Chamber News

The visitor center is your go-to for shopping local, as it sells artist’s creations from the region. We proudly support female artists, from whom make up 70% of the product available. One of these artists being a local wine painter,  Danielle Renee Art. She is truly living her creative life among the vines, painting with…

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The Chamber and the City of Carpinteria have been developing a strategic plan to better understand how the COVID-19 pandemic affected local businesses in Carpinteria and what actions may be taken to address the needs of businesses continuing to recover from the economic downturn during the pandemic. For those of you who run a business in…

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Santa Barbara County Association of Governments, working with the Broadband Consortium Pacific Coast, is holding a Santa Barbara public information meeting on the Santa Barbara County Broadband Strategy Development Project, which will help cities better understand the regional broadband and service needs for residents and businesses. This public information meeting will be held on Wednesday,…

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We are excited to celebrate ribbon-cutting ceremonies again. The chamber held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Santa Barbara Trapeze Co. on May 18th; it was a success with jaw-dropping performances. The newest restaurant in the Funk Zone, XO Santa Barbara, held a grand opening celebration on Thursday, May 12th, with plenty of special guests and mouth-watering…

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Join the Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce and its Hospitality Committee in partnership with the City of Santa Barbara and Mayor Randy Rowse for a community clean up on Saturday, June 18th from 9:00 AM–12:00 PM. Help us beautify Santa Barbara neighborhoods that include the waterfront, funk zone, west beach, downtown, and State…

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The Chamber hosted an after-hours mixer in Carpinteria on Wednesday, May 11th at Island Brewing Company. The event brought together over 60 local business owners and community members for an evening of networking, door prizes, and delicious local libations. A special thank you to Island Brewing Company and Jack’s Bistro & Famous Bagels for the…

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The Chamber is proud to announce that we were chosen as a grant recipient as part of the MUFG Union Bank Community Recovery Program. The Chamber continues to work to see that the needs of local businesses are being identified, considered, and met by local governments, as well as supporting local economic development and our…

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The Chamber presented the State of the City from Goleta to Carpinteria on Wednesday, April 27th at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort. This was a one-of-a-kind luncheon featured presentations from Mayors and city staff from Goleta, Santa Barbara, and Carpinteria. To watch the recording of this special event, click here. To view the photo album, click…

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Last Wednesday, the UCSB Economic Forecast Project held the 2022 South County Economic Summit at the Granada Theatre. The event opened with an economic update from Peter Rupert, Director of the Economic Forecast Project. Rupert’s presentation touched on multiple economic indicators; however the most startling was the large gap between an increase in job openings…

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Last Thursday, the Chamber held our We Love Our Members Business-2-Business networking event at the Santa Barbara Zoo. This unique event gives the Chamber an opportunity to show our appreciation for all of our renewed members and give away a variety of prizes that highlight member companies. Renewed members who won prizes will be contacted…

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