Job cuts hit solar, beauty industries
Two tri-county employers on Sept. 2 confirmed job cuts that could eliminate 260 positions. SolarWorld Industries America, the U.S. subsidiary of a major German maker of solar energy systems, said it is shuttering production at its Camarillo plant and cutting 186 jobs. Mentor Worldwide, a Santa Barbara-based breast implant maker that was acquired by Johnson Read More →
Brothers ready to move their wine country staple around the corner
Brothers Restaurant at Mattei’s Tavern will leave the historic stagecoach stop on Highway 154 and move down the road.
MD2 Communities plans 177 new homes in San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo has its first new housing development in years with the proposed 177-home Serra Meadows community in the Margarita Plan area off Prado Road.
Editorial: Workers compensation warning bells go off
Worker’s compensation rates are starting to creep higher and so are claims.
Editorial: 11 compete for Ventura Council
It’s no longer sufficient to sit idly, then complain loudly when anti-business upstarts get in and put the brakes on the free enterprise system.
Looking past the gloom for a way forward
Swept aside in this summer from hell have been a few very promising developments.
Along for the ride: Hazard’s Cyclesport garners investors
The owner of Hazard’s Cyclesport in Santa Barbara recently brought in a group of six investors.
