Opinion: The hidden slave history underneath Wall Street
By John Grace Juneteenth is the oldest-known celebration marking the end of slavery in the United States. President Joe Biden signed Juneteenth into law as a federal holiday on June 17, 2021. U.S. stock markets are closed in observance of Juneteenth on Monday, June 19. Juneteenth 2023 marks 158 years since the end of chattel Read More →
Navigating artificial intelligence in higher education
By Gerhard Apfelthaler I would like to begin this article by emphasizing that it was written entirely by a human, but improved by ChatGPT! In a world where artificial intelligence (AI) is capable of generating greeting cards, thank you letters, job applications, rejection letters, project briefs, blog posts, and even scholarly articles, it has become Read More →
Technical debt and airplanes are a rough combination
By Paul Witman By Scott Mackelprang In late 2022, winter storms and technical problems caused Southwest Airlines to cancel thousands of flights, disrupting travel for 2 million passengers and complicating life for their flight crews and other staff. In early April 2023, Southwest released an action plan to guide public perception of the updates and Read More →
Our view: Westmont leads the way with impressive lineup
This article is only available to Business Times subscribers Subscribers: LOG IN or REGISTER for complete digital access. Not a Subscriber? SUBSCRIBE for full access to our weekly newspaper, online edition and Book of Lists. Check the STATUS of your Subscription Account.
Rebuilding Broken Trust: Mission Possible
By Vlad Vaiman In my latest article entitled “Trust as a Foundation of Organizational Success” in the Pacific Coast Business Times — published April 10 — I have argued that it is trust that serves as a groundwork for any success that companies can enjoy both in the short and long term. I have indicated Read More →
Trust as a foundation of organizational success
By Vlad Vaiman I have spent the past 20 years of my life researching the issues of talent management and consulting organizations on what they should do to attract, engage, develop, and retain their most valuable employees. Among some of the outcomes of my work is the framework for talent retention revealing what keeps people with Read More →
Prioritizing solutions to poverty will bring in revenue to our regional economy
By Laura Capps Costs of living on the Central Coast are skyrocketing, and poverty maintains a tight grip on the lives of too many of our residents. The 2020 Census calculated a 15.2% poverty rate for Santa Barbara County, one of the highest rates in the state that has the highest rate in the country. Read More →
