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By Abigail Napp / Friday, May 21st, 2021 / Central Coast, East Ventura County, Latest news, Small Business, South Coast, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Community foundations helped small businesses survive during pandemic
Small businesses have been struggling to survive for more than a year. Storefronts and hotels across the Tri-Counties were shuttered and vacant with normal operating hours left on windows like a sad joke. On top of managing day-to-day operations and responsibilities, many owners and employees were faced with an unthinkable task: asking for help. For Read More →
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By Amber Hair / Friday, May 14th, 2021 / Central Coast, Latest news, South Coast, Subscriber content, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Cleveland Fed CEO talks inflation, recovery at UCSB forecast
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By Tony Biasotti / Friday, May 14th, 2021 / Central Coast, Latest news, middle, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on New study puts Vandenberg at $5.8B in economic impact, 20K jobs
Editor’s note: This article was updated shortly after it was posted to include information about the planned renaming of the base. Vandenberg Air Force Base was responsible for 20,000 jobs and $5.8 billion in economic activity in 2020, with room to grow to $7.9 billion in output by 2030, according to a new study by Read More →
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By Guest commentary / Friday, May 7th, 2021 / Central Coast, Education, Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion, Startups, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Opinion: What a difference a year makes for Cal Poly’s AngelCon
By Judy Mahan This Friday, the Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Small Business Development Center COVID Task Force congregates via Zoom for our now-monthly meeting — what a difference a year makes. Last year, at this time, the COVID Task Force met weekly, with multiple triage meetings throughout the week. The goal was Read More →
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By Amber Hair / Friday, May 7th, 2021 / Central Coast, East Ventura County, Latest news, South Coast, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Office workers prepare to leave the home front
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By Jorge Mercado / Wednesday, May 5th, 2021 / Central Coast, East Ventura County, Latest news, right, South Coast, Startups, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on MIT to drop affiliation with Central Coast Enterprise Forum
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Enterprise Forum Global will be closing its program effective June 30 and is asking all of its affiliated chapters, including the Central Coast chapter, to discontinue all association with the brand. The news came in an April 30 email to Enterprise Forum chapters from the CEO of MIT Technology Review, Read More →
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By Staff Report / Monday, May 3rd, 2021 / Central Coast, Latest news, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on United to fly to Santa Maria in October
United Airlines has begun booking flights for the fall out of Santa Maria Public Airport, after repeated delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. United had originally planned to open in Santa Maria in June 2020. That was changed to March 2021, and the later date was abandoned as well as the pandemic dragged on. The Read More →
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