‘Planet Money’ comes to UCSB
When you speak the language of economics and finance every day, it’s easy to forget that to your non-business-class friends and family, you might as well be speaking Greek. Coming to your rescue is Planet Money, National Public Radio’s team of economic translators, which will present at UC Santa Barbara on Wednesday, Oct. 26. The Read More →

Festivals go green: Food events around the region focus on recycling

Earth Day doesn’t arrive until April, but tri-county festival-goers are getting the chance to go green this fall.
Sustainability key focus for business leaders
Ventura County business leaders overwhelmingly think sustainable practices will be necessary to compete. A survey conducted at the annual Ventura County Economic Development Association outlook conference showed that two-thirds of businesses expect to see increased spending on sustainable practices, and about 70 percent of respondents said sustainable practices are competitively important. “Brand reputation is the Read More →
Ring of wire: Digital West lays first fiber lines in SLO

Digital West Networks has laid a stretch of fiber optic cable in San Luis Obispo, the third phase in its effort to build a “fiber ring” around the Central Coast city.
Economists: Trade with Asia, steer clear of Europe
Steer clear of struggling Western economies and look to thriving Eastern markets. That was the advice from economist Sung Won Sohn to local business leaders at an Oct. 20 event in Santa Barbara. Sohn, a former Wells Fargo economist who now heads the Institute for Global Economic Research at CSU Channel Islands in Camarillo, and Read More →