WEV wins $50K Bank of America grant for equity programs
Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Central Coast, Latest news, Nonprofits, South Coast, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County, Women Inc.Women’s Economic Ventures received $50,000 in grant funding from Bank of America’s philanthropic program to help underrepresented entrepreneurs on the Central Coast. The grant, announced by the Santa Barbara-based nonprofit on Nov. 17, will be used to advance a micro-grant and entrepreneurial training pilot program it launched recently in partnership with an Oxnard-based nonprofit supporting Read More →
Gallegly sues CLU over public service center
East Ventura County, Government, Higher Education, Latest news, middle, Top Stories, Tri-County EconomyUPDATE, 2:48 p.m., 11/16/2021: This article was revised to include comments from a California Lutheran spokesperson. Former U.S. Rep. Elton Gallegly has filed a lawsuit against California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks alleging problems with the funding and establishment of an on-campus public service center named after him. The complaint, filed Nov. 15 in Ventura Read More →
Real Estate: Hotel Californian was Santa Barbara’s biggest hotel sale in years
Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, South Coast, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Tourism, Tri-County EconomyThe Hotel Californian on lower State Street in Santa Barbara was purchased for an estimated $130 million, according to Hayes Commercial Real Estate’s recently released South Coast market report. Foley Entertainment Group, founded by Las Vegas Golden Knights hockey owner and Santa Barbara County wine magnate Bill Foley, bought the 121-room hotel near Santa Barbara’s Read More →
Goleta plans to sue UCSB over housing
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In Ventura County, the rent is high and getting higher
East Ventura County, Latest news, left, Real Estate, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura CountyThis article is only available to Business Times subscribers Subscribers: LOG IN or REGISTER for complete digital access. Not a Subscriber? SUBSCRIBE for full access to our weekly newspaper, online edition and Book of Lists. Check the STATUS of your Subscription Account.
Economist: Return of international travelers could strain hospitality industry
Central Coast, Latest news, middle, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County EconomyReopening international travel to the United States might create some problems in Santa Barbara in wake of employment disruptions triggered by the pandemic, especially in the restaurant industry, economic Mark Schniepp said at a Nov. 11 economic forecast event. On Nov. 8, the U.S. lifted travel restrictions from specific countries and vaccinated international visitors entered Read More →
Olaplex reports rising income and revenue in first post-IPO earnings report
Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, left, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public CompaniesThe Montecito-based hair care products company Olaplex released what it called a “strong” third-quarter earnings report on Nov. 10, its first quarterly report since the company’s initial public offering in September. Olaplex was founded in Santa Barbara using technology developed by UC Santa Barbara chemists and went public on Sept. 30, the same day its Read More →
