Dubroff: Weinman puts a nontraditional focus on ‘Venky’ award
Columns, Latest newsWhen UC Santa Barbara hands out its annual “Venky” award for entrepreneurial leadership each spring, typically it is a top scientist who gets the hardware. That’s because the award is named after Venky Narayanamurti, the former UCSB dean of engineering and an architect of the strategy that made UCSB a world leader in materials, photonics Read More →
Dubroff: Companies play let’s make a deal but they don’t always win
Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Columns, Latest news, TechnologyThere’s no question that the current wave of corporate mergers is reshaping big chunks of the corporate landscape on the Central Coast. But all mergers are not created equal and history suggests that more than half of mergers involving large publicly traded companies don’t really work out at all. For a look at what’s working Read More →
Our view: Allan Hancock College perfect for 4-year degree
Editorials, Latest news, OpinionA bill making its way through the General Assembly holds out the promise of bringing a four-year degree to an area of the Tri-Counties often described as the state’s biggest “academic desert.” State Assemblywoman Jacqui Irwin, a Democrat from Thousand Oaks, has introduced AB 405, a measure that would create a pilot program for a Read More →
Dubroff: A look at the exciting year ahead for the Business Times
Columns, Latest newsThe masthead signals that we’re at issue 52 and about to start into a new year. So I’ll exercise my editor’s privilege and provide an update from the Business Times newsroom as we launch Volume 18. On April 13, CSU Channel Islands President Erika Beck will be the keynote speaker and special honoree at this Read More →
Our view: SLO to Denver flight great for economy
Editorials, Latest news, OpinionReports that San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport has landed a coveted daily nonstop flight to Denver came seemingly out of the blue. But, in fact, the announcement was the result of nearly a decade of effort by business and community leaders to give SLO County travelers an option that provides a same day connection Read More →
Our view: Ventura-Santa Barbara rail study a good start
Editorials, Latest news, OpinionWords of wisdom attributed to Chinese sage Lao Tsu hold that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Perhaps the journey to improve rail transportation between Santa Barbara and Ventura begins with a single grant. That’s at least the promise of a $50,000 award from the Santa Barbara County Association of Read More →
Dubroff: Stormy weather, surging stocks plug one county’s fiscal pothole
Columns, Latest newsThe weather and the election of Donald Trump don’t appear to have much in common. But the rainstorms that struck over President’s Day weekend and the Trump bump in the stock market have had a big impact on the fiscal fortunes of Santa Barbara County. Hopefully, the powers that be will take advantage of a Read More →
