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 →
Street Smarts: Santa Barbara hotelier to lead statewide association
Columns, Latest newsTom Patton, general manager and partner at the Ramada by Wyndham Santa Barbara, is taking the reins as board chair of the California Hotel & Lodging Association after being elected earlier this month at the group’s annual meeting in Newport Beach. Patton, Vice Chair Hee Won Lim of the Pacific Palms Hotel and Secretary/Treasurer Dhruv Read More →
Street Smarts: Entrepreneurs in Santa Maria get a very early start
Columns, Latest news, NonprofitsSanta Maria is learning to think young. Really young. Some 30 students in grades 5 through 7 are participating in the Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce Junior CEO program, and they will be selling their products at Santa Maria Town Center Mall after completing a six-week course that taught them how to start a Read More →
Street Smarts: Historical Museum offers rare chance to view Huguette Clark’s art
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