In this week’s look at the local business scene, Jessica M. Pasko spotlights West Peak’s sparkling spirits, catches up with Santa Cruzan Guy Kawasaki ahead of a Bookshop event showcasing his latest work and rounds up other news, notes and numbers.
Santa Cruz County business roundup
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This week in Santa Cruz County business: A deeper dive on Climatize, temporary new digs for Santa Cruz Metro
In this week’s local business roundup, Jessica M. Pasko brings more on a Santa Cruz High grad’s work in microfinancing renewable energy projects, reminds us about Metro’s change of scenery and covers other notes and numbers around the county.
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This week in Santa Cruz County business: Santa Cruz County Bank marks two decades, new funding rounds for local tech & new CEO for Santa Cruz Bicycles
In this week’s local business roundup, Jessica M. Pasko looks at how a pillar of the banking community has navigated choppy waters, has the latest on capital infusions for Netleaf and Bastille Networks and more news, notes and numbers.
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This week in Santa Cruz County business: Local company in running for prince’s climate award, Food Bin update and ‘Shark Tank’-style student event
In her weekly column, Jessica M. Pasko covers a big moment for environment-focused local business Climatize, where the project on the current Food Bin site stands and other news, notes and numbers from the Santa Cruz County business community.
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This week in Santa Cruz County business: Joby chargers, Westside tech acquisition, Dungeness crab season opens
In her weekly roundup of Santa Cruz County business, Jessica M. Pasko covers the sudden closure of all Kelly-Moore Paints stores, including three in Santa Cruz County, Joby’s new air taxi charger in Southern California, and the acquisition of a Westside software company that helps businesses track their carbon footprint.
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This week in Santa Cruz County business: Santa Cruz County Bank a top SBA lender; new grocery store coming to former Kmart
In her weekly roundup of Santa Cruz County business, Jessica M. Pasko covers a homegrown bank’s key role in regional small business lending, a SoCal grocery chain setting up shop on Freedom Boulevard and other news, notes and numbers from local biz.
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This week in Santa Cruz County business: New take on sports bras, biotech company raises $32M and Bank of America honors local nonprofit
In her weekly roundup of Santa Cruz County business news, Jessica M. Pasko reports on the Aptos mountain biker behind a new sports bra, a big funding round for Westside biotech firm Unnatural Products and numbers and events to know.
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This week in Santa Cruz County business: BlenderCap gets retail deal, RTC names interim director, Community Credit Union preps for move
Two former Apple engineers operating out of Scotts Valley will have their invention in stores across the country, the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission has a new (interim) boss and facts, figures and dates to know across local business.
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This week in Santa Cruz County business: Watsonville packaging company marks 100 years, another delay for crab fishermen
In this week’s Santa Cruz County business roundup, Jessica M. Pasko traces the history of Watsonville’s Sambrailo Packaging, has word of another delay for commercial crabbers and charts comings and goings in local biz.
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This week in Santa Cruz County business: County’s digital wallet, downtown housing, Deloitte Fast 500
As we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic and its lingering effects on economies everywhere, we’ll be taking a closer look at the movers and shakers, the growth of industries, and what’s really driving the Santa Cruz County economy. I’ll be spotlighting some of the biggest areas for opportunity, updates on local development and all things […]