A group photo of the Sunset Rise team. (courtesy photo) Twenty-five years in business means a lot for any business owner, but for Benjamin Ochoa, his roots run a little deeper in the Oxnard community. At just 14 years old, Ochoa and his family immigrated to Oxnard from Michoacán, Mexico. That same year, Ochoa began

Golden 1 Credit Union is expanding its business offerings, now providing services with business checking, savings and money market accounts at the core of a growing suite of services designed to support California businesses. Announced Sept. 15, the expansion is meant to deepen Golden 1's commitment to entrepreneurs, sole proprietors, micro and small businesses, nonprofits

Kinomatic is expanding operations beyond the Central Coast after the company announced it would be opening its new office in Cleveland's Health-Tech Corridor on Sept. 15. The Arroyo Grande-based company, which specializes in AI- and VR-driven orthopedic surgery planning and concierge recovery, announced that this is its first expansion beyond California and a deliberate step

One of Santa Barbara’s largest wine operations has changed hands after agreeing to be bought out by a Seattle-based company. Miller Family Wine Company, known for its portfolio of premium and national wine brands as well as a substantial private label business, announced that its wine brand portfolio has been purchased by Seattle-based Precept Wine & Spirits for an

Teddy Cabugos III is meeting the mocktail moment. He and his wife, Djamila, are reinventing Sunstone Winery with a series of strategic moves designed to position the Santa Ynez Valley landmark for a new era in the wine business. The wine industry is being transformed, he told me in a phone interview on Sept. 22.

By Staff Report A $42 million grant has been authorized by the Board of the State Coastal Conservancy to be given to The Wildlands Conservancy to acquire the leasehold interest in and fee title to the approximately 2,060-acre Wild Cherry Canyon property in San Luis Obispo County. The grant, announced Sept. 18, will help protect

AeroVironment CFO Sean Woodward. (courtesy photo) Back in 2010, Sean Woodward was working for General Dynamics in Florida, looking for companies the aerospace and defense giant might partner with or acquire. During his search, Woodward, a program control analyst, identified military drone maker AeroVironment in Simi Valley as a fast-growing firm that could be a

Direct Relief CEO Amy Weaver. (Courtesy photo: Ingrid Bostrom) Amy Weaver understands the importance of her position. As the CEO of Direct Relief, she understands the positive impact she can make on people who are suffering through some of the worst moments of their lives. It’s why she took the job in May 2025 and it's why more