Brooks Institute in Ventura closing down
Brooks Institute plans to close, the Ventura visual and media arts school announced on Aug. 12. The institute canceled its fall classes and will shut down by Oct. 31, according to a letter sent to Brooks students. “Changes in economic regulatory conditions in recent years have had a significant, prolonged, negative impact on the instruction,” Read More →
Westlake Village startup PureSpectrum raises $1.6 million
PureSpectrum, a Westlake Village startup that creates surveys for companies seeking reliable data from survey participants, raised $1.6 million July 21, it announced in an Aug. 12 news release. Entrepreneur Michael McCrary started working full-time on the project in December. This spring he joined the California Lutheran University Center for Entrepreneurship’s Hub 101 incubator, which Read More →
Cunningham, Ortiz-Legg vie for Assembly seat
Editor’s note: The Pacific Coast Business Times chose five contested tri-county races in the November election to feature in a Q&A format. Each candidate was asked the same four questions about business, housing and the economy. Jordan Cunningham is the Republican candidate and Dawn Ortiz-Legg is the Democratic candidate for the 35th District Assembly seat. Read More →
Ventura County SCORE chapter assists Hispanic entrepreneurs
A group of regional mentors is trying to make more opportunities available to Hispanic entrepreneurs. Formerly the Service Corps of Retired Executives, the SCORE Association has 348 chapters throughout the U.S. Today, the Ventura County chapter has about 40 volunteers and two of them said not enough services are offered to Hispanic entrepreneurs for a Read More →
Counties, cities explore different regulations for short-term rentals
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Agoura Hills startup Estify makes its presence felt
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World Business Academy trying to change ‘business of business’
The Santa Barbara-based World Business Academy thrust itself into the spotlight when it sued the California State Lands Commission last week. The nebulously named nonprofit challenged the commission over the approval of temporary land lease extensions at the Diablo Canyon Power Plant, which plans to close in 2025. The commission erred, according to the lawsuit, Read More →
