Santa Barbara startup Expond raises $1.25M in seed round
Expond — short for “experiences on demand” — plans to use the money to expand in the Santa Barbara area and launch in a new […]
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Uplift Central Coast Coalition secures $5 million planning grant for six-county region
Significant new resources are coming to the Central Coast to help the region plan its economic future. Here’s a quick rundown. What it’s all about: […]
Offshore wind auction set for Dec. 6
The first West Coast sites for commercial offshore wind development — three areas 20 miles off the coast of Morro Bay and two in Humboldt […]
Lease auction set for Morro Bay wind farm
“Floating offshore wind has not been done at scale anywhere in this country and so this is really a first for the nation.”
Celebrating another year of REACH 2030!
“This year has perfectly illustrated the value of having a regionally focused organization with the agility to seize new opportunities as they arise, pivot to […]
Space industry expands orbit
The region’s aerospace industry is taking off, the Pacific Coast Business Times’ Jorge Mercado noted in his 805 Tech column: Three Central Coast companies contributed […]
Yardi acquires Canadian software firm
Yardi, a Santa Barbara-based property management software company, acquired Planimetron, a Toronto company that provides digital visualizations for the real estate industry.
Shape Sensing Company brings fiber optics to health care
Fiber optic cabling revolutionized telecommunications when it replaced traditional copper cables, enabling better and faster internet, television and more. Now one Santa Barbara company is […]
