Murphy: Dispersed teams can be effective
Higher Education, Latest news, Op/Eds, OpinionBy Susan Murphy Visit any workplace today and you will likely encounter teams of employees who work from various locations and seldom, if ever, meet face-to-face. In some industries, the vast majority of workers report always or frequently working in dispersed teams. Especially in Southern California, where commute times and costs are considerable, the appeal Read More →
Lesh: Tri-Counties face middle-income housing problem
East Ventura County, Higher Education, Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion, Real EstateBy Kirk Lesh It seems like every week I read an article regarding California’s housing crisis. Depending on what paper you read, there are various reasons for the problem and few, if any, solutions. But first, we need to understand what kind of a problem we have so that policymakers can draft appropriate legislation. I Read More →
Fienup: Federal Reserve actions diminish economic future
East Ventura County, Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion, Tri-County EconomyBy Matthew Fienup For years, we have been critical of Federal Reserve policy and the significant impacts that it is having on the U.S. economy. As we wrote in 2017, “U.S. monetary policy is among the greatest of internal risks to U.S. economic growth.” And in 2018, “Extraordinary policy experimentation undertaken by the Federal Reserve Read More →
Farhad: Tourism is the lifeblood of Solvang
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Apfelthaler: Trade war is bad for the economy
Higher Education, Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion, Tri-County EconomyBy Gerhard Apfelthaler It’s back! After months of negotiations with China, the pause button has been released and the nation finds itself back in the trade war. Fact is, it never went away. Ask, for instance, the folks at Volvo’s plant in Ridgeville, S.C., which is running at a fraction of its capacity. Or ask Read More →