Conejo Valley biotech leaders discuss keys to sustaining success
By Jorge Mercado / Wednesday, May 1st, 2024 / Central Coast, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Conejo Valley biotech leaders discuss keys to sustaining success
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Yardi to become WeWork’s majority owner if $450M plan is approved
By Jorge Mercado / Tuesday, April 30th, 2024 / Central Coast, Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Yardi to become WeWork’s majority owner if $450M plan is approved
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Angel City FC re-ups contract with CLU, team reps speak on business of sports
By Jorge Mercado / Thursday, April 25th, 2024 / Higher Education, Latest news, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Angel City FC re-ups contract with CLU, team reps speak on business of sports
The partnership between the first ever fully women-founded football club, Angel City, and California Lutheran University has gone well over the past two years — so much so that both sides are signing up for more. On April 23, Angel City FC announced it has extended its contract with CLU as the team’s training site Read More →
Cal Poly marketing students embrace NIL
By Jorge Mercado / Monday, April 22nd, 2024 / Central Coast, Higher Education, Latest news, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Cal Poly marketing students embrace NIL
The 2021 federal ruling that made it possible for student-athletes to make money off their name, image, and likeness — NIL — has given a lot of opportunities for college athletes that go to big-name schools to make, potentially, millions of dollars. But Randy Rovegno, a professor at Cal Poly SLO’s Orfalea College of Business, Read More →
X Games coasts back to Ventura for Round 2
By Jorge Mercado / Friday, April 12th, 2024 / Latest news, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story, Tourism, Tri-County Economy, Ventura County / Comments Off on X Games coasts back to Ventura for Round 2
Last year, the X Games return to Southern California — and hitting the Central Coast region — proved to be a huge lift for both the event and the County of Ventura. Now, the two entities hope to double down on the success in 2024 with the announcement that the Summer X Games 2024 is Read More →
South Coast Business & Technology Awards announced 2024 honorees
By Jorge Mercado / Monday, April 8th, 2024 / Central Coast, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on South Coast Business & Technology Awards announced 2024 honorees
When Andrew Firestone and Jess Parker founded Santa Barbara-based StonePark Capital together, the two were just happy to create something in the city they’ve known their whole lives. “For us, to be able to build our business in our backyards is very special,” Firestone told the Business Times. Now, almost a decade later, the two Read More →
WEV CEO Kathy Odell to retire at month’s end
By Jorge Mercado / Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024 / Latest news, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on WEV CEO Kathy Odell to retire at month’s end
Women’s Economic Ventures CEO Kathy Odell, who has held the position for the past five years, will be retiring effective May 1. Announced on April 2, Odell will be transitioning to the role of CEO Emerita while Nicki Parr, who has also been with WEV since 2019, most recently in the role of chief operating Read More →