Watkins warns of shrinking Ventura County work force
Bill Watkins’ usually dour outlook for California and the local economy is only getting gloomier. The chief economist at California Lutheran University’s Center for Economic Research and Forecasting said March 29 that his outlook a year ago — already pessimistic compared to that of his fellow forecasters — was “wrong, way wrong.” Ventura County lost Read More →
Ventura County brokers hold out ’til 2013 for real recovery
Economists are predicting job growth in Ventura County will gain steam in 2012, but don’t look for that to leak over into the commercial real estate markets until 2013. That was the word from CBRE brokers at the 2012 Ventura County Real Estate & Economic Outlook on Feb. 3 at California Lutheran University. Tom Dwyer, Read More →
Editorial: Region’s recovery puts private-sector jobs first
Jobs have become the No. 1 issue for economic recovery, and it would be hard to fault the region’s businesses for not doing their share.
Forecast: Sunny outlook for travel
Hotel occupancy rates are rising throughout the Tri-Counties, and travel industry experts are predicting that the trend will continue over the next year, but at a slowing pace.
South Coast sales activity slows to crawl after early 2011 boom
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