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By Amber Hair / Friday, April 17th, 2020 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Central Coast, Latest news, Law, Small Business, South Coast, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County / Comments Off on More questions than answers as PPP runs out of loan funds
Questions remain as the Small Business Administration ran out of funding for the Payroll Protection Program on April 16. The fund started with $349 billion, which was quickly loaned out to businesses across the nation β but not to everyone at the same time. Independent contractors and self-employed people were able to apply for the Read More →
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By Tony Biasotti / Friday, April 17th, 2020 / Central Coast, Latest news, Law, Small Business, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Discovery Ventura co-founder faces fraud, theft charges
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, April 17th, 2020 / Columns, Latest news, Small Business / Comments Off on Dubroff: New generation of CEOs steps up to face a new crisis
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By Amber Hair / Thursday, April 16th, 2020 / Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news, Small Business, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on COVID-19 pandemic crushes the tri-county wedding industry
Hundreds of weddings in the Tri-Counties have been canceled or postponed since governmental orders forbade people from gathering in groups to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The ban cratered the industry on the Central Coast, which saw weekends in half of March, all of April and now parts of May become untenable. βItβs devastating to Read More →
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By Marissa Nall / Thursday, April 16th, 2020 / Biotech, Central Coast Health Watch, East Ventura County, Latest news, Technology / Comments Off on Tri-county biotech firms tackle COVID-19 pandemic
Life sciences companies in the Tri-Counties are stepping up with treatments for COVID-19, led by leaders in inhalable drug technologies. Westlake Village-based MannKind said it expects $4.9 million in forgivable loan relief as part of the CARES Act, passed in March, as it explores four potential anti-infective and antiviral therapies. Separately, aerosolized drug delivery company Read More →
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By Amber Hair / Thursday, April 16th, 2020 / Central Coast, Latest news, South Coast, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Tri-county airports get federal grants as ridership plummets
Several tri-county airports received federal funding through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Airport Grant Program as they faced steep declines in ridership. Of the three largest airports, San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport received the most β$20 million. Santa Barbara Municipal Airport got $9.6 million, and Santa Maria Public Airport, which lost Read More →
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