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One of the hallmarks of the 21st-century housing crisis on the Central Coast is the inability of community and economic development organizations to speak with a single voice on the problem. Things are changing in San Luis Obispo County, where a blue ribbon group of business and community leaders have challenged the county’s political leadership
UC Santa Barbara will soon be playing a key role in helping the United States expand its semiconductor manufacturing and development, making the country far more competitive in the global market. According to a press release on Oct. 16, UCSB will receive $26.9 million in its first year for a Microelectronics Commons, a coalition of
Olaplex CEO JuE Wong at the Nasdaq exchange on Sept. 30, 2021, the day of the company's IPO. (Nasdaq courtesy photo) It has been a rough couple of years for Montecito-based Olaplex Holdings — a hair care products company that IPO’d in 2021 and debuted at a price of $21 a share, valuing the company
The Sansum Diabetes Research Institute, a Santa Barbara-based nonprofit, turned 75 years old on May 20 in 2019. (file photo) In an effort to change the label on its main product, Afrezza, and equip people battling diabetes with more up to date information, Westlake Village-based MannKind launched a new inhaled insulin trial — one that
A couple of weeks ago I made the trek up to San Luis Obispo County to attend an event at The Sandbox in Paso Robles, a new coworking space that recently opened up. With most of our staff here at the Business Times, including myself, being based in either Santa Barbara County or Ventura County,