Affordable housing will be key for economic recovery in Ventura County
While Ventura County is facing a slow post-pandemic economic recovery, there‘s reason to be more optimistic about the long term, according to the Center for Economic Research and Forecasting at Cal Lutheran. “There’s a fundamental change in attitudes (by cities) about growth – that we can achieve balance between jobs, housing and the environment to Read More →
Procore aims for lower net loss, continued high growth in 2023
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LTC Properties posts fourth-quarter earnings
LTC Properties, the real estate investment trust based in Westlake Village that chiefly invests in senior living and health care properties, announced its fourth-quarter results for the period ending December 31. Net income increased by 39.9%, from $12.7 million to $17.8 million or in terms of diluted earnings per common share, from 32 cents to Read More →
Dubroff: Black leaders are beginning to shape the Central Coast
The Central Coast poses a unique challenge when it comes to writing about Black History Month. Less than 2% of the population is Black. That’s a very low number that, in part, reflects the impossibly high cost of housing in the region. And yet, the region’s small group of Black executives has a high impact, Read More →
Amgen’s $150 million investment aims to scale, diversify middle-market business
By Mark Alfred Special to the Business Times Thousand Oaks-based Amgen, one of the largest biotechnology companies in the world, invested $150 million into Project Black: an Ariel Investments fund intended to transform middle-market companies into certified minority-owned business enterprises. The fund, managed by Ariel’s private equity subsidiary Ariel Alternatives, is based in Chicago. It Read More →
This Black History Month, let’s reflect on how far we have come
By Jerry Abraham Since the COVID-19 vaccines were made available to Californians, we have worked hard to communicate the importance of everyone eligible getting vaccinated and boosted. A large part of this effort was eliminating the barriers that prevented our black and brown communities from equitable access to vaccines. The COVID-19 pandemic pushed health and Read More →
Good Works: Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara hits million-dollar milestone
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