United Way of Ventura County CEO to step down
East Ventura County, Latest news, Nonprofits, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura CountyEric Harrison will leave his role as CEO and president of the United Way of Ventura County next year, after accepting the top job with the same nonprofit in Connecticut. Harrison will continue his current position through mid-February, the United Way of Ventura County said in Dec. 21 a news release. The organization said its Read More →
Street Smarts: Patagonia’s CEO talks business, environment with NYT
Columns, Latest newsPatagonia CEO Ryan Gellert has landed in the New York Times “Corner Office.” A mountain climber with a business degree from Florida Institute of Technology and a law degree from the University of Utah, Gellert had a career in retail and a love of extreme climbing before he landed the top job. The Times describes Read More →
Habit founders to sell remaining restaurants, including original Goleta spot
Latest news, left, Restaurants, Small Business, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County EconomyAfter 45 years as legendary Santa Barbara restaurateurs, the Reichard brothers are kicking The Habit. Their wildly successful chain, The Habit Burger Grill, was sold years ago and is now under the Yum Brands umbrella, along with Pizza Hut, KFC and Taco Bell. But Brent and Bruce Reichard kept eight Habit restaurants in Santa Barbara Read More →
Street Smarts: Agromin helps public agencies meet waste standards; small business gears up for holiday season
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New GDP data shows onset of pandemic recession in region
Central Coast, East Ventura County, Government, Latest news, South Coast, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura CountyThe combined gross domestic product of the tri-county region dropped 2.4% from 2019 to 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, a better performance than either the state or the nation as a whole, according to data released Dec. 8 by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Gross domestic product is the dollar value of Read More →
Capsida names new CEO
East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County EconomyCapsida Biotherapeutics, a venture-backed Thousand Oaks company developing gene therapy treatments, announced the hiring of a new CEO on Dec. 7. In April, Capsida emerged from “stealth mode” and closed a $140 million series A funding round, one of the largest venture capital raises of the year in the region’s life sciences sector. Capsida is Read More →
Street Smarts: New farmworker study gets $50K government grant
Agribusiness, Columns, Latest newsThe nonprofit House Farm Workers! has received a $50,000 grant from the Southern California Association of Governments to conduct an in-depth study of Ventura County’s estimated 36,000 farmworkers. The study, the first of its kind in nearly two decades, seeks to shine “a light specifically on local housing needs for this vulnerable yet essential population,” Read More →
