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Experts say Ventura County’s economy lagging behind state

By   /  Friday, September 25th, 2015  /  Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Experts say Ventura County’s economy lagging behind state

Ventura County’s economy is lagging. Its businesses are downsizing or defecting while the state’s economy is growing. A lack of new housing, new companies or existing business growth has translated to fewer jobs, high industrial vacancy, and rising home prices and apartment rental rates. Strict development regulations may continue to stifle the region’s growth. Those Read More →

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China finds out the hard way that it isn’t easy to knock off No. 1

By   /  Friday, August 21st, 2015  /  Columns  /  Comments Off on China finds out the hard way that it isn’t easy to knock off No. 1

China’s sudden move to devalue its currency earlier this month has caused a lot of hand-wringing and cost hedge funds a ton of money. But it also teaches a lesson that often is learned painfully — it’s easy to lose your way when you try to be No. 1. That’s why I think the yuan Read More →

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Tri-county tech scene taking off

By   /  Friday, June 26th, 2015  /  Central Coast, Latest news, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County  /  Comments Off on Tri-county tech scene taking off

The tri-county tech scene is buzzing at a rate unseen since the dot-com boom of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Invoca, the Santa Barbara-based telephone marketing automation firm, has joined the ranks of companies in the Tri-Counties on the path to an IPO. Invoca’s announcement June 25 capped a whirlwind spring for tri-county tech Read More →

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Op/ed: The underground economy cheats legitimate firms

By   /  Friday, March 13th, 2015  /  Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Op/ed: The underground economy cheats legitimate firms

It is time that incentives for business success are aligned with the interests of honest employers and their workers.

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Dubroff: Low interest rates are a poor substitute for government that works

By   /  Friday, February 20th, 2015  /  Columns, Latest news, Opinion, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Dubroff: Low interest rates are a poor substitute for government that works

Just consider the post-Presidents Day developments in one area with huge potential to create thousands of new businesses and millions of new jobs — immigration reform.

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Op/ed: Don’t fall for the scary headlines about falling oil prices

By   /  Friday, January 9th, 2015  /  Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Op/ed: Don’t fall for the scary headlines about falling oil prices

If oil were to disappear completely from our economy, it would just about offset our estimated one percent increase in GDP benefit of lower oil prices.

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Dubroff: With California in decent shape the good times will roll on into 2015

By   /  Friday, January 2nd, 2015  /  Columns, Latest news, Opinion, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Dubroff: With California in decent shape the good times will roll on into 2015

Forecasting is a dangerous game, but from this writer’s perspective, the relative good times enjoyed by the Central Coast during the past year should continue into 2015.

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