Obituary: PennyMac founder Stanford Kurland
Banking & Finance, East Ventura County, Latest news, Real Estate, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public CompaniesEDITOR’S NOTE: This article was updated Jan. 27 to include the fact that Kurland died of complications from COVID-19. Stanford Kurland made a fortune from his first foray into mortgage banking, and his timely exit from Countrywide Financial came just before the housing bubble burst. His second foray made him even richer, but it also Read More →
CLU shifts biggest-ever gift to entrepreneurship center, scholarships
East Ventura County, Higher Education, Latest news, Small Business, Startups, Tri-County EconomyIn the latest demonstration of how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected philanthropy in the region, California Lutheran University announced Jan. 20 that a major gift to its School of Management will be repurposed to support entrepreneurship programs and scholarships. CLU President Lori Varlotta said Steve Dorfman, a retired technology and aerospace executive who had given Read More →
Dubroff: The inside story of how Southwest landed on the South Coast
Columns, Latest news, Regions, Santa Barbara County, Tourism, Tri-County EconomyWhen Henry Thompson returned to the West Coast just two years ago to take the helm of Santa Barbara Airport, it looked like most of the turbulence was in the rearview mirror. The region’s largest airport had lured back flights lost during the Great Recession and had just added Contour Airlines. The disruptions caused by Read More →
Dubroff: Teledyne’s acquisition of Flir could turn the 101 corridor into ‘Sensor Alley’
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Dubroff: Central Coast leaders can set the tone for pandemic response
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Street Smarts: Neverland Ranch sale leaves political footprints in Santa Ynez Valley
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Chuck and Tom Cohen start new land use law firm in Thousand Oaks
East Ventura County, Latest news, Law & Goverment, Real Estate, Tri-County EconomyA new Ventura County law firm will greet the new year: The father and son team of Chuck and Tom Cohen are forming a new firm called Cohen Land Use Law, LLP, leveraging their expertise in real estate and development. The Cohens announced the formation of their new Thousand Oaks-based firm on Dec. 29. They Read More →
