State extends deadline for $500M in small business grants
The state of California has extended the application period for the first round of its Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program until Jan. 13, after the initial deadline was plagued with technical issues due to high web traffic and large numbers of interested businesses. California’s Office of the Small Business Advocate, which is part of Read More →
Dignity Health restructures, names new division chief
Dignity Health Central Coast, the biggest hospital network in the tri-county region, is becoming CommonSpirit Health—and much about the hospital chain is changing, starting at the top. On Dec. 30, Dignity Health Central Coast CEO and President Chuck Cova announced his retirement. As he steps down, the nonprofit hospital chain is restructuring by expanding the Read More →
Restaurant losses mount since outdoor dining ban
Restaurants across the country have been decimated by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the latest stay-home order in Southern California hasn’t helped. One restaurant owner said sales are down 80% since outdoor dining ended.
Five tech business trends to watch in 2021
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Dignity Health regional CEO Chuck Cova to retire
Dignity Health Central Coast President and CEO Chuck Cova will step down as the leader of the biggest hospital chain in the region, Dignity Health announced Dec. 30. His retirement comes after a 38-year career with Dignity Health. Cova was the president and CEO of Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria in 2004 when Read More →
2020: The Year In Review
The Dec. 25 edition of the Pacific Coast Business Times was our annual Year In Review, featuring a look back at our biggest and most interesting stories from a year we won’t soon forget, as much as we all might like to. Here is a look at 2020 through our headlines, starting in January, when Read More →
Direct Relief to get share of MacKenzie Scott’s billions
When MacKenzie Scott announced recently that she’d given nearly $4.2 billion to charitable organizations in the United States, one of the 384 recipients on her list was Direct Relief, the Santa Barbara-based nonprofit that distributes medical aid all over the world. Direct Relief plans to disclose both the exact amount of the gift and the Read More →
