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Check the STATUS of your Subscription Account. Jorge Mercado Farmers, water agencies brace for drought A cattle ranch in the hills north of Ventura, where rainfall is far below normal. Read More → Amber Hair Festivals and fairs plan summer comeback Children in Santa Barbara’s Fiesta parade in 2017. The event was cancelled last year and Read More → Jorge Mercado Amgen’s new drug could be a blockbuster An Amgen researcher in lab that developed the new Lumakras cancer treatment (courtesy photo) In Read More → Latest news View All → Limoneira, Calavo both report earnings growth as produce industry continues recovery Jorge Mercado I 3 years ago Santa Paula-based agribusinesses Limoneira and Calavo Growers both reported positive earnings in their second quarter financial results released June 8, with both saying their earnings Read More → Alaska Airlines adds flights between Santa Barbara and San Diego Staff Report I 3 years ago Santa Barbara Airport is offering direct flights to San Diego this summer. The service starts June 17, with twice-daily departures and arrivals through Alaska Airlines. Read More → New name, new plan for economic growth at Vandenberg Jorge Mercado I 3 years ago People from the private and public sectors believe the newly renamed Vandenberg Space Force Base has the potential to shape the Central Coast economy, and Read More → South Coast Biz Tech Awards return with same winners, new challenges Marissa Nall I 3 years ago A plane of medical supplies from Direct Relief heads to India. Direct Relief won the Excellence in Service award from the South Coast Business and Read More → Festivals and fairs plan summer comeback Amber Hair I 3 years ago Children in Santa Barbara’s Fiesta parade in 2017. The event was cancelled last year and will return this summer. (courtesy photo) This summer will give Read More → Amgen’s new drug could be a blockbuster Jorge Mercado I 3 years ago An Amgen researcher in lab that developed the new Lumakras cancer treatment (courtesy photo) In 2018, Amgen got its first green light to administer a Read More → Farmers, water agencies brace for drought Jorge Mercado I 3 years ago A cattle ranch in the hills north of Ventura, where rainfall is far below normal. (Tony Biasotti photo) Most of California is in a state Read More → ‘A big change’ on the way as some companies continue remote work Jorge Mercado I 3 years ago Blair Hawn, a manager at South Coast Deli in downtown Santa Barbara, brings food to a customer’s table. The business took a big hit when Read More → Real Estate: With drought looming, Cayucos gets 420,000 gallons of new water storage Amber Hair I 3 years ago The San Luis Obispo County Department of Public Works recently celebrated bringing two new 210,000-gallon water storage tanks in Cayucos online on time and below Read More → Cal Poly study: Morro Bay wind power could bring thousands of jobs Tony Biasotti I 3 years ago A wind farm off the coast of Morro Bay could bring 650 jobs and $262 million in annual economic impact to the Central Coast, and Read More → Street Smarts: Ventura County follows yellow brick road to reopening Staff Report I 3 years ago Ventura County is seeing yellow, and Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties are not far behind. In case you have not been keeping track, Read More → Our View: We’ll all be winners if a lottery ups vaccine rates Editorial Board I 3 years ago California isn’t exactly known for a nimble, problem-solving state government, or a light touch with workplace regulations. So when Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new Read More → Register now for our Best Places to Work awards reception and panel discussion Staff Report I 3 years ago What makes a great place to work on the Central Coast? The Pacific Coast Business Times 2021 Central Coast Best Places to Work virtual luncheon will take place Read More → Semtech shares up after company reports income and revenue growth Jorge Mercado I 3 years ago Semtech Corp., a Camarillo semiconductor company specializing in Internet of Things applications, saw its income and revenue rise in the first quarter of fiscal year Read More → Amgen reaches billion-dollar licensing deal with Japanese firm Staff Report I 3 years ago Amgen announced an agreement June 1 with Kyowa Kirin, a Japanese pharmaceutical company, to jointly develop and commercialize a human monoclonal antibody that Kyowa Kirin Read More → Dubroff: Wind, batteries could replace nuclear power on Central Coast Henry Dubroff I 3 years ago The Biden administration has been moving with unusual speed to plug the potential gap in electric power generation left by the closure of the Diablo Read More → Our View: Recovery is in the air for Central Coast tourism Editorial Board I 3 years ago It’s hard to believe that the post-pandemic economy will usher in a golden age for air travel on the Central Coast. But that appears to Read More → Good Works: Detox facility coming to San Luis Obispo after B of A donation Staff Report I 3 years ago The withdrawal treatment clinic is under construction at CAPSLO’s Homeless Services Center. (courtesy photo) Bank of America has donated $250,000 to Community Action San Luis Read More → Real Estate: Ventura County and Oxnard reach harbor deal; industrial complex coming to Simi Valley Amber Hair I 3 years ago The Ventura County Board of Supervisors and Oxnard City Council have agreed to a cooperative agreement for major improvements to the Channel Islands Harbor area. Read More → Armor startup wins UCSB New Venture Competition Jorge Mercado I 3 years ago EEL Armor, a startup focused on creating a new and affordable lightweight armor meant to stop the penetration of bullets from assault rifles, won the Read More → Opinion: Remembering David Swensen, a giant in the investment world Guest commentary I 3 years ago By David Kreinces In early May, David Swensen, Yale’s legendary endowment chief, died of cancer at age 67. Swensen was famous on Wall Street for Read More → Amgen gets FDA approval for potential billion-dollar drug Jorge Mercado I 3 years ago Thousand Oaks-based Amgen won approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on May 28 for its latest oral drug treatment, Lumakras, potentially adding another Read More → Opinion: Time to polish those interview skills, whichever side you’re on Guest commentary I 3 years ago By Kyle McIntosh The Department of Labor reported a record 8.1 million job openings in the U.S. at the end of March. While employers are Read More → Lumber shortages drive building costs through the roof Amber Hair I 3 years ago Justin Shipp, left, a general contractor and CEO of Meridian Design Construction, talks to a subcontractor on a home renovation job site in Ventura. Rising Read More → Public health meets private sector with Charity Dean’s new venture Jorge Mercado I 3 years ago Dr. Charity Dean in 2016, when she was Santa Barbara County’s physician health officer. (file photo) Months into the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Charity Dean realized Read More → Popular...