Wilkinson to be new Inogen CEO as Huggenberger retires
Goleta-based respiratory product maker Inogen announced President and Chief Operating Officer Scott Wilkinson will take over as CEO of the company March 1, 2017, replacing retiring CEO Raymond Huggenberger. Wilkinson will join Huggenberger and new board member Scott Beardsley, a senior partner at San Francisco-based Novo Ventures, on the company’s board of directors, the Dec. Read More →
CKE CEO Andy Puzder close to being named Trump’s secretary of labor
Andy Puzder, CEO of CKE Restaurants and subsidiaries Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s, is close to becoming secretary of labor in President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet. A Business Times source close to Puzder said that he was in Washington, D.C. and multiple news outlets have reported that Puzder is high on Trump’s list of candidates. A Puzder Read More →
SBCC prepares students for jobs in global workforce
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SLO County OKs pilot program to fast track middle class housing
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PG&E pact will mitigate Diablo Canyon closure
San Luis Obispo County got an early Christmas present of sorts on Nov. 28. That’s when PG&E agreed to set up a $75 million fund plus an estimated $50 million to $70 million in additional payments to mitigate the impact of the closing of the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant by 2025. The agreement includes funds Read More →
Proposed rules have consequences for wealth transfers
By John Ambrecht The IRS is changing estate and gift tax rules, possibly as soon as this month. If you currently have or think you will eventually have a total net estate worth more than $5.5 million for an individual or $10.9 million for a married couple, your taxes to transfer any business interests or Read More →
SOAR contributes to Ventura County economy
By Linda Parks The recent Pacific Coast Business Times article by Alex Kacik recapping Ventura County voters’ approval of SOAR, “SOAR Passage Will Stifle Economy,” presented a narrow and one-sided perspective of SOAR (Save Open Space and Agricultural Resources). However, readers of the article know there is more to the picture. Certainly voters, who have Read More →
