Gear up for the launch of our 10th year
ColumnsI’m very proud to announce that 2010 will mark the 10th anniversary year for the Pacific Coast Business Times. Since March 17, 2000, we’ve been chronicling the fortunes of business and the overall economy in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. Along the way we’ve covered major stories about innovation and financial meltdowns Read More →
Economy encourages women to look to entrepreneurship
Women Inc.Rosandra Heffefingers was a successful project leader at a Ventura insurance brokerage firm — until her job fell out from beneath her. “They just decided it was no longer a lucrative project, so my position wasn’t necessary,” she said. Facing dim prospects in a difficult job market, she decided to look into entrepreneurship as an Read More →
Bankruptcy flood may be just starting
UncategorizedThe flood of bankruptcies pouring from the tri-county region may well pass the high-water mark by year’s end. The Santa Barbara district of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court — the office that encompasses the tri-county region — saw 4,134 bankruptcy filings from the beginning of 2009 just through September, the last month through which statistics have Read More →
Ventura County veterans
ColumnsAfter 16 years of planning, negotiations and compromise, Ventura County is finally getting its veterans’ home on Dec. 4. At 60 beds, the $26.5 million facility near Saticoy is much smaller than the originally proposed 400 beds, but the California Department of Veterans’ Affairs is just glad the project came to fruition at all. The Read More →
In our thoughts
OpinionIt’s once again time to recognize a couple of folks whose recent passings remind us that life is indeed fleeting. Leo Trujillo was a good-natured Santa Maria resident, former city councilman and believer in the future of the North Santa Barbara County economy. He was a friend to the Business Times literally from the moment Read More →
