More →Crunchies moves to block takeover bid with Chapter 11 filing
By Marlize van Romburgh / Tuesday, August 26th, 2014 / East Ventura County, Latest news, Law, Top Stories / Comments Off on Crunchies moves to block takeover bid with Chapter 11 filing

Westlake Village-based Crunchies Food Co. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, alleging that one of its largest vendors has attempted a hostile takeover of the fast-growing freeze-dried snacks maker.
Read More →$10M Pismo Beach tract to be preserved
By Elijah Brumback / Tuesday, August 26th, 2014 / Central Coast, Latest news, Real Estate, Tourism / Comments Off on $10M Pismo Beach tract to be preserved
The Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo now has the funds to complete the purchase of the 900-acre Pismo Preserve thanks to an additional contribution from the County Board of Supervisors.
Read More →Santa Clara Valley Bank to be sold in $15.3M deal
By Staff Report / Friday, July 18th, 2014 / Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Santa Clara Valley Bank to be sold in $15.3M deal
Santa Paula-based Santa Clara Valley Bank is being acquired by Sierra Bancorp for $15.3 million in an all-cash deal announced July 17. The Ventura County bank operates branches in Fillmore, Santa Paula and Valencia. With assets of about $127 million, the bank is the second-smallest bank headquartered in the Tri-Counties.
Read More →TekTegrity acquires Digital Foundation
By Staff Report / Monday, January 6th, 2014 / Central Coast, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on TekTegrity acquires Digital Foundation

San Luis Obispo-based TekTegrity has acquired Digital Foundation, continuing a wave of consolidation in the Central Coast IT services industry.
Read More →Owl Biomedical bought by German firm
By Staff Report / Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013 / Latest news, Technology / Comments Off on Owl Biomedical bought by German firm
Less than two years after it was founded, Santa Barbara-based Owl Biomedical has been acquired by a German firm. Bergisch Gladbach-based Miltenyi Biotec said April 23 that it had purchased Owl for an undisclosed sum. The heart of Owl is a chip that can sort millions of cells per minute with help from lasers and Read More →
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