Editorial: Pre-school as economic development
A Jan. 16 program hosted by the Economic Development Collaborative of Ventura County raised an intriguing question. If pre-school works so well, why not make it accessible to every kid in the county?
Network Hardware Resale to boost hiring as sales near $300M
CEO Mike Sheldon said the company has been aggressively pursuing a “growth through diversification” strategy, adding maintenance services as well as servers and hard drives to its product lineup.
Lynda.com founder dishes details over breakfast
Lynda.com founder and executive chair Lynda Weinman put new details behind the explosive growth of her digital education company during remarks at the California Lutheran University Corporate Leaders Breakfast.
Amgen reports positive trial results for high-cholesterol treatment
The portion of Amgen’s Phase 3 trial of evolocumab that evaluated patients with high cholesterol who cannot tolerate statins has met goals related to percent reduction of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
Teledyne shares dip despite jump in Q4 profits
Shares of defense and industrial conglomerate Teledyne Technologies sank 1.6 percent in midday trading on Thursday despite higher sales and profits from the Thousand Oaks-based firm.
SBA responds to statewide drought with disaster loans
In response to economic losses caused by the statewide drought, certain small businesses across California, including in the Tri-Counties, are now eligible to apply for low-interest federal loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, the agency announced on Jan. 21. Small, non-farm businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private, nonprofit Read More →
Cruise ship industry floats $2.4M into Santa Barbara
The cruise ship industry had an estimated $2.4 million economic impact on Santa Barbara last year, with more than 50,000 passengers visiting the city, according to a recently released survey.
