A new mourning, as funeral homes faced unwelcome surge in business
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Region’s clinics to join federal vaccine program
Three health clinics based in Santa Barbara County, one in a San Luis Obispo County and one in Ventura County have been invited to join a federal program mean to get more vaccines in the arms of people who need them most. The Health Center COVID-19 Vaccine Program was launched by the U.S. Health Resources Read More →
Region’s unemployment rate flat in January as COVID surged
The tri-county region’s unemployment rate was 7.4% in January, the same as in December, as the region and state endured the second month of the winter COVID-19 surge. California’s unemployment rate was 9% in January, down from 9.3% in December, according to data released March 12 by the state Employment Development Department. The national unemployment Read More →
Ventura County picks new Health Care Agency director
Barry Zimmerman, the chief deputy director of the Ventura County Health Care Agency, has been selected as the next director of the agency. Ventura County Executive Officer Mike Powers selected Zimmerman after a nationwide recruitment, the county said in a March 11 news release. Zimmerman, a longtime county manager, has been with the Health Care Read More →
Oxnard, Camarillo chambers plan merger
The Oxnard Chamber of Commerce has voted to merge with the Camarillo Chamber of Commerce and form the West Ventura County Business Alliance, a regional advocacy organization. Members of the Camarillo Chamber of Commerce will be voting on uniting the organizations on March 22, according to a March 11 news release from the Oxnard chamber. Read More →
Sientra reports bigger losses but rebound in sales in fourth quarter
Goleta-based breast implant maker Sientra reported a small decline in net sales over the final three months of 2020 and a net loss bigger than the previous year’s fourth quarter, in an earnings report released March 11. Sientra had a net loss of $21.2 million in the fourth quarter, or 42 cents per share, more Read More →
Mission Produce earnings up despite dip in avocado prices
Revenue was down for the second consecutive quarter at Oxnard-based Mission Produce, but net income was on the rise in the first quarter of 2021, according to the company’s March 10 earnings statement. Mission Produce, which is one of the biggest avocado distributors in the world, generate revenue in the first quarter worth $173.2 million, Read More →
