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By Amber Hair / Friday, May 15th, 2020 / Central Coast Health Watch, Education, Latest news, South Coast / Comments Off on Reopening will not be easy, but it can be done
The pain from the COVID-19 pandemic will be here for a while, but we can learn from it. That was a theme of a UC Santa Barbara economic webinar examining the effects of COVID-19 on Santa Barbara County and what that means going forward. The May 7 webinar featured four local experts on subjects ranging Read More →
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By Amber Hair / Friday, May 1st, 2020 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Latest news, Law, Small Business / Comments Off on PPP problems persist as tri-county banks try to make more loans
The Payroll Protection Program’s second round of funding started on April 27, but some of the issues from the first round are vexing Central Coast bankers and borrowers. Among technical problems, the Small Business Administration’s website has crashed, limiting the number of applications banks can process at one time. Additionally, financial regulations meant to guard Read More →
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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 — 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 Guest commentary / Friday, October 5th, 2018 / Education, Latest news, Nonprofits, Op/Eds, Opinion / Comments Off on Head Start students gain path out of poverty
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By Joshua Molina / Friday, May 5th, 2017 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Central Coast, Latest news, South Coast / Comments Off on Central Coast credit unions on the rise
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