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Media Contact:Mary Lynn Harms-RomoDirector of Communicationsmarylynn@stg.sbscchamber.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 16, 2023 Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of CommerceAnnounces Finalists for Junior Carpinterian of the Year and Recipients of Educator of the YearCarpinterian of the Year and Junior Carpinterian of the Year will be announced atCarpinteria Community Awards Gala on April 1 at Rincon Beach Club…

In February’s Data Dashboard you will find data related to real estate, workforce, sales tax, tourism, cannabis revenue, crime, homelessness, and more throughout Santa Barbara County and the South Coast. The Chamber continues to update the Dashboard monthly, adding additional information as new data becomes available and relevant. To view this month’s data dashboard, click…

The Chamber was happy to the support Heritage Ridge residential apartment project at its final hearing before Goleta City Council on March 7. The Council approved the project, and Heritage Ridge will soon provide 102 affordable rental units and 228 market-rate rental units to Goleta’s housing stock. This project is an important piece of meeting…

On March 8 the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission voted unanimously to support the initiation of the Chamber supported Solomon Hills project. Located just south of Orcutt, the proposed 4,000 residential unit project also includes commercial and open space zoning to meet the daily needs of the community, and aims to act as a model…

The chamber was honored to be a part of the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Grace Fisher Foundation Inclusive Arts Clubhouse on Wednesday, March 8. It was a joy to see so many members of the Santa Barbara community support the new Inclusive Arts Clubhouse. The clubhouse aims to create a safe space where people with cognitive…

Click here to download The Road Home II In April 2023, the Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce launched our Roadmap to Recovery: The Road Home. The Road Home is phase three of the SBSC Chamber’s Roadmap to Recovery, which began during the pandemic and developed plans and action steps to help get businesses,…

Employee Appreciation Day is tomorrow, March 3, and the Chamber wants to encourage our business members to celebrate and recognize their employees for all they do. The Chamber is so proud of our staff who works hard to execute the Chamber’s robust program of work. We would like to recognize each of them this week and…

Recently the Chamber held a South Coast Tech Roundtable on Energy Reliability and Resiliency. The Tech Roundtables are a quarterly meeting of South Coast tech and manufacturing representatives meant to provide networking and discuss a specific topic as it relates to the tech and manufacturing industry. Last week’s meeting featured a discussion on the promotion…

Yesterday, the Chamber launched its first Public Policy Update newsletter. Connecting business to government is an integral part of the Chamber’s mission, as is keeping the business community educated on the issues that affect them. This new monthly newsletter will include updates on the Chamber’s advocacy efforts, as well as recent and upcoming South Coast public policy…

This week, we would like to highlight the chamber’s Regional Business Awards winner for Green Business of the Year, BEGA North America.BEGA is a lighting manufacturer known worldwide for their exceptional quality and high-end products, is dedicated to the local South Coast community. To power its Carpinteria campus, BEGA invested more than $4 million in solar…