Unemployment rate skyrockets throughout Central Coast

The unemployment rate in each of the tri-counties went up substantially in the month of January, according to the latest data provided by the California Employment Development Department. As a whole, the unemployment rate for the Central Coast was 4.93%, up from 4.5% in December. Released on March 14, the unemployment rate for Santa Barbara County jumped up 0.8% Read More →

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Tariff talk spooks analysts, investors
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Vital signs: 1 in 5 Americans are doom spending amid economic uncertainty
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Dubroff: A chat with the CEO of UMB, region’s newest bank

A big banking merger that closed at the end of January touched just a sliver of the region. But it brought me back in touch with a banker I’ve known for decades, so I visited on video with UMB Financial Corp. Chair and CEO Mariner Kemper on Feb 25. UMB is a 111-year-old, publicly traded Read More →