Inferno remembered
By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Friday, November 14th, 2008 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Inferno remembered
As flames engulfed Stearns Wharf on Nov. 18, 1998, high enough to see for miles, Jose Torres stood at the pier’s entrance with one thought: “We lost our jobs.” Torres was and still is the general manager of Moby Dick Restaurant, one of the three businesses leveled by a fire that burned about 20 percent Read More →
Read More →Coattails and Close Races
By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Friday, November 7th, 2008 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Coattails and Close Races
The historic Presidential election of 2008 produced a mixed bag of results on economic issues up and down the Tri-Counties. Measure A, which extends Santa Barbara County’s transportation tax and puts a widening of Highway 101 at the top of the transportation agenda, passed handily, reflecting broad political support. Also, Measure V, the Oxnard traffic Read More →
Read More →The Firestone legacy
By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Friday, October 31st, 2008 / Top Stories / Comments Off on The Firestone legacy
As much as Supervisor Brooks Firestone is a product of his family name, he has created his own legacy. “When I was born, in my early days, being named Firestone was a significant part of one’s life. It is not so now,” he said in an interview with the Business Times. “We were the second-largest Read More →
Read More →Giving deficit
By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Giving deficit
For nonprofits, 2008 has not been a good year. Unfortunately, it’s probably going to get even worse. Heading into the holiday season – the donation primetime – individuals and businesses are shoving their wallets back into their pockets, worried that they may need to put money toward food and living expenses rather than toward charities. Read More →
Read More →Sage expands reach with CQ merger
By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Saturday, October 18th, 2008 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Sage expands reach with CQ merger
Following one of the company’s largest acquisitions, Thousand Oaks-based Sage Publications is expanding its national presence in the academic scene. On May 30, the company announced it was buying CQ Press, the book-publishing unit of Washington-based Congressional Quarterly. More than four months later, executives are still working out the details of how the two companies, Read More →
Read More →Survival game
By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Saturday, October 4th, 2008 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Survival game
Over four days, the fall of Washington Mutual and Wachovia knocked out the Tri-Counties
Read More →Tourney without Tiger
By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Tourney without Tiger
One of the richest sporting events in the Tri-Counties is scheduled to start Dec. 15 in Thousand Oaks, but its key figure will be on the sidelines. Although he won’t play this year because of an injury, Tiger Woods announced the 16-player Chevron World Challenge on Sept. 29. The field of players includes Vijay Singh, Read More →
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