A rendering for the Topa Visa Villas in Santa Paula, which will create 111 units of affordable housing, one-third of which will be developed for formerly unhoused individuals. (courtesy photo) By ...

The Santa Barbara Zoo appointed Charles Hopper as its next CEO on Sept. 27. (courtesy photo) It isn't easy being the next person in charge — especially when the predecessor before you built a largely ...

Ventura College students training at the new Lokahi Lab in Santa Paula. (courtesy photo) By Uma Mazar Special to the Business Times A few years ago, the leadership at Ventura College sat down with ...

By Danielle Brinkman-Mallare In today’s economic climate, uncertainty is the only certainty. Inflation remains high, interest rates fluctuate, and the stock market is prone to dramatic swings. Many ...

We’d like to take a few words and say “thank you” to the Pacific Coast Business Times team that has carried us across the 25th-anniversary finish line — and prepared our company for the next 25 years.

The National Association of Women Business Owners-Santa Barbara chapter announced that Carola Nicholson will be the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the organization's annual BRAVO ...

Under a settlement with the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office and others, realty company HomeOptions will pay $400,000 in restitution to more than 500 homeowners it victimized in a ...

The staff of the CalPrivate Bank’s newest branch in Montecito. From left to right, Rob Mandelbaum, Nancy Vrankovic, Frank Roach, Rick Sowers, Paul Azzi, Selwyn Isakow, George Leis, Zina Robinson and ...

Sansum Clinic breast radiologist Dr Winifred Leung looking at a scan. Leung has over 15 years of medical experience working as a diagnostic radiologist in Santa Barbara. (courtesy photo) A cancer ...

Westlake Village-based Energy Vault, a global energy storage company, received a notice from the New York Stock Exchange on April 16 that the company is not in compliance with NYSE’s continued listing ...

All the members of the 2025 Pitchfest are on stage waiting to hear the results. (Jorge Mercado / PCBT Staff) It has been a big couple of years for Santa Barbara-based Cadense. Since 2024, the footwear ...

The unemployment rate in each of the tri-counties saw slight declines in March, a sigh of relief for the Central Coast as a whole after a very turbulent February. According to the latest data provided ...