Resources available for small businesses and nonprofits following storm
Latest news, middleSmall businesses and nonprofits that experienced damage from winter storms are getting help from the SBA and other federal agencies after much of the region was declared a major disaster. Officials in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties are setting up disaster recovery centers. Ventura County is not included in the major disaster declaration Read More →
Good Works: Planes of Fame announces new air museum in SM Airport
Latest news, NonprofitsSanta Maria-based Planes of Fame Air Museum announced that over 60% of its campaign goal to develop a new Museum Campus at the Santa Maria Airport has been raised, the nonprofit said on Jan. 17. According to the 501(c)(3), it has raised $7.5 million of its $12 million goal so far. A benefactor has also Read More →
Street Smarts: Santa Barbara Film Festival lineup announced
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Street smarts: California Strawberry Festival makes in-person return at VC Fairgrounds
OpinionThe California Strawberry Festival will cross the Santa Clara River to the Ventura County Fairgrounds in downtown Ventura when it returns as a live event on May 20-21 after a three-year hiatus due to COVID. “We are thrilled to relaunch the California Strawberry Festival in 2023 at the Fairgrounds,” says Dean Kato, Chairman of the Read More →
Maritime reform bills passed inspired by Conception Boat Fire
Latest news, Law & Goverment, Regions, Ventura CountyThe Small Passenger Vessel Liability Fairness Act was signed into law by President Joe Biden on Dec. 23. The measure, championed by Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Santa Barbara, Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Rep. Julia Brownley, D-Ventura, was crafted in response to the 2019 Conception boat fire off the Central Coast. The law is meant to reform Read More →
Valeo Networks names new president
Latest news, TechnologyValeo Networks, a spinoff of Camarillo-based Saalex Solutions, announced Eric Ringelberg has been named the new president of the company, replacing Travis Mack, who will now move into a chairman role along with his CEO title. Valeo is headquartered in Rockledge, Florida but has operations in Camarillo. It is a managed security service provider, which Read More →
Vital signs: Unemployment held steady in November
Columns, EconomyThe number of those unemployed in the U.S. was essentially unchanged in November from October, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national unemployment range has remained essentially stabile since March at 3.5 % to 3.7 %. The number of unemployed persons was essentially unchanged at 6.0 million in November. Read More →
