Bernanke at Bacara
By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Monday, October 26th, 2009 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Bernanke at Bacara
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke swooped through a Santa Barbara conference on Oct. 19, warning that Asia’s new export policies could lead to renewed trade imbalances if the U.S. doesn’t work with trade partners across the Pacific. During the invitation-only Asian Economic Policy Conference at the posh Bacara Resort & Spa, Bernanke said that low Read More →
Bernanke warns against trade imbalances at Santa Barbara event
By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Monday, October 19th, 2009 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Bernanke warns against trade imbalances at Santa Barbara event
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned a gathering in Santa Barbara on Oct. 19 that Asia’s new export policies could lead to renewed trade imbalances if the U.S. doesn’t work with trade partners across the Pacific. In an event under tight security wraps at the Bacara Resort & Spa, Bernanke said that low interest rates Read More →
Microsoft
By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Monday, October 19th, 2009 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Microsoft
With Windows 7 slated for release Oct. 22, information technology firms around the Tri-Counties are gearing up for a flurry of new installations and breathing a sigh of relief that they finally have a decent Microsoft operating system to sell. Whether they have a financial incentive to brag on it or not, all of the Read More →
Thousand Oaks builder counts on tech
By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Monday, October 19th, 2009 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Thousand Oaks builder counts on tech
The past year nearly demolished some construction firms in the Tri-Counties, but one Thousand Oaks general contractor that carved out a niche building laboratories and other high-end projects has eked out gains. Wesely-Thomas Enterprises has built or remodeled for Amgen, Teledyne Technologies and facilities for California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, among other tri-county clients. Read More →
Debt burdens weigh on Affinity Group
By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Monday, October 19th, 2009 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Debt burdens weigh on Affinity Group
The August collapse of Ventura-based Affinity Bank appears to be just one blow in a string of troubles for its owner, Stephen Adams, whose highly leveraged business empire faces more than $746 million in debt payments in coming years. The Montecito businessman and philanthropist controls Ventura-based Affinity Group, a media and direct-marketing firm that targets Read More →
Overtime fines hit small business
By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Monday, October 12th, 2009 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Overtime fines hit small business
Anyone can tell you it’s tough to run a business. Now it’s about to get tougher. The U.S. Department of Labor is cracking down on employee overtime violations, and business owners are going to start feeling the heat. The down economy has forced employers and employees alike to focus more attention on pay. Because of Read More →
Making it work
By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Monday, October 12th, 2009 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Making it work
First, the airwaves. Then, the nation. Santa Barbara-based computer support firm Make it Work has landed a deal to host a nationally syndicated radio show about consumer technology. And it plans to parlay that show into a coast-to-coast rollout of its tech support services. Driving a fleet of bright red Mini Coopers, Make It Work Read More →
