California’s labor shortage can be fixed
By Jordan Cunningham California has a huge hole in our skilled labor force. Construction companies scramble to find carpenters, electricians, iron workers and those in other specialized careers that make up the construction workforce. Nearly 70 percent of California contractors said they’re having difficulty filling positions for installation specialists. Roughly 50 percent said it’s difficult Read More →
Input sought on plan to close Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant by 2025
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Defense stock investors making ‘flight to safety’
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Dole Food lays off another 400 berry workers
Westlake Village-based Dole Food continued to downsize its California berry operations with a layoff of more than 400 workers in Watsonville. The company submitted a notice to the California Employment Development Department at the end of August stating that the employees would be laid off effective Oct. 28. This comes after the announcement that 172 Read More →
Home Builders Association of the Central Coast hires executive director
The Home Builders Association of the Central Coast has hired Andrew Hackleman as its new executive director, Operations Manager Doug Bunch said in an email to the Business Times on Sept. 15. Hackleman recently retired from the Air Force, where he was a lieutenant colonel, and he has about 20 years of experience with supply Read More →
New startups pitch to investors at Cal Poly SLO Demo Day
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PGA Tour Champions give Sherwood course high marks
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