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By Jorge Mercado / Thursday, April 3rd, 2025 / Central Coast, Columns, Economy, Latest news, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Central Coast stocks spiral after Trump announces more tariffs
Trillions of dollars were wiped out from the stock market on April 3, with major indices suffering their worst one-day loss since 2020 and many of the Central Coast’s most prominent public companies also seeing a big hit to their share price. The S&P 500 dropped 4.8% on April 3, while the Dow Jones Industrial Read More →
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By Staff Report / Saturday, March 29th, 2025 / Central Coast, Columns, Latest news, Nonprofits, Regions, Subscriber content, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Street smarts: Santa Barbara nonprofit welcomes largest cohort to date
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By Staff Report / Tuesday, March 18th, 2025 / Central Coast, Columns, Economy, Latest news, middle, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Unemployment rate skyrockets throughout Central Coast
The unemployment rate in each of the tri-counties went up substantially in the month of January, according to the latest data provided by the California Employment Development Department. As a whole, the unemployment rate for the Central Coast was 4.93%, up from 4.5% in December. Released on March 14, the unemployment rate for Santa Barbara County jumped up 0.8% Read More →
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By Staff Report / Friday, March 14th, 2025 / Central Coast, Columns, Economy, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Focus on finance quarterly roundtable
Editor’s Note: Welcome to Focus on Finance, a new report from the Business Times. We’ve had such strong responses to our Spring and Fall forecasts that we’re adding March and August panel discussions to give you a quarterly look at the markets. In this issue, we take a timely look at investing in the Trump era. Our Read More →
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By Jorge Mercado / Wednesday, March 12th, 2025 / Latest news, left, Retailing, Santa Barbara County, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Kate Farms expands into retail with Target launch
Goleta-based Kate Farms, which manufactures plant-based nutrition products, executed one of its long-term goals with the announcement of its national retail debut. As of March 12, Kate Farms launched its new Kids Nutrition product line, which is now available at Target, marking the first time their organic nutrition solutions will be available at a major Read More →