Tariffs loom over Central Coast businesses
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IPO, VC market gridlock hits the region
The tariffs that have sent the stock market into a frenzy could also be hitting the companies that were hoping to go public or raise more capital in 2025. Nationally, tech firms like Klarna and Stubhub have paused their plans for an initial public offering in 2025, while locally, experts are cautioning small- to medium-sized Read More →
Dubroff: Tariffs could crush this footwear star
Haley Pavone has spent the past seven years building San Luis Obispo-based Pashion Footwear into one of the region’s fastest-growing companies. The Cal Poly graduate built a global supply chain and raised capital on her own, even turning down an offer from Kevin O’Leary on Shark Tank. But just as her convertible shoes are hitting Read More →
National, Central Coast home prices staying high
WASHINGTON, D.C – Don’t expect relief from sky high home prices on the Central Coast – or across the nation. That was one message delivered by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell who spoke to a conference of business journalists on April 4. Powell said the Fed was taking a “wait and see” approach to the Read More →
Dubroff: 5 takeaways from the first salvo in the global tariff war
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Food shipments to Ventura County food bank canceled
Amid funding cuts by the Trump Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has canceled about eight truckloads of food that were destined for Food Share of Ventura County. Monica White, CEO of the nonprofit food bank which feeds about 250,000 county residents a year, made the announcement March 27. She said the agriculture department had Read More →
