LTC Properties posts fourth-quarter earnings
LTC Properties, the real estate investment trust based in Westlake Village that chiefly invests in senior living and health care properties, announced its fourth-quarter results for the period ending December 31. Net income increased by 39.9%, from $12.7 million to $17.8 million or in terms of diluted earnings per common share, from 32 cents to Read More →
Dubroff: Black leaders are beginning to shape the Central Coast
The Central Coast poses a unique challenge when it comes to writing about Black History Month. Less than 2% of the population is Black. That’s a very low number that, in part, reflects the impossibly high cost of housing in the region. And yet, the region’s small group of Black executives has a high impact, Read More →
Amgen’s $150 million investment aims to scale, diversify middle-market business
By Mark Alfred Special to the Business Times Thousand Oaks-based Amgen, one of the largest biotechnology companies in the world, invested $150 million into Project Black: an Ariel Investments fund intended to transform middle-market companies into certified minority-owned business enterprises. The fund, managed by Ariel’s private equity subsidiary Ariel Alternatives, is based in Chicago. It Read More →
This Black History Month, let’s reflect on how far we have come
By Jerry Abraham Since the COVID-19 vaccines were made available to Californians, we have worked hard to communicate the importance of everyone eligible getting vaccinated and boosted. A large part of this effort was eliminating the barriers that prevented our black and brown communities from equitable access to vaccines. The COVID-19 pandemic pushed health and Read More →
Good Works: Women’s Fund of Santa Barbara hits million-dollar milestone
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CSUCI nursing aims to challenge bias in the medical field
Research continues to show that Black mothers and babies have the worst childbirth outcomes in the United States. And while this figure only focuses on one field of medicine — obstetrics/gynecology — the nursing program at CSU Channel Islands aims to challenge implicit bias among their pre-medical students and professionals. “Our faculty are engaged in Read More →
State of Black Leadership: Discussing diversity efforts along the Central Coast
In 2021, the Business Times invited 10 Black leaders to participate in an email conversation about race relations and economic opportunity on the Central Coast. We’re revisiting that issue in 2023 in recognition of Black History Month. Since our first conversation, we’ve learned that diversity equity and inclusion have become more integrated into the corporate Read More →
