| Santa Barbara Technology Group To Hold Open House on March 30 at New Headquarters |
Santa Barbara, Calif., March 26, 2001 -- Santa Barbara Technology Group (SBTG), a leader in high-technology business development, will hold an open house on March 30 from 4 pm to 8 pm to showcase its new headquarters at 402 East Gutierrez Street in Santa Barbara. The 26,000 sq. ft. facility, developed by SBTG subsidiary Santa Barbara Technology Properties, will also be home to Santa Barbara Technology Incubator (SBTi).
In addition to housing companies that are being incubated by SBTi, the newly remodeled high-tech facility is expected to rent space to as many as 20 independent early-stage technology companies. Initial tenants include Ants.com, Epidemic Networks, Virtual Bandwidth, Vistera, New Entrepreneur Venture Fund, Worth Ethic, and Atlas Consulting.
The new facility offers full-service office space to early-stage high-tech companies. Features include flexible space and growth options with flexible lease terms; fully-furnished, state-of-the-art cubicles and offices with optional computers; high-speed Internet access and fully-configurable phone system; reception area and receptionist; kitchen/eating area; game room; and multiple conference rooms.
“As an early-stage company, we need to focus on building our business rather than worry about finding appropriate office space and outfitting it to our needs,” said Tom Fragala, founder and CEO of Vistera, a company emerging as the leader in providing e-management solutions delivered over the web for the hospitality, retail and other franchised industries. “Moving into the new SBTG building represents a significant savings in time and capital expenditures for us.”
“This is the first complete office solution for growing companies in Santa Barbara,” said Steve Bell, chairman and founder of SupplySolution, a Santa Barbara-based provider of supply chain management applications. “Our company’s growth has required us to move three times since 1998, requiring significant resources to find and improve ever-larger office spaces. Had the new SBTG facility been available in 1998, we would have jumped at the opportunity to locate there. Plus, the cutting edge design of the new building has that ‘wow’ factor that will help young companies attract talented employees.”
The March 30 open house will financially benefit CASA: Court Appointed Special Advocates, in honor of National Child Abuse Awareness Month (April). For more information about the open house or Santa Barbara Technology Properties, please visit www.sbtechnologyproperties.com.