David Murdock, the last of the old-school Los Angeles developers who helped transform greater Thousand Oaks into a major corporate center, has died at age 102. David Murdock, the former owner of Dole, ...

Santa Barbara-based SeaVees is partnering with its original founder, BFGoodrich Tires, for a new limited-edition sneaker in honor of the brand’s 60th anniversary. The Founder’s Edition Yacht Shoe ...

It takes a village to bring a community together — and to support one. In San Luis Obispo County, the village supporting the LGBTQ+ community during Pride month is largely funded by the Community ...

As women’s professional sports attract investors like Bob Iger and Peyton Manning, the Central Coast is becoming a valuable supporting player in the industry. In Ventura County, Angel City Football ...

R, Firas Khan, Maz Reeder, Benjamin Arts, Seth Johnson and Colin Brown. (courtesy photo) By Uma Mazar Special to the Business Times When Benjamin Arts ran out of laundry detergent one day during his ...

Newberry’s Candy in Thousand Oaks features several Pride-themed treats during the summer. (courtesy photo) The decision to be visibly out as a business owner is a personal one, often influenced by ...

With Santa Barbara nearing the centennial of its devastating June 29, 1925 earthquake, maybe it’s time to reimagine the city for a new century. One hundred years ago, the tragic destruction of a ...

Stradling Law, with offices in Westlake Village and Santa Barbara, can hang with the big boys. With far fewer attorneys than such Southern California-based mega firms as Latham & Watkins and Gibson, ...

Santa Barbara-based Montecito Bank & Trust is growing its C-suite after the bank announced that it has promoted Heather Ames to executive vice president and chief people officer. In this new role, ...

Mitch Zacks at Zacks Investment Management is doing a deeper dive into the Moody’s downgrade of U.S. Treasury debt. Downgrades are lagging indicators and they can be deeply flawed — note Enron and sub ...

A couple of months after Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach announced its intention to grow its tri-county presence, Farmers & Merchants Trust company is doing the same thing with a new hire to ...

The brothers who co-founded Meathead Movers in San Luis Obispo in 1997, building it into one of the largest independent moving companies in California, are now battling each other in court. The legal ...