Sustainability key focus for business leaders
Ventura County business leaders overwhelmingly think sustainable practices will be necessary to compete. A survey conducted at the annual Ventura County Economic Development Association outlook conference showed that two-thirds of businesses expect to see increased spending on sustainable practices, and about 70 percent of respondents said sustainable practices are competitively important. “Brand reputation is the Read More →
Cal Poly cultivates ag startups
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Central Coast vintners reflect on a sour year for grape growing
Central Coast winemakers have experienced a perfect storm of late freezes, a cool and damp summer and October rains, leading to a year that may have some vineyards selling their grapes at a loss.
State budget crunch could delay $152M Santa Barbara courthouse
At issue is how 41 courthouse projects planned around California will be funded after the state Legislature cut $310 million from the judicial branch’s budget this year.
Ring of wire: Digital West lays first fiber lines in SLO
Digital West Networks has laid a stretch of fiber optic cable in San Luis Obispo, the third phase in its effort to build a “fiber ring” around the Central Coast city.
Economists: Trade with Asia, steer clear of Europe
Steer clear of struggling Western economies and look to thriving Eastern markets. That was the advice from economist Sung Won Sohn to local business leaders at an Oct. 20 event in Santa Barbara. Sohn, a former Wells Fargo economist who now heads the Institute for Global Economic Research at CSU Channel Islands in Camarillo, and Read More →
Amgen to lay off 226 in Thousand Oaks
[wikichart align=”right” ticker=”NASDAQ:AMGN” showannotations=”true” livequote=”true” startdate=”19-04-2011″ enddate=”19-10-2011″ width=”300″ height=”245″] Thousand Oaks-based Amgen is laying off 226 people at its headquarters as part of a restructuring of its research operations. Worldwide, the R&D shakeup will affect 380 staff members, but the company’s headquarters are bearing the brunt of the cuts. The company said the layoffs are Read More →
