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By Tony Biasotti / Friday, April 4th, 2014 / East Ventura County, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Muñoz Schnopp bankruptcy filing reshapes 44th District race
Port Hueneme City Councilwoman Sylvia Muñoz Schnopp filed for personal bankruptcy on March 12, the same day she dropped out of the race for a State Assembly seat. Muñoz Schnopp, a Republican, had filed a statement of intent to run in the June primary for the 44th Assembly District. The district covers most of Ventura Read More →
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By Tony Biasotti / Friday, March 14th, 2014 / East Ventura County, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Watkins: California’s budget surplus thanks to stock market, not Brown
California is adding jobs faster than the national average, and the state has a budget surplus for the first time since the dot-com bubble burst in 2000. That’s led to some glowing national press for Gov. Jerry Brown, including a Rolling Stone article that called his budget turnaround a “miracle.”
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By Tony Biasotti / Friday, March 7th, 2014 / Agribusiness, Central Coast Health Watch, Features, Nonprofits, Top Stories / Comments Off on Belt tightening: Amid drought, food banks face bare cupboards
Demand is up at the region’s food banks, and supply is down. In the for-profit world, those two factors would mean higher prices, but since food banks give away their products, their cupboards are starting to look a bit bare.
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By Tony Biasotti / Friday, November 15th, 2013 / Features, Small Business, Top Stories / Comments Off on Sharp idea: Santa Barbara razor entrepreneur taps crowdfunding
Santa Barbara entrepreneur and former hedge fund manager Steve Worthington has created BornSharp, a self-sharpening razor designed to last five years.
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By Tony Biasotti / Friday, November 8th, 2013 / Features, Small Business, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on In good company: Co-working spaces proliferate in region
This has been the year co-working hit the Tri-Counties. With the opening on Nov. 4 of Connect Ventura in the Working Artists Ventura building, there are now co-work spaces in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo.
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