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Jonathan Davis, founder of Collab District, a co-working space in Camarillo. (courtesy photo) The late hip-hop artist and entrepreneur Nipsey Hussle gave Jonathan Davis, president and CEO of Camarillo-based J. Davis Construction, the inspiration for his new coworking space. Collab District offers a range of options for entrepreneurs, creatives, influencers, and students, including private offices and

Rendering of College Community Courts, a 57-unit affordable housing community. (courtesy photo) The Housing Trust Fund Ventura County approved a $1.5 million loan to help fund College Community Courts, a People’s Self-Help Housing Corporation affordable housing development project centered in Ventura, the nonprofit announced on Oct. 12. The construction is set to begin in late

At a pivotal moment for investors, the future of the U.S. economy lies in the hands of American consumers and their ability to fund aspirational trips and gifts and without breaking the bank. On a morning where war in the Middle East and turmoil in Congress were making headlines, Eric Freedman, chief investment officer at

About 18 months ago, Marty Plourd, CEO of Community West Bank at the time met James Kim, CEO of Central Valley Community Bank, and after a successful first meeting, the two kept in touch, building “a bond of trust.” On Oct. 10, that bond of trust came full circle when it was announced that Goleta-based

Amgen Chairman and CEO Robert Bradway speaks at a company celebration at its Thousand Oaks headquarters Oct. 12. (Mike Harris / PCBT Staff) Amgen held an Oct. 12 celebration at its Thousand Oaks headquarters as part of the biotech giant’s second annual Mission Week. Mission Week is an internal initiative that provides Amgen staff the

The La Quinta Inn in Ventura, which will be converted into permanent housing for homeless people or those at risk of homelessness. (courtesy photo) In the latest Homekey grant from the state to combat homelessness across the Central Coast, Ventura has received $32.1 million to convert a hotel into permanent supportive housing. The funding, announced

The Santa Barbara Foundation is putting its considerable weight behind a plan to restore a balance of housing supply and demand that has not existed on the South Coast for at least a generation. For 25 years or more the prevailing NIMBY attitude has confined poor families to housing stress and blocked many middle-class families

The state has declared a citrus tree quarantine in a portion of Santa Paula following the detection of the Huanglongbing disease in some of the trees. The five-mile radius quarantine, the first such one in Ventura County, was announced Oct. 3 by the California Department of Food and Agriculture. Through routine inspections, the disease had

AgWest Farm Credit donated $73,500 to Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria to support the OB/GYN Residency Program Clinic, the hospital announced on Oct. 3. To celebrate the donation, AgWest Farm Credit presented a check and held a presentation event at the Marian Regional Medical Center on Oct. 5. According to a press release,

When I first wrote about the Amgen Biotech Experience, it was in the process of rolling out LabXchange, an innovative approach using virtual platforms to transform science education and open the field to a more diverse generation of students. This month the program took another step forward with new funding that will bring the Biotech