Ryan Millner, left, and Ashwin Singhania founded Unwrap.AI in 2021 after the two worked together at Amazon and Graphiq. (courtesy photo) Artificial intelligence is all the rage in the tech industry, ...

Andreas Forsland founded Cognixion in 2014 after his mother was hospitalized and unable to communicate in 2012. (courtesy photo) By Paula Aven Gladych Special to the Business Times Santa Barbara-based ...

By Luke Rhyner After two years of subdued activity, the franchise M&A market is entering an opportune window for prepared operators. Valuations have recalibrated, operators have rebuilt liquidity, and ...

Heather Long has been studying the finances of America’s families for much of the 21stCentury. And as chief economist for Navy Federal Credit Union, the nation’s largest with $200 billion in assets, ...

ShelterBox USA will host its annual International Women’s Day Celebration on March 3 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Music Academy of the West in Montecito. International Women’s Day celebrates the ...

The Business Times honors 50 of the region’s top women leaders in many major private employer sectors, including finance, professional services, CRE, health care, technology and nonprofits. For ...

Given the struggling labor market, those who are employed in 2026 are clinging to their jobs as job hugging, clinging to a current role out of market fear rather than loyalty, is becoming more common, ...

Hancock Terrace, a 272-unit multifamily property in Santa Maria, was sold for $75 million, or $275,735 per unit, according to a Feb. 19 press release. Institutional Property Advisors, a division of ...

Since being integrated into the Business Times’ special reports lineup five years ago, Central Coast Best Places to Work has quickly turned into one of the most popular publications on our editorial ...

It continues to be a rough time in the market for The Trade Desk. After the Ventua-based company announced its fourth quarter and full year earnings, shares continued the trend they’ve followed for ...

Shares of Westlake Village-based Arcutis Biotherapeutics are up over 100% year-over-year and that trend continued in after-hours trading on Feb. 25 after the company announced its earnings for the ...

In an effort to support operations and extensive renovations in student residence halls, the Fritz B. Burns Foundation of Los Angeles has awarded Thomas Aquinas College a three-part grant worth $7 ...