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New UC venture fund to pump $250M into spinoffs

By   /  Friday, January 1st, 2016  /  Columns, Education, Latest news, South Coast  /  Comments Off on New UC venture fund to pump $250M into spinoffs

There certainly is no shortage of money available for startup companies — total venture investments in 2014 were more than $57 billion, according to Dow Jones VentureSource, and there are signs 2015 could top that by billions. There hasn’t been this much cash flowing, particularly in the tech sector, since the late 1990s dot-com boom. Read More →

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Tri-county accounting graduates in demand

By   /  Friday, December 4th, 2015  /  Central Coast, Columns, Education, Latest news, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Tri-county accounting graduates in demand

Universities aren’t always great at adapting to the workforce needs of today and tomorrow. Journalism schools across the land, for example, still churn out thousands of graduates every year —  bright-eyed, but unable to find jobs, and soon forced to move back in with mom and start freelancing. But at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Read More →

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Dubroff: Tri-Counties on the front lines of clean energy innovation

By   /  Friday, December 4th, 2015  /  Columns, Energy, Latest news  /  Comments Off on Dubroff: Tri-Counties on the front lines of clean energy innovation

  The region has a lot at stake in the climate talks in Paris. That’s my takeaway as more than 190 nations gather in the French capital to ponder the future of the carbon-based economy. Bending the curve on carbon emissions has attracted a big global constituency – engaging the Pope, multinational companies, communist regimes Read More →

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UCSB strives to spur more manufacturing

By   /  Friday, November 27th, 2015  /  Education, Latest news, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on UCSB strives to spur more manufacturing

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New Goleta ice skating rink 17 years in the making

By   /  Friday, October 9th, 2015  /  Latest news, South Coast, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on New Goleta ice skating rink 17 years in the making

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Dubroff: Innovation Awards will put spotlight on tri-county startups

By   /  Friday, September 25th, 2015  /  Columns  /  Comments Off on Dubroff: Innovation Awards will put spotlight on tri-county startups

  The startup culture that’s taking hold across our region is worthy of much deeper news coverage than our business journal can provide on a weekly basis. That’s why I’m delighted to announce that next year Pacific Coast Business Times will launch the Central Coast Innovation Awards, a program that will capture many of the Read More →

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New venture capital fund aims to spur Central Coast tech

By   /  Friday, September 18th, 2015  /  Banking & Finance, Latest news, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on New venture capital fund aims to spur Central Coast tech

A new Central Coast tech venture capital fund will give entrepreneurs in the Highway 101 corridor another avenue for funding. Santa Barbara Technology Ventures seeks to invest primarily in tech startups by having a close affiliation with companies coming out of UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, according to a Sept. 1 Read More →

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