A rendering for the Topa Visa Villas in Santa Paula, which will create 111 units of affordable housing, one-third of which will be developed for formerly unhoused individuals. (courtesy photo) By ...

Ventura College students training at the new Lokahi Lab in Santa Paula. (courtesy photo) By Uma Mazar Special to the Business Times A few years ago, the leadership at Ventura College sat down with ...

The Santa Barbara Zoo appointed Charles Hopper as its next CEO on Sept. 27. (courtesy photo) It isn't easy being the next person in charge — especially when the predecessor before you built a largely ...

By Danielle Brinkman-Mallare In today’s economic climate, uncertainty is the only certainty. Inflation remains high, interest rates fluctuate, and the stock market is prone to dramatic swings. Many ...

We’d like to take a few words and say “thank you” to the Pacific Coast Business Times team that has carried us across the 25th-anniversary finish line — and prepared our company for the next 25 years.

The National Association of Women Business Owners-Santa Barbara chapter announced that Carola Nicholson will be the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the organization's annual BRAVO ...

Apart from trade volumes through the Port of Hueneme, there is little evidence of accelerating momentum in any Ventura County sector, according to a new 2025 economic forecast. Even so, as interest ...

Under a settlement with the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office and others, realty company HomeOptions will pay $400,000 in restitution to more than 500 homeowners it victimized in a ...

The staff of the CalPrivate Bank’s newest branch in Montecito. From left to right, Rob Mandelbaum, Nancy Vrankovic, Frank Roach, Rick Sowers, Paul Azzi, Selwyn Isakow, George Leis, Zina Robinson and ...

All the members of the 2025 Pitchfest are on stage waiting to hear the results. (Jorge Mercado / PCBT Staff) It has been a big couple of years for Santa Barbara-based Cadense. Since 2024, the footwear ...