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Viasat’s Carlsbad headquarters. (Viasat photo by Brandon Davila)

Viasat wireless internet system to be added to Canadian airline

North Coast Current October 24, 2023
Porter Airlines, based in Toronto, has picked up Carlsbad-based Viasat’s technology to allow high-speed internet access on its flights.
Ponto, a sustainable footwear lifestyle brand based in Encinitas, recently announced the appointment of Barry McGeough as brand president. (Ponto Footwear photo)

Ponto footwear of Encinitas hires brand president

North Coast Current August 9, 2023
Encinitas-based Ponto Footwear recently announced the appointment of a new brand president, Barry McGeough, who previously led innovation and sustainability efforts for several major brands.
The San Diego Union-Tribune has its headquarters in downtown San Diego. (Google Street View photo)

San Diego Union-Tribune sold, separating it from Los Angeles Times

North Coast Current July 10, 2023
The San Diego Union-Tribune has been sold after five years of ownership by medical research magnate Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong and eight years of common ownership with the Los Angeles Times.
Business news. (James Abbott via Freeimages)

Irvine-based Beach Cities Commercial Bank launches with branch in Encinitas

North Coast Current June 27, 2023
Beach Cities Commercial Bank of Irvine announced its launch on June 12 with an Encinitas office located at 171 Saxony Road, Suite 105.
The North Coast Current of Encinitas and OsideNews of Oceanside combined operations on Feb. 22. (North Coast Current graphic)

NC Current, writers recognized by Society of Professional Journalists

North Coast Current June 22, 2023
The North Coast Current and its contributors were recognized Tuesday, June 20, for excellence in community journalism by the San Diego Pro chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
Viasat’s Carlsbad headquarters. (Viasat photo by Brandon Davila)

Air Force lab taps Carlsbad’s Viasat for orbital comm project

North Coast Current June 21, 2023
The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicles Directorate recently chose Carlsbad-based Viasat as a contractor in the development of an orbital communications program.
BioFilm Inc., based in Vista, is set to be acquired by personal-care company Combe Inc. this year. (BioFilm corporate photo)

BioFilm of Vista on track to be bought by New York-based Combe

OsideNews June 17, 2023
Vista-based BioFilm Inc. is on the path to being acquired by Combe Inc., nationally known for its Just For Men, Sea-Bond and Vagisil brands.
Workers at the Encinitas Starbucks coffee shop location at Leucadia Boulevard and Interstate 5 have filed a petition to unionize. (Google Street View photo)

Workers at Encinitas Starbucks location vote to unionize

North Coast Current May 22, 2023
Workers at an Encinitas Starbucks coffee shop have voted in favor of unionizing, it was announced Monday, May 22.
Workers at the Encinitas Starbucks coffee shop location at Leucadia Boulevard and Interstate 5 have filed a petition to unionize. (Google Street View photo)

Encinitas Starbucks location workers file petition to unionize

North Coast Current April 14, 2023
Workers at an Encinitas Starbucks location have filed a petition to unionize, Starbucks Workers United announced April 13.
BMW Encinitas, an automotive presence dating back to Harloff Chevrolet along Encinitas Boulevard in the late 1960s, closed on March 20. (Google Street View photo)

BMW Encinitas, a fixture with roots to Harloff in 1960s, goes to Carlsbad

Roman S. Koenig March 24, 2023
A bit of automobile history has left Encinitas with the recent closure of a BMW dealership on Encinitas Boulevard in the eastern part of town.
Thomas Peters, who was recently promoted to head of production at Belching Beaver Brewery of Oceanside, worked with Deftones lead singer Chino Moreno to create Phantom Bride IPA, named after the Deftones song of the same title. (Belching Beaver photo)

Belching Beaver Brewery names new head of production

OsideNews February 15, 2023
Belching Beaver Brewery of Oceanside recently promoted Quality Manager Thomas Peters to head of production.
A sign at La Costa Avenue and Coast Highway 101 in Leucadia directs drivers east to Interstate 5. (Photo by Doug Berry, iStock Getty Images)

Leucadia 101 Mainstreet names new board president

North Coast Current February 10, 2023
Leucadia 101 Mainstreet Association has a new Board of Directors president, the Encinitas area business group recently announced.
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