December 19, 2024

		

Guest Commentary


| Friday, January 13th, 2023

Skilled migrants and the war for talent

Op/Eds, Opinion

By Vlad Vaiman Despite the recent economic woes and a looming recession, the war for talent continues to intensify not only on an organizational level but also on a country level, as many advanced economies, including the USA, experience an acute shortage of qualified talent.   Organizations are starved for talented individuals with a high Read More →

| Friday, January 13th, 2023

U.S. Latinos are drivers of economic growth and a critical resource of resilience

Op/Eds, Opinion

Just a few weeks ago, the Center for Economic Research and Forecasting at California Lutheran University released the 2022 U.S. Latino GDP Report. The report generated national press coverage including by Barron’s, NBC News, CNBC and Yahoo Finance. The report shows that the total economic output of the Latinos living in the United States has Read More →

| Friday, December 16th, 2022

Mackay: Win, or make the person ahead of you break the record

Columns

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| Friday, December 16th, 2022

Perspective: California paid family leave keeps women in jobs

Op/Eds

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| Friday, December 16th, 2022

Viewpoint: The economy is simply rebalancing

Op/Eds

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| Thursday, December 15th, 2022

 Humor us: How Central Coast Comedy clubs pivoted during pandemic

Features, Small Business, Special Sections, Top 25 lists, Top Stories, Top Story

By Mark Miller Special to The Business Times Laugh and the world laughs with you. Maybe. Own a comedy club and you struggle during a pandemic.  Perhaps no small businesses depend more on tightly packing large numbers of customers into small spaces and mightily attempting to provoke them to forcefully aspirate into the air than Read More →

| Saturday, December 3rd, 2022

Corporations should support local nonprofits

Op/Eds

By Midge Campbell-Thomas and Greg Bland As we enter the holiday season, it’s a great moment to reflect on all that we, as a community, have been through and overcome. Indeed, our Tri-County communities have been through a lot the past couple of years, but we’ve also seen how resilient we can be, especially when Read More →