Lumber shortages drive building costs through the roof
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Read More →Region’s unemployment dropped to 6% in April, but shrinking workforce played a part
The tri-county region’s unemployment rate dropped from 6.4% in March to 6% in April, equaling its lowest rate since the pandemic began, according to a Business Times analysis of data released May 21 by the California Employment Development Department. The drop in the unemployment rate was due in part to job growth, but a shrinking Read More →
Read More →Ventura County Farm Bureau CEO to retire
John Krist, the CEO of the Ventura County Farm Bureau, will retire in February after 14 years with the organization, the Farm Bureau said in a May 21 news release. Krist joined the Farm Bureau in 2008 and as the CEO he was responsible for managing the staff, daily operations and finances. He also recommended Read More →
Read More →Lots of help wanted in restaurants, other industries
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Read More →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 →
Read More →Teledyne closes $8.2B Flir acquisition
Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies completed its purchase of Flir Systems on May 13 when the stockholders of each company approved the $8.2 billion deal, Teledyne announced May 14. Flir, a thermal imaging company based in Oregon with a large presence in Goleta, is now part of Teledyne’s Digital Imaging Segment and operates under the name Read More →
Read More →Revenue up at MannKind, but losses mount
Westlake Village-based biotech company MannKind saw a slight bump in revenue in the first quarter thanks to its product Afrezza, but net losses continued to climb. MannKind released its earnings after the markets closed on May 12. It ended the day down 8.6% and regained 0.25% on May 13, to close at $4.03. MannKind, which Read More →
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