Street smarts: Santa Maria Valley Chamber CEO recognized for community efforts
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CRE: Hotel occupancy up, calls for housing intensifies
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Angel City FC re-ups contract with CLU, team reps speak on business of sports
The partnership between the first ever fully women-founded football club, Angel City, and California Lutheran University has gone well over the past two years — so much so that both sides are signing up for more. On April 23, Angel City FC announced it has extended its contract with CLU as the team’s training site Read More →
Adventist Health Central Coast names new president
The Adventist Health Central Coast Service Area, which includes two recently purchased hospitals in San Luis Obispo County, has a new president. Ryan Ashlock currently serves as the president of Adventist Health Castle in Kailua, Hawai’i. Ashlock’s appointment to his new position was announced April 22. He starts June 9. Kerry Heinrich, president and CEO of nonprofit, Read More →
Tri-county unemployment rate drops dramatically in March
The unemployment rate for the Central Coast fell by nearly half a percent in the month of March, according to the latest data provided by the California Employment Development Department. Released on March 21, the unemployment rate of the tri-counties was at 4.56% for the month of March, down from a 5% unemployment rate in Read More →
Bank of the Sierra reports higher net income in Q1
Sierra Bancorp, the parent company of Bank of the Sierra, announced its results for the first quarter of 2024 on April 23, noting that consolidated net income was at $9.3 million for the quarter, up from $8.8 million in the same quarter a year ago. According to the financial statements, the “favorable variance” in net Read More →
Goolsbee: Inflation must pass sniff test
As a self-described “data dog,” Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee has done a lot of sniffing this year. With inflation seemingly stuck roughly half a percentage point above the Fed’s 2% target, Goolsbee is firm about one thing. There will be no moving the goalposts, he told a group of 150 business Read More →
