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September 15, 2022

Booming and Competitive: Vandenberg hosts 2nd Annual Assured Access to Space Industry Days Forum

“One very valuable part of this conference is the participation by the state of California and the local economic development community,” said Bontrager. “They bring […]

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September 13, 2022

Apeel’s Mission to Save the World’s Produce

Starting with the state’s beloved avocado, the California-based Apeel Sciences has found a natural way to extend the life of produce and reduce food waste.

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September 12, 2022

Apeel tops list of startups raising record sums to cut food waste

Santa Barbara-based Apeel, which develops rot-reduction coatings for produce available at top food retailers in the United States and Europe, has raised a total of […]

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September 12, 2022

Cal Poly Wins First-Ever Grant on Space Cybersecurity from US National Science Foundation

With interdisciplinary scholars and prominent expert consultants, the new project will generate novel scenarios for space cyberattacks while identifying and analyzing gaps in space law […]

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September 10, 2022

SLO County could see off-shore wind turbines by 2030, federal officials say

Josh Boswell, REACH’s vice president of policy and economic development, said during the hearing that his organization is working on a feasibility study to help […]

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September 8, 2022

Stakeholders discuss the future of offshore wind energy in Morro Bay

“Up to 650 good paying jobs for this region, 4-3 GW wind farm, which is roughly the equivalent to the Morro Bay wind energy is […]

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September 8, 2022

Cuesta College will prepare students for jobs in airplane maintenance fields starting in 2023

Program reflects the growing need for technicians in the aerospace industry.

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September 8, 2022

Santa Barbara-based startup enters the disease-tracking game

Dr Charity Dean, a key figure in Michael Lewis’ pandemic bestseller, has raised $43m to build a new biosecurity platform.

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