Colleges threaten to yank $10K from economic conference
Ventura County Community College may withdraw its title sponsorship of the county’s annual Economic Outlook Conference after the region’s largest economic development group came out in opposition of two state ballot measures that would raise taxes to fund public education. That, in turn, has caused the The Ventura County Economic Development Association, or VCEDA, to Read More →
Read More →School officials say Cuesta is working through its problems
“We have a new dynamic in terms of getting things done.”
Read More →Op/ed: Education and capital will provide the fuel for region’s economy
By John K. Paglia on June 29, 2012 On June 1, the federal government released surprisingly bleak job numbers for the United States. With only 69,000 jobs added in May, the national unemployment rate rose to 8.2 percent. In California, the joblessness rate remains a stubbornly high 10.9 percent. Closer to home the numbers are Read More →
Read More →Op/ed: A bond for Cuesta is not a matter of if but when
A bond is in the college’s immediate future.
Read More →UCSB’s ocean science center holds out hope for bright future
A walk through the half-finished construction project on Lagoon Road on the UC Santa Barbara campus underscores the fact that creating successful public-private partnerships in a post-recession world is a tough job indeed. The project, which boasts some of the best views of the Channel Islands anywhere, has been much in the news lately because Read More →
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