Region’s unemployment rate drops below 5%
Central Coast, East Ventura County, Latest news, left, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura CountyThe unemployment rate in the tri-county region dropped nearly a full percentage point between August and September, to reach its lowest level since before the COVID-19 pandemic began. The combined unemployment rate of Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties was just under 5% in September, down from 5.9% in August, according to a Read More →
Alisal Fire now 41% contained, Highway 101 reopened
Central Coast, Latest news, left, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County EconomyFirefighters got the upper hand Thursday on the Alisal Fire in Santa Barbara County, and on Friday morning Highway 101 was fully open between Goleta and Buellton after a three-day closure. The fire started Monday afternoon in Refugio Canyon, a few miles north of Refugio State Beach. By Friday morning, it was 41% contained, according Read More →
Fire closes Highway 101 near Goleta
Central Coast, Latest news, left, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County EconomyHighway 101 remained closed Wednesday morning at its midpoint in Santa Barbara County as a wildfire that started Oct. 11 continued to burn through the hills northwest of Goleta. The Alisal Fire jumped Highway 101 along the Gaviota coast on Oct. 12 and sent smoke and ash into downtown Santa Barbara and even Ventura County. Read More →
Trade Desk CEO is region’s richest, at $4.4B
Banking & Finance, Latest news, middle, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura CountyThe 2021 edition of the Forbes 400 list of richest Americans has just one person whose primary residence is in the tri-county region: Jeff Green, the CEO and co-founder of The Trade Desk in Ventura, with a net worth of $4.4 billion. Green is No. 253 on the Forbes list, which was released Oct. 5. Read More →
Central Coast wins its first three Michelin stars
Latest news, left, Restaurants, Top Stories, Wine & ViticultureRicky Odbert spent the first part of his culinary career working in fine dining in San Francisco, restaurants where the all-consuming obsession was to earn one or more stars in the Michelin Guide. He never quite got there — for four years, he was sous chef at a one-star restaurant, and leaving without getting a Read More →
Region’s unemployment rate down to 5.9% in August
Central Coast, East Ventura County, Latest news, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura CountyThe tri-county region’s unemployment rate dipped below 6% in August for only the second time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to a Business Times analysis of data released Sept. 17 by the California Employment Development Department. The combined unemployment rate for Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties was 5.9% in August, down Read More →
Cannabis company closes purchase of former Houweling’s Tomatoes greenhouses
Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Latest news, right, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura CountyGlass House Brands, a publicly traded cannabis company, has closed its purchase of the former Houweling’s Tomatoes property near Camarillo. The 160-acre property has six greenhouses that total 5.5 million square feet. Glass House bought it for $93 million in cash, plus stock considerations, the company said in a Sept. 15 news release. The closing Read More →
