Pacific Coast Business Times

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Central Coast companies looking for equity-backed funding now have the chance to make their case to investors through Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. https://www.pacbiztimes.com//cal-poly-kicks-off-startup-c/

Sierra Bancorp, the parent company of Bank of the Sierra, announced a record quarter as net income grew by 16 percent from a year earlier. https://www.pacbiztimes.com//income-up-at-bank-of-the-sie/

Total assets at Community Bancorp of Santa Maria rose in the third quarter of the fiscal year, even as net income fell, the bank announced Oct. 20. https://www.pacbiztimes.com//earnings-down-assets-up-at-c/

Getting the flu during a normal year can range from annoying to potentially deadly, with complications that can require hospital-level interventions. https://www.pacbiztimes.com//providers-ramp-up-flu-shots-/

Presidio Residential Capital, Coastal Community Builders and Williams Homes have recently closed on two pieces of land in San Luis Obispo in the mixed-use development San Luis Ranch, with plans to bring almost 300 homes to the area. https://www.pacbiztimes.com//trio-of-developers-to-bring-/

More than half a dozen groups have sued Ventura County in response to the county’s recently adopted 2040 General Plan. https://www.pacbiztimes.com//ventura-county-hit-with-laws/

Despite a dip in earnings and sales compared to last year, Teledyne Technologies beat analysts’ expectations with net income of $93.9 million in the third quarter, the company announced Oct. 21. https://www.pacbiztimes.com//teledyne-reports-earnings-dip/

The National Transportation Safety Board has placed blame for the 34 deaths on the dive boat Conception last year squarely on the shoulders of the boat’s owner and its crew. https://www.pacbiztimes.com//dubroff-dive-boat-fire-an-av/

The sinking of the dive boat Conception in the Santa Barbara Channel last year and the death of 34 people on board was caused by the failure of Truth Aquatics, the boat’s owner, to properly oversee its vessel and crew, the National Transportation Safety Board ruled on Oct. 20. https://www.pacbiztimes.com//ntsb-night-watch-could-have-/

Months before the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in the United States, Seek Thermal was trying to stay ahead of the curve. https://www.pacbiztimes.com//pandemic-heats-up-demand-for/

UDATE! Time change for Thursday's event! 4:30--5:30 pm. Please join us for this free virtual celebration of the Fastest Growing Companies on the Central Coast!

EVENT UPDATE: #FastestGrowingCompanies is now starting at 4:30pm! Join us as we celebrate the Central Coast's top companies this Thursday, October 22nd from 4:30pm to 5:30pm. Register for free below. See you there! https://us02web.zoom.us//tZYpd-CtrzIqG9LCaAv40uC-o14HqrKkU