Tri county unemployment dips for second straight month
The tri-county unemployment rate in March was 4.4%, a drop from 4.8% in February, according to the California Employment Development Department’s latest numbers released May 1. All three counties saw their unemployment rate decrease in March. Ventura County’s rate was 4.4% compared to 4.8% in February. Santa Barbara County’s rate was 4.7% compared to 5.2.% Read More →
Dubroff: Small Business Week highlights why resilience matters
With National Small Business Week just around the corner, I wanted to devote this column to the thousands of companies that are the bedrock of the region’s economy. Small Business Week is the kickoff to a celebration of entrepreneurship that leads up to our 23rd annual Spirit of Small Business Awards celebration in August. This Read More →

Street smarts: SBA expands service with Alaksa Airlines flight to San Diego
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Our view: Sable wins, offshore wind loses as Trump admin impacts Central Coast
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CRE: Colliers releases Q1 report for tri-county region; Trumark Homes buys 183 Oxnard lots
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From wealth to waste: Project ReWear impacting closets and the environment
After 24 years, Kimberly Lau decided she wanted to leave the wealth management business. Nothing was particularly wrong; she just knew she wanted to make a bigger difference. And she ended up finding that passion in an unexpected place — her teenage sons’ closets. “Especially a few years ago, I would help them clean up, Read More →







