The Pacific Coast Business Times is pleased to present the winners of our 12th annual Latino Business Awards. Since 2011, the Business Times has recognized a major part of the Central Coast economy: Latino business leaders. We’re glad to continue this tradition with a celebration on July 20th at the Limoneira Ranch in Santa Paula. Read More →
The Department of Justice announced June 29 that three major health care providers and a Medi-Cal health plan on the Central Coast will pay $68 million to settle claims they submitted false information related to Medi-Cal and Medicaid reimbursements from 2014 to 2016. The Santa Barbara San Luis Obispo Regional Health Authority, better known as Read More →
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Central Coast Best Places to Work is one way that Pacific Coast Business Times takes the pulse of the workplace across the region. We take a keen interest in knowing which organizations are performing best for their employees, and what those employers are doing that others can learn from. In 2023 we added a new Read More →
This is a column in two parts. The first part introduces the 20th Anniversary of our Spirit of Small Business awards, a program we launched in our earliest days and that has enjoyed a unique partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration for two decades. The second part is a tribute to the late Dick Read More →
Our 2023 Hall of Fame and Legacy special report celebrates the incredible career of Janet Garufis, the chairman and CEO of Montecito Bank & Trust, the biggest locally-based bank in the region. Garufis, who has been in the banking industry for more than 50 years, started out as a teller and rose through the ranks. Read More →
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