The gross value of agriculture in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties increased by 7% in 2024 over 2023, according to their recently released annual crop and livestock reports. In 2024, Ventura ...

As CSU Channel Islands prepares for the departure of President Richard Yao on August 1, some Ventura County insiders think former President Dick Rush could provide an interim solution. Yao stunned ...

Pacific Coast Business Times produces numerous awards events each year, including Spirit of Small Business, Top 50 Women in Business, Central Coast Best Places to Work, Business Hall of Fame, Latino ...

Richard Yao is stepping down from his role at CSU Channel Islands on August 1. (courtesy photo) CSU Channel Island is undergoing a leadership change as President Richard Yao steps down this summer to ...

David Murdock, the last of the old-school Los Angeles developers who helped transform greater Thousand Oaks into a major corporate center, has died at age 102. David Murdock, the former owner of Dole, ...

When I met Teledyne executive chairman Robert Mehrabian at his office in Thousand Oaks earlier this year, I came away thinking I had just been introduced to a multi-talented scientist-entrepreneur. So ...

Oxnard Mayor Pro Tem Gabe Teran, at podium, opens the Stand in Solidarity news conference attended by other Ventura County officials, community leaders and clergy members. (Mike Harris / PCBT Staff) ...

It takes a village to bring a community together — and to support one. In San Luis Obispo County, the village supporting the LGBTQ+ community during Pride month is largely funded by the Community ...

The Ventura County Economic Development Association, a business advocacy group in the region, might stick around after all. As reported last year in the Business Times, VCEDA had plans to dissolve the ...

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• Don’t discount the fact that the stealth factor in this merger was the high cost of housing. Repeated policy failures on the housing front make it impossible for doctors, nurses and other skilled ...

The Business Times honors 50 of the region’s top women leaders in a number of private employer sectors, including finance, professional services, CRE, health care, technology and nonprofits.