Powell urges sequester compromise at speech in SB
Latest news, Tri-County EconomySaying that “you couldn’t run a 7-11 the way we are running the country,” former Secretary of State Colin Powell urged the White House and Congress to work together to end the budget cuts set to kick in at midnight on March 1. Speaking at Westmont College’s annual President’s Breakfast in Santa Barbara on Friday Read More →
From ice skater to spa legend : Oaks at Ojai’s Sheila Cluff tells her story
Latest news, Small Business, Women Inc.On first blush, Sheila Cluff comes across as the quintessential California girl. She’s blond and athletic, smart and funny. But her recently published memoir, “Living Your Dream,” reveals the Sheila Cluff behind the persona of a successful entrepreneur in the fitness business and owner and developer of The Oaks at Ojai. We learn that as Read More →
Chandra Wallar would leave big shoes to fill if she left for the OC
Columns, OpinionShe brought a head for numbers and a sharp pencil to the job.
Three tri-county cities offer three ways to sprout young companies
Columns, OpinionSan Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura each present fundamentally divergent approaches to helping new companies grow.
Behind the effort to get a presidential pardon for a manufacturing icon
Columns, OpinionGene Haas and Haas Automation made headlines on Feb. 4 when the company confirmed to the Business Times that Texas Gov. Rick Perry is slated to make a recruiting trip to the Oxnard machine tool maker later this month. Whether or not Haas pulls the trigger and expands in Texas or North Carolina, the home Read More →
Why Fed policy is driving up the cost of farmland in California
Columns, OpinionEven California, where real estate is otherwise depressed, has not been immune from price spikes.
T.O. culture chief says arts are a vital economic driver
Latest news, Tri-County EconomyTapping the region’s economic potential means developing better relationships between businesses and arts organizations, said Barry McComb, cultural affairs director for the city of Thousand Oaks. Speaking at California Lutheran University’s kickoff for its Corporate Leaders Breakfast series, McComb said rather than looking at business and the arts sectors as separate interests, the right path Read More →
