Direct Relief ranked No. 5 largest U.S. charity
The need for Direct Relief’s assistance is not going away and, though the nonprofit wishes for brighter days across the world, the Santa Barbara-based nonprofit is also not shying away from continuing to lend a helping hand. That is why the nonprofit ranked as the fifth largest charity in the United States and one of Read More →
Semtech shares gain 25% after strong earnings
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LogicMonitor receives $800M, holds $2.4B valuation
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Moorpark College, SLO Food Bank accept $50K gift from BofA
Bank of America has announced $100,000 in grant awards as it celebrates the fifth anniversary of its Neighborhood Champions program on the Central Coast. In the Ventura/Santa Barbara market, Moorpark College Foundation will receive $50,000 to support the college’s Access, Achieve, Advance, or AAA financial support program for students attending its technology certificate programs. In Read More →
Central Coast unemployment rate largely unaffected in October
After finally seeing the unemployment rate dip in the month of September, the unemployment rate didn’t see much change in the 30 days after, according to the latest data from the California Employment Development Department. Released Nov. 15, the unemployment rate of the tri-counties was at 4.36% for the month of October, up very slightly from an unemployment rate Read More →
Dubroff: Behind the daunting economics of disaster recovery
The Mountain Fire struck Ventura County just one month shy of seven years after the Thomas Fire devastated a 70-mile front that stretched from Fillmore to Goleta. Five days later as the Business Times went to press, some 300 structures suffered damage, hundreds of people remained inside evacuation areas and the long, slow effort of Read More →
Abel Maldonado on Trump short list for Secretary of Ag
Donald Trump’s return to the White House could also mark the return to the political stage for one of Santa Barbara County’s best-known elected officials. Former Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado, now a winery owner from Santa Maria, has been shortlisted for the Secretary of Agriculture post, according to reporting from the online publication ProAg and Read More →
