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By Staff Report / Tuesday, April 14th, 2020 / Biotech, Central Coast Health Watch, East Ventura County, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Teledyne, Interlink making tech to fight COVID-19
Tri-county firms Teledyne and Interlink Electronics joined the list of regional suppliers of technology to respond to the COVID-19 epidemic. Teledyne DALSA, a subsidiary of Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne’s imaging division, released a new line of long wave infrared cameras to provide contact-free skin temperature and fever detection. “Its small form factor and architecture allows integrators Read More →
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By Staff Report / Monday, April 13th, 2020 / Central Coast, Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news, Small Business / Comments Off on Paso Robles distilleries donate sanitizer to SLO County
Paso Robles craft spirits makers Krobar and Willow Creek distilleries together donated 220 gallons of sanitizer April 13 to San Luis Obispo County first responders and health care personnel. The donation was made to the the county Office of Emergency Services, which plans to distribute the sanitizer to emergency response personnel and frontline health care workers. Read More →
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By Staff Report / Monday, April 13th, 2020 / Central Coast Health Watch, East Ventura County, Education, Latest news, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on CLU economists say short lockdown key to small business survival
A new report from the Center for Economic Research & Forecasting at California Lutheran University underscores the ferocity of the debate around re-opening the economy. CERF forecasters Matthew Fienup and Dan Hamilton now project a stunning, nearly 20 percent drop in GDP and Great Depression levels of job losses, followed by a long, slow U-shaped Read More →
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By Staff Report / Monday, April 13th, 2020 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Central Coast, Latest news / Comments Off on Community Bank of Santa Maria reports first quarter increases
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By Guest commentary / Friday, April 10th, 2020 / Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion, Small Business, South Coast / Comments Off on Lisi: COVID-19 impacts values and acquisitions
By James Lisi From Feb. 20 to March 20, the bond risk premium jumped two points. This jump was larger than any previous move over a one-year period. Well-regarded economists are forecasting 20 percent to 35 percent fall in Gross Domestic Product for the next few months. We have just exited the best market for Read More →
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By Guest commentary / Friday, April 10th, 2020 / Agribusiness, Central Coast, Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion, Small Business, South Coast, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Steinfeld and Werth: Cannabis businesses are essential
By Amy Steinfeld and Alina Werth As a result of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home executive order, all but “essential” businesses have closed to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. Cannabis dispensaries are one of a few retail operations deemed essential, along with pharmacies and grocery stores. And it’s not just dispensaries that have been Read More →
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By Staff Report / Friday, April 10th, 2020 / Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news, Nonprofits, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Casa Pacifica Angels Wine, Food & Brew Festival canceled
The Casa Pacifica Angels Wine, Food & Brew Festival will not be held this year for the first time in 27 years, organizers announced April 10. The annual charity fundraiser on the California State University Channel Islands’ campus in Camarillo had been slated for June 7 but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A Read More →
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