Starting in troubled times
Small BusinessWhen David and Jeanette Hendrickson decided to relocate Retroville, their vintage-themed boutique, from the state of Washington to Santa Barbara, they had no idea that their first week in business here would be nationally notable. “We opened on the worst week in Wall Street’s history,” Jeanette Hendrickson said. Retroville, whose owners employ two workers, opened Read More →
Tri-Counties offer reporter several lessons to live by
ColumnsAt the Pacific Coast Business Times, there has never been a shortage of opportunities for me to learn something new, meet someone interesting and take on a new challenge. This will be my last real estate column for the Business Times, as my new husband and I are shortly moving to a small town near Read More →
Pragmatic partnership
Personal FinancePragmatic Solutions wants to learn about you through online games. The Westlake Village-based company provides the technical back-end for titles such as “America’s Army,” its main effort. It has partnered with the U.S. Army for the game, a recruiting tool designed to give potential soldiers a virtual taste of what it’s like to serve. Pragmatic Read More →
Halloween sales light up holiday season
UncategorizedAt least one day out of the year, many people try to put their financial and personal woes behind and celebrate Halloween by spending money on costumes, candy and other trappings associated with the spooky holiday. “It’s the one day everyone can use their imagination and forget about the economy and other problems,” Read More →
Hoover scholars ponder causes of Panic of 2008
ColumnsPALO ALTO — A toxic mix of politics, policy and bad regulation flushed trillions of dollars down the drain in the Panic of 2008, putting America’s role as the global economic leader at risk. If we are really lucky, we will not experience a Japanese-style housing deflation that lasts another decade. If we are not Read More →
Retail spaces open up
UncategorizedA mid-October announcement that the struggling department store Mervyns will soon close all of its remaining 149 locations is just one example of retailers failing as consumers cut spending amid a weakening economy, opening up hundreds of thousands of square footage in the Tri-Counties. Hayward-based Mervyns plans to hold a going-out-of-business sale during the holiday Read More →
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In recent weeks, Ernst & Young, the country’s seventh-largest private company and one of the world’s largest assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, relocated its Woodland Hills operations to Westlake Village. Ernst & Young representatives said increased demand for professional services from the biotech, real estate, and technology sectors in the Conejo Valley prompted the Read More →
