Henry Dubroff | Friday, February 28th, 2014
Banking & Finance,
Nonprofits,
Top Stories Nobel Laureate and founder of Grameen Bank Muhammad Yunus never intended to create a microlending juggernaut or invent the idea of a social business. “My work was not pre-planned,” he said. “It was an action born out of desperation.”
Henry Dubroff | Friday, February 28th, 2014
Op/Eds,
Opinion While jobs, minimum-wage hikes and the future of work are making headlines, something else is happening on the ground in the Tri-Counties.
Henry Dubroff | Friday, February 21st, 2014
Columns,
Opinion For five decades, entertainer and longtime South Coast resident Peter Noone has kept alive the legacy of the band now known as Herman and the Hermits, providing the world with some of the most enduring music of the British Invasion. During the past few weeks, Noone offered to spend a bit of airplane time answering a few questions from the Business Times about his life and the music business.
Henry Dubroff | Friday, February 14th, 2014
Columns,
Opinion Building solar panels for the Apollo moon missions in the 1960s, John W. “Bill” Yerkes was struck by an idea that would change the way the world thinks about electricity.
Henry Dubroff | Friday, February 7th, 2014
Columns,
Opinion Grass-roots efforts underway in Ventura County and a few other places may lead California to start junking its expensive and debt-ridden pension system in favor of a 401(k)-like substitute.
Henry Dubroff | Friday, January 24th, 2014
Columns,
Opinion Renegotiating the RNA has emerged as a potentially explosive issue in the 2014 election where Goleta City Councilman Roger Aceves is challenging incumbent Janet Wolf for the 2nd District seat, which represents part of Goleta.
Henry Dubroff | Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014
Top Stories,
Tri-County Economy Renegotiating Goleta’s separation agreement with Santa Barbara County has emerged as a potentially explosive issue in the 2014 election.