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			By Henry Dubroff  /  Monday, March 14th, 2022  /  Columns, Latest news  /  Comments Off on A note from the newsroom as the Business Times turns 22
			
						
			As the masthead on the current edition of the Business Times signifies, we will soon turn the calendar to volume 23. The Business Times began publishing on March, 17, 2000, and we’re looking forward to our 22nd anniversary with a lot on our plate as we enter a new year. A few highlights: • Our Read More →
			
	        
		 
		
		
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			By Editorial Board  /  Friday, March 11th, 2022  /  Editorials, Energy, Latest news, Law & Goverment, Opinion, Regions, Santa Barbara County, Ventura County  /  Comments Off on Our View: War abroad sheds new light on energy and infrastructure at home
			
			 
			
			As a journalism organization it is hard to witness the destruction of cities in Ukraine and the Russian government’s despicable action to threaten jail terms for any publication that uses “war” or “invasion” to describe what’s going on. The war in Ukraine has hit home in California, which, it turns out, is one of the Read More →
			
	        
		 
		
		
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			By Jorge Mercado  /  Friday, March 11th, 2022  /  Energy, Latest news, Regions, Santa Barbara County, Startups, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Goleta solar window company adds Inogen co-founder, ramps up toward commercialization
			
			 
			
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			By Jorge Mercado  /  Friday, March 11th, 2022  /  Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, Regions, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies, Ventura County  /  Comments Off on Limoneira shares drop 10% after earnings report
			
			 
			
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			By pacbiztimes  /  Friday, March 11th, 2022  /  Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Regions, Subscriber content, Ventura County  /  Comments Off on Real Estate: New tenant means Fillmore Grove office complex is mostly full
			
			 
			
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			By Staff Report  /  Friday, March 11th, 2022  /  Latest news, middle, Regions, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Special Sections, Top Stories, Ventura County  /  Comments Off on Deadline extended: Take our Central Coast Best Places to Work survey
			
			 
			
			Update: Our Best Places to Work employee survey was originally scheduled to close on April 1. We have extended the deadline and will close the survey during the day on April 11. Do you love where you work? Merely like it? Whatever the answer, the Pacific Coast Business Times wants to hear about it. On Read More →
			
	        
		 
		
		
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			By Tony Biasotti  /  Friday, March 11th, 2022  /  Latest news, middle, Regions, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Ventura County  /  Comments Off on Region’s unemployment rate climbs to 4.6% in January
			
			 
			
			The unemployment rates in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties all ticked up between December and January as the omicron wave of COVID-19 worsened, according to data released March 11 by the California Employment Development Department. The combined unemployment rate for the tri-county region was 4.6% in January, up from 4% in December. Read More →