Brooks Institute closing leaves Ventura out of focus
By pacbiztimes / Friday, August 19th, 2016 / Higher Education, left, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Brooks Institute closing leaves Ventura out of focus
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Defense Department spending plunges in Tri-Counties
By Philip Joens / Friday, August 19th, 2016 / middle, Technology / Comments Off on Defense Department spending plunges in Tri-Counties
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Winery investments heat up throughout Central Coast
By pacbiztimes / Friday, August 19th, 2016 / Columns, Latest news, Real Estate / Comments Off on Winery investments heat up throughout Central Coast
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Dubroff: Great retail guessing game puts a Macy’s store in the spotlight
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, August 19th, 2016 / Columns, Latest news / Comments Off on Dubroff: Great retail guessing game puts a Macy’s store in the spotlight
It seems crazy to write about Christmas in August. But as the shopping season starts earlier and earlier, there’s more and more trouble brewing for retailers. News that Macy’s is closing another 100 stores — after announcing 36 exits earlier this year — got raves from Wall Street as the nation’s flagship chain battles online Read More →
Brooks Institute in Ventura closing down
By pacbiztimes / Friday, August 12th, 2016 / Higher Education, Latest news, West Ventura County / 1 Comment
Brooks Institute plans to close, the Ventura visual and media arts school announced on Aug. 12. The institute canceled its fall classes and will shut down by Oct. 31, according to a letter sent to Brooks students. “Changes in economic regulatory conditions in recent years have had a significant, prolonged, negative impact on the instruction,” Read More →
Ventura County SCORE chapter assists Hispanic entrepreneurs
By Philip Joens / Friday, August 12th, 2016 / Latest news, Small Business / Comments Off on Ventura County SCORE chapter assists Hispanic entrepreneurs
A group of regional mentors is trying to make more opportunities available to Hispanic entrepreneurs. Formerly the Service Corps of Retired Executives, the SCORE Association has 348 chapters throughout the U.S. Today, the Ventura County chapter has about 40 volunteers and two of them said not enough services are offered to Hispanic entrepreneurs for a Read More →
Area code overlay better than breaking up the 805
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, August 12th, 2016 / Editorials, Latest news, Opinion / Comments Off on Area code overlay better than breaking up the 805
With the California Public Utilities Commission ready to hold hearings on the future of the 805 area code, the easy call for this newspaper is to urge the CPUC to adopt a so-called “overlay” solution. With an overlay, the existing area code remains intact and a new set of three numbers introduces a new area Read More →