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By Jorge Mercado / Sunday, November 17th, 2024 / Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion / Comments Off on Guest commentary: Excessive regulations a threat to California’s family businesses
By Ken Monroe Family businesses are the backbone of California’s economy. From family farms to shops and restaurants to manufacturing companies, our businesses don’t just provide goods and services; we create jobs, support communities and carry on legacies built over generations. How important are family businesses to the state’s economy? Our state’s 1.4 million family businesses employ Read More →
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“In the end, it’s just a house,” Jim Blois, CEO of Blois Construction in Oxnard, said. Blois’s home in Camarillo Heights was one of, at last count, nearly 220 structures destroyed in the Mountain Fire which erupted Nov. 6 in the unincorporated Somis area northeast of Camarillo. Fueled by fierce Santa Ana winds, the fire Read More →
The Mountain Fire struck Ventura County just one month shy of seven years after the Thomas Fire devastated a 70-mile front that stretched from Fillmore to Goleta. Five days later as the Business Times went to press, some 300 structures suffered damage, hundreds of people remained inside evacuation areas and the long, slow effort of Read More →
Software giant Oracle is suing Procore Technologies, alleging that the Carpinteria-based software firm used thousands of stolen trade secrets to enrich its business. Procore, a leading construction industry software company and Oracle rival, denied the allegations in an Oct. 31 statement. “We believe the claims are meritless and we intend to vigorously defend ourselves,” Procore said in its statement. Procore’s shares have largely been unaffected by the filing; Read More →
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