Op/ed: Our work to prevent gun violence is just beginning
It has been just over a month since the tragedy in Isla Vista. The news camera crews are gone. The daily media coverage has waned. But we can’t let the urgent sense that more must be done to prevent gun violence leave us.
For region’s corporate data users, it’s worth watching telecom mergers
For region’s corporate data users, it’s worth watching telecom mergers
Editorial: $37.2M tagged for critical jobs training at region’s colleges
While its higher-education system remains far short of optimal funding, California’s improved budget prospects are creating niche opportunities aimed at vocational and technical training. A trio of projects, two from Ventura County and one from San Luis Obispo, are among the 39 winning proposals for a one-time $250 million competitive grant program offered through the Read More →
Editorial: Cantor defeat ripples through regional politics
A shock wave. That’s the way area political experts described the stunning defeat of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, a Virginia Republican whose hopes to become the next Speaker were washed out to sea on June 10 in a primary loss to David Brat, a professor at Randolph-Macon College. For the region, Cantor’s loss will Read More →
Mid-year newsroom update: New faces, new look and our 15th
With 2014 nearly at the half-way mark, I thought it would be a good time for a mid-year report from the Business Times newsroom. First, I’d like to introduce Elijah Brumback, who joined our news team as a staff writer on June 2. Brumback previously worked for MiBiz, a bi-monthly business magazine based in Grand Read More →
California M&A surge could reach Tri-Counties’ corporate world
There are signs that the takeover wave that’s engulfed many sectors, notably pharmaceuticals and high-tech, may soon wash up on the beaches of the Tri-Counties.