Dubroff: Companies play let’s make a deal but they don’t always win
There’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 →
Ventura County landowners urged to complete questionnaires
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Neverland Ranch estate back on market for $67 million
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Our view: Allan Hancock College perfect for 4-year degree
A 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 →
Gene technology raises ethical questions
By Frank Kalman A relatively obscure talk about genes was given at UC Santa Barbara recently by Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee, a researcher and clinical oncologist at Columbia University and author of a Pulitzer Prize winning book, the “Emperor of all Maladies: A Biography of Cancer.” It was, however, on par in terms of gravity with Read More →
Revenue up but net income down at Salem Media Group
Story updated at 10:40 a.m. March 10: Salem Media Group, a Christian and conservative media company based in Camarillo, announced a decline in fourth quarter and full year net income, despite revenue increases. Revenues for the quarter ended Dec. 31 came to $70.7 million, up from $69.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2015. Full Read More →
Solutions to San Luis Obispo affordable housing crisis elusive
More than 300 of San Luis Obispo County’s most influential minds in the area of housing, development and the economy convened March 9 for a five-hour summit to discuss the future of affordability in the region. The event was kicked off by Ermin Karim, president and CEO of the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce. Read More →
