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Santa Barbara Loses Direct Flight To San Jose

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The last direct flight from Santa Barbara to Silicon Valley, on a route run by SkyWest Airlines, is being discontinued, according to reports. SkyWest Airlines has informed Santa Barbara Airport officials that it plans to discontinue direct flights to San Jose in June, due to lack of demand.

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Next Vandenberg Rocket Launch, From ULA, Pushed Into January

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The launch has been attempted four times since December 7th, but has been scrubbed due to a combination of technical problems and weather. ULA, like its competitor SpaceX, regularly launches rocket missions from Vandenberg Air Force Base, which is north of Santa Barbara. READ MORE>>.

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Ten Of The Top Tech Companies For Employees In LA

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Who are the top tech companies to work for in Los Angeles? popped up consistently in an informal (and highly non-scientific poll) of a number of readers, executive recruiters, and others in the Los Angeles area, who cited growth, brand, profitability, and other factors in their suggestions to us of the top companies. LiveNation.

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Friday Tech Video Roundup for November 16th, 2012

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Peter Pham, of Los Angeles technology studio/incubator Science Inc., Santa Barbara's Phone Halo pitches the idea of its GPS/Bluetooth wallet tracking device in this (kinda campy) video. Santa Barbara's Phone Halo pitches the idea of its GPS/Bluetooth wallet tracking device in this (kinda campy) video.

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MoneyTree Report: Southern California Q3 Venture Totals Drop To $663.27M

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Q2 fundings in Southern California were much higher, due to a giant $1.27 The most amount of investment came for the Los Angeles-Long Beach MSA, which saw $247.6M Another $28.68M was invested in Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, plus Ventura. billion funding round for Snapchat. for San Diego, then $189.0M

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13 Ecosystem Builders That Are Boosting Startup Growth

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If you’re an early-stage entrepreneur, technology has served you well. In 2006, a passion to help startups grew into Tech Cocktail , a company whose mission was to showcased burgeoning companies in bars around the country. The Foundation was created in 1997 by tech pioneers, Jean and Steve Case.

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Q1 Southern California Venture Deals Rise To Around $1.4B

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The growing clean technology sector also helped numbers, with $74.0M for Santa Monica electric vehicle firm Coda Automotive. Father north, in Santa Barbara, Sonos scored $25.0M Tags: southern california angeles venture capital diego santa barbara startup investment finance. in a March deal.