Omicron complicates some office reopenings
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Cal Poly professors team with Hardy Diagnostics on new COVID test
Two professors at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo developed a new COVID-19 test that will be brought to market by Hardy Diagnostics, a Santa Maria-based medical device manufacturer. The test uses saliva collected from the mouth on a strip, rather than a sample from a nasal swab. It was developed by Nathaniel Martinez, an associate Read More →
Unemployment drops in state and region
Unemployment in the tri-county region dropped to near pre-pandemic levels in November, at a combined rate of 4.1% for Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, according to data released Dec. 17 by the California Employment Development Department. All three counties had significantly lower unemployment rates than the state as a whole, which reported Read More →
Region’s airports get $8.4M in federal funds
The first installments of federal funding from President Joe Biden’s $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure law are headed to the Tri-Counties, in the form of grants to upgrade the region’s airports. Following Biden’s signing of the infrastructure bill last month, the initial round of funds will deliver more than $8.4 million to airports on the Central Read More →
Our View: Momentum builds to keep Diablo Canyon open
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New GDP data shows onset of pandemic recession in region
The combined gross domestic product of the tri-county region dropped 2.4% from 2019 to 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, a better performance than either the state or the nation as a whole, according to data released Dec. 8 by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Gross domestic product is the dollar value of Read More →
State chamber president talks vaccine mandates, legislative agenda in Goleta
With just a few weeks left until the end of 2021, the largest business advocate to California government has its eyes set on the new year. The California Chamber of Commerce, which works at the state and federal levels to influence government actions affecting businesses in the state, says several policies are going to be Read More →
