Arroyo Grande escrow firm alleges former manager stole $546k
An Arroyo Grande escrow firm is suing its former escrow manager for allegedly embezzling $545,557 from it. Opus Escrow’s suit also names a second defendant, Qualia Labs, a digital real estate closing platform. Qualia had a contract to provide Opus with accounting, reconciliations, fraud protection, and more, according to the civil complaint filed in San Read More →
Dubroff: UCSB names engineering school for former dean
When I met Teledyne executive chairman Robert Mehrabian at his office in Thousand Oaks earlier this year, I came away thinking I had just been introduced to a multi-talented scientist-entrepreneur. So, it was not entirely surprising to learn that UC Santa Barbara’s world-class engineering school will now be called the Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering, Read More →
Tri-county unemployment rate down from April, up year-over-year
The unemployment rate in each of the tri-counties saw continued declines in May from April, but the jobless rate is still higher than at this time a year ago. According to the latest data provided by the California Employment Development Department on June 20, the unemployment rate for the Central Coast was 3.8% in May, down below 4% for the Read More →
TicketManager prepared to accelerate growth
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805 pride: Central Coast merchants see gains from being out
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F&M Trust hires new director to head fresh Santa Barbara office
A couple of months after Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach announced its intention to grow its tri-county presence, Farmers & Merchants Trust company is doing the same thing with a new hire to head its fresh Santa Barbara office set to reopen next month. Salvatore “Tory” Milazzo was appointed to be F&M Trust’s newest senior vice president, trust and investment manager, the organization announced Read More →
Reagan Library economic forum covers variety of topics
A national economic forum was held May 29-30 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley. The two-day event featured panel discussions on a variety of topics including AI and economic growth and China and the U.S., and a keynote address by U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright. Another panel discussed barriers, including permits Read More →
