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By Staff Report / Friday, September 1st, 2017 / Latest news, Technology / Comments Off on Flir Systems consolidates operations
Flir Systems announced a consolidation of its operations Aug. 30, slimming the Goleta-based company down to three business segments. The government and defense segment will handle surveillance, detection, outdoor and tactical systems. Jim Cannon, Flir president and CEO, was appointed interim head of the department. The industrial segment will be led by Frank Pennisi and Read More →
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By Staff Report / Thursday, June 1st, 2017 / Latest news, Technology / Comments Off on Flir Systems appoints new CEO
Flir Systems, which has operations in Goleta, appointed James Cannon as its new president and CEO, effective June 19, following the retirement of 33-year company head Andy Teich. Cannon previously served as president of Stanley Security North America & Emerging Markets, a unit of Stanley Black and Decker. In his 16 years with the company, Read More →
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By Philip Joens / Thursday, June 18th, 2015 / Central Coast, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on MIT Enterprise Forum of the Central Coast heats up with thermal imaging
A rare packed house filled the Cabrillo Pavilion Arts Center Wednesday night for the MIT Enterprise Forum of the Central Coast. The monthly event brings together businesses and technology experts to educate and inform entrepreneurs. Wednesday night, executives from Santa Barbra’s thermal imaging sector came together to inform entrepreneurs about the possibilities in thermal imaging. Read More →
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By Elijah Brumback / Friday, June 12th, 2015 / Agribusiness, Central Coast, Columns, Latest news, Opinion, Real Estate, Small Business, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Local companies relocating to bigger spaces in Goleta
Seek Thermal was getting too big for its britches at its former headquarters just off Calle Real in Goleta, so the company recently sized up to 10,000-plus square feet of space at 111 Castilian Drive. The company, which makes thermal imaging devices for the consumer market, is effectively doubling its footprint in its move from Read More →
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By Staff Report / Monday, December 15th, 2014 / Latest news, Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories / Comments Off on Former Raytheon property in Goleta sells for $2.8M
Once home to aerospace and defense firm Raytheon, the industrial building at 5756 Thornwood Drive in Goleta has new owners, and improvements are on the way.
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By Stephen Nellis / Monday, August 18th, 2014 / South Coast, Technology, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Infrared firms face off in smartphone market
Affordable thermal imaging is coming to a smartphone near you, with the South Coast emerging as a technology hotspot. Goleta-based Tyrian Systems, the company founded by longtime infrared entrepreneurs Bill Parrish and Tim Fitzgibbons that has raised $28.3 million, is changing its name to Seek Thermal and will offer a camera that plugs into smartphones Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, December 21st, 2012 / Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Infrared pioneers return with $20M in funding
[Editor’s note, Dec. 24, 2012: The story originally contained multiple inaccuracies about the history of the infrared sensor industry in the Tri-Counties. A corrected version has been posted below.] A pair of entrepreneurs who built up and then sold Goleta-based Indigo Systems to Flir Systems are back in action with $20 million in fresh capital Read More →
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