Assemblymember Steve Bennett (D-Ventura) announced March 10 that he selected County of Ventura Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters Michelle Ascencion as his 2025 Woman of the Year. In observance of ...

We’re celebrating our 25th anniversary this week and it happens to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Montecito Bank & Trust, also founded on March 17, St. Patrick’s Day. Both companies are ...

With the current issue of the Business Times, we’re turning over to a new year — and celebrating 25 years as the Central Coast’s voice for business news and information. On March 17, 2000, we launched ...

The Ventura County Economic Development Association first convened in 1950 ago as an organization to support the major industries of the day – agribusiness, oil-and-gas development and manufacturing.

Welcome to Focus on Finance, a new report from the Business Times. We've had such strong responses to our Spring and Fall forecasts that we're adding March and August panel discussions to give you a ...

Access to such basic needs as food and shelter, health care, education for the very young, and higher education for all leaves much to be desired in California and the Central Coast. That’s according ...

Bob Dumouchel, president of nonprofit Softec, a Central Coast tech networking organization. (courtesy photo) Tech networking organization Softec seeks to support a vibrant entrepreneurial culture in ...

BMO Economics is quick to support that from an equity markets perspective, the U.S. was losing its trade war with Canada. While tariffs are a negative, it writes “The U.S. Administration’s tone might ...

Santa Barbara is known for lots of things. Beautiful weather, the beach, the mountains, wine, Spanish architecture, UC Santa Barbara and so much more. But one of the lesser-known things that is ...

Economist Christopher Thornberg was the keynote speaker at Radius Commercial Real Estate's 15th annual forecast event held March 12 at the Hilton Beachfront Resort in Santa Barbara. (Mike Harris / PCB ...

A new survey from CreditCards.com found that 20% of Americans have admitted to doom spending, or making excessive or impulsive purchases driven by fear and anxiety about the future, due to the ...

From left to right, Joe Rupnow, VP of new enterprises, Brett Matthews, president and CEO, and Christi Phreaner, director of research and development at Kate Farms. (Jorge Mercado / PCBT Staff) ...