Tri-County unemployment rate remains unchanged in November
For the second straight month, the unemployment rate along the Central Coast didn’t see much change, according to the latest data from the California Employment Development Department. Released Dec. 20, the unemployment rate of the tri-counties was at 4.36% for the month of November, the same unemployment rate the Central Coast saw in October and up slightly Read More →
Mackenzie Scott donates $10M to area nonprofits
Philanthropist Mackenzie Scott donated another $2 billion of her own wealth on Dec. 18, $10 million of which found its way to nonprofits based on the Central Coast. Scott, who was formerly married to billionaire Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos, has now donated roughly $19.2 billion since 2019. She is still worth over $31 million according Read More →
AI making CRE firms more efficient
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Paso Robles-based Pearce Services acquires Unified Power
Paso Robles-based Pearce Services will become one of the largest independent service providers for power continuity solutions in the United States after announcing it has acquired Unified Power on Dec. 18. “The acquisition of Unified Power marks a significant milestone in our company’s history,” Michelle Edler, CEO of Pearce Services, said in a press release. Read More →
Judge hands CLU win in Gallegly breach of contract lawsuit
A Ventura County Superior Court judge on Dec. 13 reversed his own intended ruling, handing California Lutheran University a win in its ongoing legal battle with former Congressman Elton Gallegly. Gallegly and his wife, Janice, have sued the Thousand Oaks-based university for breach of contract, alleging it failed to fully establish the Elton and Janice Gallegly Center Read More →
Dubroff: Google’s breakthrough quantum chip has Central Coast ties
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