Region’s unemployment rate climbs to 4.6% in January
By Tony Biasotti / Friday, March 11th, 2022 / Latest news, middle, Regions, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Ventura County / Comments Off on Region’s unemployment rate climbs to 4.6% in January
The unemployment rates in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties all ticked up between December and January as the omicron wave of COVID-19 worsened, according to data released March 11 by the California Employment Development Department. The combined unemployment rate for the tri-county region was 4.6% in January, up from 4% in December. Read More →
Ventura County supervisors plan search for successor after CEO Mike Powers retires abruptly
By pacbiztimes / Thursday, March 10th, 2022 / Government, Latest news, left, Regions, Top Stories, Ventura County / Comments Off on Ventura County supervisors plan search for successor after CEO Mike Powers retires abruptly
NOTE: This article was posted March 10 and updated March 11 with comments from members of the Board of Supervisors. Ventura County Executive Officer Mike Powers suddenly retired on March 10 after nearly 11 years as the county government’s top executive. Ashley Bautista, the county’s public information officer, said Powers told the Ventura County Board Read More →
Mission Produce shares tumble after report of Q1 losses
By Jorge Mercado / Thursday, March 10th, 2022 / Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, middle, Regions, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies, Ventura County / Comments Off on Mission Produce shares tumble after report of Q1 losses
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At risk of losing the Rams, CLU scores another pro team
By Jorge Mercado / Wednesday, March 9th, 2022 / Higher Education, Latest news, left, Regions, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Ventura County / Comments Off on At risk of losing the Rams, CLU scores another pro team
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CLU economists forecast slow recovery for Ventura County
By pacbiztimes / Wednesday, March 9th, 2022 / Higher Education, Latest news, Real Estate, Regions, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy, Ventura County / Comments Off on CLU economists forecast slow recovery for Ventura County
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Olaplex shares dip, then rebound after report of revenue and earnings growth
By Jorge Mercado / Tuesday, March 8th, 2022 / Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, left, Regions, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Olaplex shares dip, then rebound after report of revenue and earnings growth
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At Westmont breakfast, author Michael Lewis talks of Santa Barbara’s ‘superhero of communicable disease’
By Tony Biasotti / Monday, March 7th, 2022 / Health Care & Life Science, Higher Education, Latest news, middle, Regions, Santa Barbara County, Top Stories / Comments Off on At Westmont breakfast, author Michael Lewis talks of Santa Barbara’s ‘superhero of communicable disease’
On March 6, 2020, Westmont College held its annual President’s Breakfast, which would be one of the last large indoor, public events in the region before the COVID-19 pandemic arrived. The guest was Nobel-winning psychologist and economist Daniel Kahneman. This year on March 4, at the event’s return to the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort, Read More →