Dubroff: Today’s tech titans owe a debt to Dave Power
Columns, East Ventura County, Latest news, Tri-County EconomyBig data. Brand value. Customer satisfaction. In the 21st century, these are crucial elements for success in business and they have driven the growth of the technology titans that dominate our everyday lives. But Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, Mark Zuckerberg and countless others owe a debt to J.D. “Dave” Power, who laid out the design Read More →
Obituary: Dave Power, auto quality and consumer research pioneer
East Ventura County, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County EconomyEDITOR’S NOTE: Business Times subscribers can read our 2014 profile of Dave Power here. James David “J.D.” Power, whose name came to symbolize quality rankings in autos and other consumer products, has died at age 89. He passed away of natural causes on Jan. 23 in Thousand Oaks, according to a statement from the family. Read More →
Dubroff: GameStop frenzy a reminder that markets are often irrational
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Obituary: PennyMac founder Stanford Kurland
Banking & Finance, East Ventura County, Latest news, Real Estate, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public CompaniesEDITOR’S NOTE: This article was updated Jan. 27 to include the fact that Kurland died of complications from COVID-19. Stanford Kurland made a fortune from his first foray into mortgage banking, and his timely exit from Countrywide Financial came just before the housing bubble burst. His second foray made him even richer, but it also Read More →
CLU shifts biggest-ever gift to entrepreneurship center, scholarships
East Ventura County, Higher Education, Latest news, Small Business, Startups, Tri-County EconomyIn the latest demonstration of how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected philanthropy in the region, California Lutheran University announced Jan. 20 that a major gift to its School of Management will be repurposed to support entrepreneurship programs and scholarships. CLU President Lori Varlotta said Steve Dorfman, a retired technology and aerospace executive who had given Read More →
Dubroff: The inside story of how Southwest landed on the South Coast
Columns, Latest news, Regions, Santa Barbara County, Tourism, Tri-County EconomyWhen Henry Thompson returned to the West Coast just two years ago to take the helm of Santa Barbara Airport, it looked like most of the turbulence was in the rearview mirror. The region’s largest airport had lured back flights lost during the Great Recession and had just added Contour Airlines. The disruptions caused by Read More →
Dubroff: Teledyne’s acquisition of Flir could turn the 101 corridor into ‘Sensor Alley’
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