Ventura event addresses need for more affordable housing
Ventura County is the second least affordable metro area in the nation to buy a home. The median price of single family homes sold in the county in 2024 was $924,000, according to California Lutheran University’s Center for Economic Research and Forecasting. To afford that median home, a household would require an income of about Read More →
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Dubroff: 25 years later, Nobel awards rock the Central Coast region
The Business Times was barely six months old in the fall of 2000 when two UC Santa Barbara professors were awarded Nobel prizes in consecutive weeks. The awards were to Herb Kroemer, in physics, for his work on advanced semiconductors and to Alan Heeger in chemistry for his work on what would become OLED screens Read More →
A quantum leap for UCSB Nobel prizes
Nobel prizes are returning to the Central Coast, thanks to breakthroughs in quantum mechanics that paved the way for today’s breakthrough computing labs. Michel H. Devoret of Yale and UC Santa Barbara and John M. Martinis of UCSB joined John Clarke of UC Berkeley as the 2025 laureates in physics. The award was given for Read More →
SLO County Airport resumes daily nonstop flights to Vegas
Daily nonstop service from SLO County Airport to Las Vegas on Alaska Airlines will resume starting Oct. 4. The seasonal route provides Central Coast travelers with convenient access to one of the nation’s top destinations for leisure, entertainment, and business, officials said. “Las Vegas has always been a top destination for our region, drawing both Read More →
Guest commentary: The steady growth of UC Santa Barbara’s Technology Management Program
By Jillian Tempesta Santa Barbara’s business community has helped shape a talent incubator in their own backyard: UCSB’s Department of Technology Management. From its beginning as an undergraduate certificate program, the Department of Technology Management has grown to offer real-world experiences and advanced degrees for students who aim to lead technology-driven businesses. In just 15 Read More →
