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Defense bill funds programs at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

By   /  Monday, August 13th, 2018  /  Central Coast, Education, Latest news  /  Comments Off on Defense bill funds programs at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

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Foundations help veterans pay for education

By   /  Friday, November 10th, 2017  /  Education, Latest news  /  Comments Off on Foundations help veterans pay for education

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Channel Technologies buys Massacusetts defesnse firm

By   /  Thursday, October 9th, 2014  /  Latest news, South Coast, Technology  /  Comments Off on Channel Technologies buys Massacusetts defesnse firm

Santa Barbara-based military contractor Channel Technologies Group announced today that it has acquired Materials Systems Inc., a producer of sonar technology. The value of the deal was not disclosed. The Massachusetts-based firm will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Channel Technologies, which is owned by private equity group Blue Wolf Capital Partners. Both companies use Read More →

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Ventura County leaders go on the defensive against BRAC

By   /  Friday, April 25th, 2014  /  East Ventura County, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County  /  Comments Off on Ventura County leaders go on the defensive against BRAC

Ventura County’s military, civic and business leaders are getting ready to save their naval base. Again.

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Defense leaders say industry faces skilled worker shortage

By   /  Friday, November 22nd, 2013  /  Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Defense leaders say industry faces skilled worker shortage

Some of the nation’s top defense industry executives said at a forum at the Reagan Presidential Library on Nov. 16 that they have grave concerns about the nation’s ability to supply the workers needed to maintain the nation’s technological superiority.

Shaky job security at defense firms, competition for talent from non-defense companies and a shortage of science and math graduates are making it hard to hire and retain the kind of skilled people who have made the United States a world leader in technology for decades, panelists said.

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CLU aims to bridge gap between military veterans and job market

By   /  Friday, September 13th, 2013  /  Nonprofits, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  1 Comment

After a career of facing issues of life or death every day, veterans often encounter an entirely different type of challenge when they return home to find that the skills they gained in the military are not easily marketable to the civilian business world. In Ventura County, which is home to a larger population of Read More →

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Op/ed: Want a proven leader at your firm? Hire a veteran

By   /  Friday, August 2nd, 2013  /  Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Op/ed: Want a proven leader at your firm? Hire a veteran

Standing in the wings and ready to assume this challenge is a large cadre of underutilized men and women who have the experience and leadership needed.

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