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By pacbiztimes / Thursday, December 2nd, 2021 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Central Coast, Latest news, Nonprofits, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on People’s Self-Help Housing secures $50K Bank of America grant
People’s Self-Help Housing, the longest-serving affordable housing nonprofit on the Central Coast, has received a $50,000 grant from Bank of America to scale its programs. The grant, announced by People’s Self-Help on Dec. 1, is part of Bank of America’s 2021 Neighborhood Champion program. Women’s Economic Ventures, a Santa Barbara-based nonprofit, received one of the Read More →
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By pacbiztimes / Wednesday, November 24th, 2021 / Central Coast, East Ventura County, Government, Latest news, left, Real Estate, South Coast, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on From unhoused to home for the holidays: Pandemic funds convert hundreds of units in region
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By pacbiztimes / Tuesday, November 23rd, 2021 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Central Coast, East Ventura County, Latest news, Nonprofits, right, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Montecito Bank & Trust gives out $1.2M in annual Community Dividends
In recognition of community enrichment through compassion, 179 Central Coast nonprofits received a boost from Montecito Bank & Trust after persevering through 20 months of pandemic-related changes. The bank awarded those nonprofits from Santa Barbara and Ventura counties with a total of $1.2 million at its 19th annual Community Dividends program on Nov. 22. The Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, November 19th, 2021 / Central Coast, Columns, Energy, Government, Latest news, San Luis Obispo County, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Dubroff: Diablo Canyon nuclear plant could keep the lights on a little longer
Betting on Pacific Gas & Electric to get big things right has proven to be a risky gamble. From deadly natural gas explosions to massive fires caused by faulty power lines to rolling blackouts, PG&E has more often gotten the big things wrong. Which is why a recent study about the future of the Diablo Read More →
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By Abigail Napp / Friday, November 19th, 2021 / Agribusiness, Central Coast, Latest news, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on The next big thing in wine might be nonalcoholic
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By Tony Biasotti / Friday, November 19th, 2021 / Central Coast, East Ventura County, Latest news, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Regional unemployment rate hits new pandemic-era low
The tri-county region’s combined unemployment rate dropped to 4.7% in October, down from 5% in September and a new pandemic-era low, according to new data released by the California Employment Development Department on Nov. 19. The statewide unemployment rate in mid-October was 7.3%, down from 7.5% the month in September, as California added 96,800 non-farm Read More →
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By pacbiztimes / Thursday, November 18th, 2021 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Central Coast, Latest news, Nonprofits, South Coast, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County, Women Inc. / Comments Off on WEV wins $50K Bank of America grant for equity programs
Women’s Economic Ventures received $50,000 in grant funding from Bank of America’s philanthropic program to help underrepresented entrepreneurs on the Central Coast. The grant, announced by the Santa Barbara-based nonprofit on Nov. 17, will be used to advance a micro-grant and entrepreneurial training pilot program it launched recently in partnership with an Oxnard-based nonprofit supporting Read More →