Tri-county unemployment rate drops below 4%
The unemployment rate for the Central Coast fell below 4% in the month of April, according to the latest data provided by the California Employment Development Department. Released on May 17, the unemployment rate of the tri-counties was at 3.96% for the month of April, down from a 4.56% unemployment rate in the month of Read More →
$70M Refugio oil spill deal gets tentative OK
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Housing crunch: 11,000+ new homes could ease area shortage
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Nexstera Tech, Mense win big at AngelCon 2024
Female founders stood proudly in the spotlight on May 2 as two women-founded companies took first and second place at the seventh annual AngelCon Pitch Competition. Hosted by the Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Small Business Development Center, six teams competed at AngelCon, which raised a total of $215,000 from 21 investors. Nexstera Tech, a Read More →
Dubroff: Housing projects have the green light but more construction is still needed
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VC Housing Trust announces $12M for affordable housing
Housing Trust Fund Ventura County on May 2 announced $12 million in loan commitments for 492 affordable housing units in Oxnard, Santa Paula and Ventura. The nonprofit said $7 million of the commitments will be matched by Prop 1 funding. The Valentine Road Apartments in Ventura, a Homekey development by the Housing Authority of Ventura, Read More →
Homebuilder Lennar buys 554 residential homesites at Harvest at Limoneira
Homebuilder Lennar has bought 554 residential homesites at the Harvest at Limoneira master-planned community in Santa Paula, lemon grower Limoneira announced May 2. The transaction completes the sell-out of Phase 2 of the 1,500-unit development. “This is a big deal,” Limoneira CEO and President Harold Edwards told the Business Times. Limoneira did not disclose the value of the Read More →
