Boutique to boutique: Startup launches online fashion marketplace
By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, August 15th, 2014 / Small Business, South Coast, Technology, Tri-County Economy, Women Inc. / Comments Off on Boutique to boutique: Startup launches online fashion marketplace
A Santa Barbara startup has stitched together a network of high-end clothing boutiques with an online marketplace where consumers can peruse independent stores across the country.
Read More →Software startup’s emails help companies motivate workers
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, August 15th, 2014 / Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Software startup’s emails help companies motivate workers
When employees take a break at work, 92 percent of them check Facebook. OK, that statistic is made up. But the number is surely high, and what isn’t in dispute is that several well-conducted psychological studies at the University of Missouri, the University of Michigan and other institutions have found that Facebook has the potential Read More →
Read More →Persona signs deal to roll out 20 pizza restaurants in Florida
By Marissa Wenzke / Monday, August 11th, 2014 / Small Business, South Coast, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Persona signs deal to roll out 20 pizza restaurants in Florida
Santa-Barbara-based Persona Neapolitan Pizzeria has inked a franchising deal to open up to 20 stores in Florida across a 10-year span, kicking off a development plan the restaurant announced earlier this year. The State Street restaurant, which serves fast-casual, thin-crust, Neapolitan-style pizzas, is launching a string of stores in South Florida through Sager Management Read More →
Read More →A heartbeat away: Advances in diabetes tech promise better self-care
By Austen Hufford / Friday, August 8th, 2014 / Central Coast Health Watch, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on A heartbeat away: Advances in diabetes tech promise better self-care
In May 1922, Dr. William Sansum injected a diabetes patient with insulin for the first time in the U.S., instantly increasing life expectancy from mere weeks to many years. His patient lived to 90.
Read More →Santa Barbara election lawsuit likely to turn into a numbers game
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, August 8th, 2014 / Columns, Law, South Coast, Tri-County Economy / 1 Comment
The lawsuit brought against the city of Santa Barbara alleging that its at-large voting system for City Council seats locks Latinos out of the political process is likely to come down to dueling data and competing experts who have a track record in other cases.
Read More →OCB Bancorp taps Ortega to open Santa Barbara branch
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, August 1st, 2014 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, East Ventura County, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on OCB Bancorp taps Ortega to open Santa Barbara branch
The parent company of Ojai Community Bank is tapping veteran South Coast banker Eloy Ortega to open a new Santa Barbara branch.
Read More →Snatching a larger slice: Persona pizzeria plots nationwide expansion
By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, August 1st, 2014 / Restaurants, Small Business, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Snatching a larger slice: Persona pizzeria plots nationwide expansion
Santa Barbara-based Persona Neapolitan Pizza is embarking on a nationwide expansion as competition heats up in the fast-casual, wood-fired pizza market.
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