Bill would ban offshore oil drilling along West Coast
By pacbiztimes / Friday, November 13th, 2015 / Columns, Law & Goverment / Comments Off on Bill would ban offshore oil drilling along West Coast
Lawmakers have launched another attempt to ban offshore oil drilling. While recent attempts to limit Big Oil’s reach have been concentrated to specific regions, this one is targeting the entire West Coast. But even bills with a more narrow scope do not often get passed. U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman, D-San Rafael, authored the West Coast Read More →
Reducing development costs, licensing and startup fees will create more jobs
By Guest commentary / Thursday, November 12th, 2015 / Op/Eds, Opinion / Comments Off on Reducing development costs, licensing and startup fees will create more jobs
Labor markets have been weak since the Great Recession. Job creation has been slow and labor force participation has been falling. While the Tri-Counties region has performed similarly to the nation on aggregate, its largest county, Ventura County, has underperformed the nation and its northern neighbors. The recession brought significant contractions in non-farm jobs for Read More →
Reducing development costs, licensing and startup fees will create more jobs
By Guest commentary / Thursday, November 12th, 2015 / Op/Eds / Comments Off on Reducing development costs, licensing and startup fees will create more jobs
Labor markets have been weak since the Great Recession. Job creation has been slow and labor force participation has been falling. While the Tri-Counties region has performed similarly to the nation on aggregate, its largest county, Ventura County, has underperformed the nation and its northern neighbors. The recession brought significant contractions in non-farm jobs for Read More →
No Startup Weekend Santa Barbara this year
By Staff Report / Tuesday, November 10th, 2015 / Latest news / Comments Off on No Startup Weekend Santa Barbara this year
Startup Weekend Santa Barbara will not be happening this year. The event was held the second weekend in November each of the past two years. Santa Barbara startup NextMover won the inaugural event in 2013. NextMover provided users with a cheap alternative to moving companies by connecting people with owners of large vehicles that wanted Read More →
Santa Barbara’s Beneflex buys Newbury Park-based Insurance Dimensions
By Staff Report / Monday, November 9th, 2015 / Latest news / Comments Off on Santa Barbara’s Beneflex buys Newbury Park-based Insurance Dimensions
Santa Barbara-based Beneflex Insurance Services recently acquired Newbury Park-based Insurance Dimensions. Beneflex helps small- and medium-sized companies in the tri-county region navigate Affordable Care Act compliance and other issues regarding employee benefits. It acquired Insurance Dimensions on Oct. 1 to increase its client base throughout Santa Barbara and Ventura counties and benefit from owner/operator Aline Read More →
Regulators put tri-county crab season on ice
By pacbiztimes / Friday, November 6th, 2015 / Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Regulators put tri-county crab season on ice
Regulators have put crab season on ice. The tri-county commercial fishing industry is feeling the sting of a toxin that’s been found in some of the area’s seafood. The California Department of Public Health advised consumers in a Nov. 3 announcement not to eat Dungeness and rock crabs caught between the Oregon border and the Read More →
Tri-Counties need better broadband services
By Glenn Rabinowitz / Friday, November 6th, 2015 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Tri-Counties need better broadband services
Big ownership changes are coming to the telecommunications business in the Tri-Counties. Those changes should give local elected officials an opportunity to demand a lot more when it comes to delivering broadband services to much of the region. Today, huge chunks of Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties are poorly served by telecom Read More →
