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Garufis: Loans available to help businesses survive

By   /  Friday, April 3rd, 2020  /  Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Latest news, Op/Eds, Small Business  /  Comments Off on Garufis: Loans available to help businesses survive

By Janet Garufis We have all witnessed first-hand the serious and immediate impacts of the pandemic on local small businesses, our friends, neighbors and ourselves. Many workers have been furloughed or are now unemployed as non-essential businesses close and others learn to operate under restrictions that provide safe social distancing. At Montecito Bank & Trust, Read More →

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Gerhardt and Wilson: Everyone must fight COVID-19

By   /  Monday, March 30th, 2020  /  Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion, South Coast, Tri-County Public Companies  /  Comments Off on Gerhardt and Wilson: Everyone must fight COVID-19

By Drs. Nels Gerhardt and Brett Wilson We are emergency physicians at Cottage Health. We live and work in this community, so we are also your neighbors, friends, and the local doctors who may diagnose your child’s ear infection at 3 a.m., or fix your broken wrist. These are trying times and nowhere is the Read More →

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Scolaro: Coronavirus forces leaders to get creative

By   /  Friday, March 27th, 2020  /  Central Coast, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Op/Eds, Small Business, Women Inc.  /  Comments Off on Scolaro: Coronavirus forces leaders to get creative

By Sierra Scolaro When I founded Wayve with a mission to provide the world with easy access to clean water, there was no way I could predict what lay ahead. Some days you feel on top of it all, when the pieces fall into place and the path to success is a freshly-paved road lined Read More →

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Mintz: Personal responsibility and the coronavirus

By   /  Friday, March 20th, 2020  /  Central Coast, Latest news, Op/Eds  /  Comments Off on Mintz: Personal responsibility and the coronavirus

By Steven Mintz As the number of COVID-19 cases continue to grow and the death toll mounts, we should use our experiences so far to evaluate our personal responsibilities to each other and whether the government has met its burden in handling the crisis. Why does this matter? Our society depends on communal efforts to Read More →

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Garufis: Reflections on leadership

By   /  Friday, March 20th, 2020  /  Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion, Women Inc.  /  Comments Off on Garufis: Reflections on leadership

By Janet Garufis This week, Pacific Coast Business Times is celebrating 20 years in business. When most newspapers are facing existential moments, the PCBT thrives, bringing the business community essential news and reporting for the Central Coast. Congratulations to Henry and Linda and the team on your success. And on March 17, Montecito Bank & Read More →

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Witman: Accurate coronavirus information needed

By   /  Friday, March 13th, 2020  /  East Ventura County, Higher Education, Latest news, Op/Eds  /  Comments Off on Witman: Accurate coronavirus information needed

By Paul Witman It is said that information’s most fundamental purpose is to enable people to make informed decisions. And with what was officially labeled a pandemic on March 11, getting the right information about the coronavirus and COVID-19 is critical. It is not helpful if the information is not of good quality, or if Read More →

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Managing online reputation is critical

By   /  Friday, February 21st, 2020  /  Latest news, Op/Eds, South Coast  /  Comments Off on Managing online reputation is critical

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