A new report from Construction Coverage found that the Santa Maria-Santa Barbara Metro's median rent is up to $3,684, the highest among all midsize metros in the United States. Announced Jan. 29, ...

Hoka One One running shoes are helping to drive record sales for Deckers Brands (courtesy photo) Shares of Goleta-based Deckers have taken off to start the new year, and they show no signs of slowing ...

Amazon announced it will be closing its Amazon Fresh store in Moorpark, located at 742 Los Angeles Ave. (courtesy photo) In the days after Amazon announced it was laying off 16,000 workers and ...

Thousand Oaks-based biotech giant Amgen saw total revenues of $36.8 billion in 2025, a 10% hike over 2024, according to the global firm’s 2025 and fourth quarter earnings report released Feb. 3.

As with the start of any new year, news is beginning to ramp up and so I thought I would take the time in this month’s tech column to bring up some of the bigger recent headlines that will get more ...

At BMO Economics, Scott Anderson writes that manufacturing is hopping, although job growth is flat. “The ISM Manufacturing Index jumped 4.7 points in January to 52.6, a far stronger increase than ...

Jose Luis Elizalde poses in his Downtown Cafe restaurant in Oxnard in 2022. (Rob Varela / PCBT courtesy) Recent and continued activity from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is hurting Central ...

Peter Jordano made his presence felt not too long after the Business Times was getting started 26 years ago. The affable president of Jordanos had a way of growling with a smile on his face and we ...

Food Share of Ventura County CEO Monica White said the nonprofit served over 250,000 individuals in 2025. (courtesy photo) By Paula Aven Gladych Special to the Business Times Ventura County’s largest ...

Healthcare is a major employer and essential industry on the Central Coast. Now it is getting some timely upgrades. Dignity Health CommonSpirit, the largest healthcare organization in the region, made ...

By Eric Kelley Economic growth was surprisingly robust in2025, despite the numerous fireworks in Washington, D.C., and some challenging periods for the financial markets. We experienced a painful ...

The John C. Mithun Foundation, through its partnership with the Friends of the Goleta Valley Library, was interested in supporting the children’s area interior design renovation project at Goleta ...