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By Amber Hair / Wednesday, May 28th, 2025 / Latest news, Special Sections, Top Stories, Workforce / Comments Off on 2025 Central Coast Best Places to Work
The Pacific Coast Business Times would like to congratulate the following companies for their inclusion in the 2025 Central Coast Best Places to Work report! More than 1,400 employees at almost 100 companies filled out surveys ranking their company’s culture, benefits, working environment and dedication to the community, and we’re grateful to everyone who spent Read More →
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By Staff Report / Friday, May 23rd, 2025 / Higher Education, Latest news, left, Santa Barbara County, Technology / Comments Off on RazeMath wins the annual New Venture Finals
UC Santa Barbara’s Technology Management department hosted the 2025 New Venture Finals, culminating eight months of interdisciplinary work from 44 student teams. RazeMath secured first place for its AI-driven math education program and took home $10,000 in the process. People’s Choice Winner for the event was Assistive Tech, which utilizes VR headsets to offer a Read More →
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By Staff Report / Thursday, May 22nd, 2025 / Columns, Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Business Times takes home 4 California Journalism Awards
The Pacific Coast Business Times took home a bit of hardware on May 17 at the annual California Journalism Awards. Hosted by the California News Publishers Association, the Business Times won awards in four different editorial categories. The Business Times competes statewide against other weekly newspapers with a circulation of under 4,300. The Business Times’ Read More →
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By Jorge Mercado / Tuesday, May 20th, 2025 / East Ventura County, Higher Education, Latest news, left / Comments Off on CLU appoints John Nunes as permanent president
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By Jorge Mercado / Tuesday, May 20th, 2025 / Central Coast, Economy, Latest news, middle, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Tri-county unemployment rate trickles down to 4.1% in April
The unemployment rate in each of the tri-counties saw slight declines in April from March, as each county also added more nonfarming jobs during the month. According to the latest data provided by the California Employment Development Department on May 16, the unemployment rate for the Central Coast as a whole was 4.1% in April, down from 4.5% in March and a two-year Read More →