Carpinteria-based PlanMember Financial Corporation announced it has acquired Retirement Motivation Technologies. Announced July 7, Remotiv delivers innovative technology that provides conflict-free ...

Sonos, a maker of audio products, is trimming its workforce by 3% after the company confirmed it would be laying people off, including some positions at its headquarters in Santa Barbara. First ...

UC Santa Barbara’s professors and researchers have played a major role in breakthroughs in quantum science and artificial intelligence, but now they might also be responsible for ushering in a new age ...

Despite some positive hiring trends, many small businesses are keeping an eye on their wallet in 2026, including those on the Central Coast, according to Bank of America’s Small Business Checkpoint ...

Toks Omishakin, California's transportation secretary, toured the Port of Hueneme July 2. (courtesy photo) The Port of Hueneme hosted California Secretary of Transportation Toks Omishakin July 2 for a ...

By Staff Report On June 5, Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation celebrated the groundbreaking of Camino De Salud, a 49-unit supportive affordable housing development in the unincorporated Ojai ...

Economist Mark Schiepp, director of the California Economic Forecast in Santa Barbara. (courtesy photo) The ever-changing economic environment is what Mark Schniepp, director of the California ...

U.S. Bank recently released its latest CFO Survey research, noting that despite inflation and other economic headwinds, financial leaders are focused on growth and deals. The report surveyed 1,000 ...

Quantum computing will continue to make leaps in Santa Barbara after startup Qolab announced it had raised $54.2 million in Series B financing on July 2. Qolab is a leader in quantum computing ...

A soldier launches a test flight of an AeroVironment Puma drone. (courtesy photo) A week after AeroVironment shares plummeted because of an accounting error, shares are back on the rise after the ...

By Claudia Cordova Rucker A packed schedule, a growing client list, a bustling team: from the outside, this might look like success. But a busy schedule does not mean business health — it simply ...

In an effort to bring more education to startups this summer, Kezi Cheng and the Sustainable Change Alliance will be hosting a four-part interactive workshop series designed for pre-seed to Series A ...