Orfalea reflects on childhood, Kinko’s sale, and his ‘one measure of success’
Paul Orfalea still hasn’t forgiven the alphabet. “I think it’s chickenshit, the alphabet,” the Kinko’s founder told a lunchtime meeting of the Rotary Club of Ventura-South on April 25, at the Tower Club atop the Topa Financial Plaza in Oxnard. “ ‘GH’ is an ‘F,’ ‘PH’ is an ‘F’, and ‘F’ is an ‘F.’ Why Read More →
Santa Barbara plant-based food startup raises $5.6M in seed round
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Trade Desk CEO made $835M in 2021, region’s biggest payday ever
Jeff Green, the CEO and co-founder of The Trade Desk, received $835 million in total compensation in 2021, the biggest pay package in Central Coast history and likely the biggest of any CEO in the United States last year. The Ventura-based online advertising company disclosed its executive pay for 2021 in an April 12 filing Read More →
In visit to Vandenberg, Harris announces U.S. plans to cease anti-satellite tests
Vice President Kamala Harris announced that the United States will be the first country to ban anti-satellite weapons testing, during a speech she delivered April 18 at Vandenberg Space Force Base near Lompoc. An anti-satellite weapon test is a military demonstration where a spacecraft in orbit is destroyed using a missile system, and the tests Read More →
Region’s hospitals and clinics deal with staffing issues amid pandemic, tight job market
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Region’s unemployment rates hit new post-pandemic lows
The unemployment rate in the tri-county region dipped to 3.4% in March, its lowest by a comfortable margin since before the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to data released April 15 by the California Employment Development Department. The unemployment rate in March was 3.5% in Ventura County, down from 4.1% the month before. It was also Read More →
Amazon ramps up giant new facility in Oxnard
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