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Oxnard distillery’s vodka wins top award again

By   /  Friday, June 30th, 2023  /  Agribusiness, Central Coast, Latest news, Regions, Small Business, Tri-County Economy, Ventura County  /  Comments Off on Oxnard distillery’s vodka wins top award again

Founder and CEO of Oxnard-based Sespe Creek Distillery, Alfred English, alongside his team, had one goal in mind when they were setting out to make their own vodka — to be different. “At the time, everyone believed all vodkas tasted the same, and sadly for vodka, they weren’t wrong,” English told the Business Times via Read More →

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Ojai Valley Inn owner dies in racetrack accident

By   /  Wednesday, June 28th, 2023  /  Latest news, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Ojai Valley Inn owner dies in racetrack accident

James Crown, CEO and Chairman of the company that owns the Ojai Valley Inn, Aspen Skiing company and is a major shareholder in General Dynamics, died June 25 in a single-vehicle crash near Aspen. Crown, who apparently was celebrating his 70th birthday, was alone in the vehicle at Aspen Motorsports Park near the resort town. Read More →

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Longtime Navy veteran purchases Ventura County defense company

By   /  Friday, June 23rd, 2023  /  Government, Latest news, Small Business, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy, Ventura County  /  Comments Off on Longtime Navy veteran purchases Ventura County defense company

After several decades in the Navy and the defense sector, longtime Camarillo resident Scott Kolsow, in 2021, felt the time was right to take his career to the next level. “Loved my 20 years in the Navy,” Koslow, 52, told the Business Times on June 20. “But I always had an entrepreneurial drive, so that Read More →

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SLO Aiport connects growing business scene to the world

By   /  Thursday, June 22nd, 2023  /  Central Coast, Latest news, Regions, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on SLO Aiport connects growing business scene to the world

San Luis Obispo’s airport being able to offer direct flights to Vegas is a huge bump for tourism, but it’s an even bigger boost for the business community across the county and another opportunity to show the world how much that business scene has changed over the years. On June 15, Alaska Airlines announced it Read More →

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Fresh coat of paint: Amgen’s new mural pays homage to diversity in biotech

By   /  Wednesday, June 21st, 2023  /  Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, middle, Subscriber content, Tri-County Economy, Ventura County  /  Comments Off on Fresh coat of paint: Amgen’s new mural pays homage to diversity in biotech

Update: A previous version of this article mistakenly quoted Janet Franklin instead of Sarah Van Driesche. When Amgen scientist Sarah Van Driesche attended an awards program at Rockefeller University in New York prior to the pandemic, she took note of a mural depicting top scientists from the institute. A casual remark about “what’s with up the Read More →

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Unemployment rate holds steady across the tri-counties in May

By   /  Wednesday, June 21st, 2023  /  Latest news, left, Tourism, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Unemployment rate holds steady across the tri-counties in May

The unemployment rate along the Central Coast remained largely unchanged in May from April, as combined the tri-counties had the same unemployment rate of 3.4%, according to the data released on June 16 from the California Employment Development Department.  Ventura County had the highest unemployment rate at 3.7% in May, which is actually up from Read More →

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UCSB leads the charge on AI cybersecurity

By   /  Monday, June 19th, 2023  /  Central Coast, Latest news, middle, Regions, Subscriber content, Technology, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on UCSB leads the charge on AI cybersecurity

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