A smarter brand: IQMS grows and profits in Paso Robles
TechnologyThink of Paso Robles, and golden hills, grazing cattle and some of California’s best wines come to mind. Add to that list a global software firm. Twenty-one years ago, Randy and Nancy Flamm mortgaged their house to found IQMS, a company headquartered in Paso Robles that delivers software in eight languages to more than 400 Read More →
Caputo tops the list of winners at construction industry awards
ColumnsCaputo Construction took home the top trophy at the Santa Barbara Contractors Association’s 2010 Builder of the Year Awards, presented at a July 30 dinner at Fess Parker’s DoubleTree Resort. The Subcontractor of the Year award went to Construction Plumbing and the Member’s Choice Award to D.D. Ford Construction. Hayward Lumber Co. won the Industry Read More →
Editorial: Don't threaten eminent domain lightly
OpinionLast week’s editorial encouraged the Pacific Oaks Credit Union and the owner of troubled Carriage Square, a retail property in Oxnard, to work out their differences and avoid an eminent domain action by the city. We’re pleased to see that the parties took our advice — and obviously similar advice given by civic leaders. The Read More →
Banks report mixed results, some growth
UncategorizedTri-county banks reported mixed second-quarter results, but banker optimism and improved balance sheets suggest a measured economic turnaround is under way. “The worst is behind us and the economy is gradually picking up,” Sung Won Sohn, a CSU Channel Islands professor and former Wells Fargo economist, told the Business Times. “Earnings have stabilized. However, when Read More →
SLO nonprofit guides way to green
NonprofitsGreen Building Pages, a nonprofit based in San Luis Obispo, was started by architect Marilyn Miller Farmer with a simple goal: to make sustainable building more accessible. When Farmer first started as an architect, she wanted to focus on sustainable design, but she kept running into trouble finding reasonably priced green materials. Her brainchild, Green Read More →
Dreaming of a new Old Town: Goleta looks to spruce up its downtown core
UncategorizedGoleta’s Old Town may soon get a new look, courtesy of City Hall. Business owners in the colorful but mismatched and rundown area of town, best known for its grocery stores and taquerías, may be able to give their storefronts a facelift and have the city foot the bill. On July 20 the Goleta City Read More →
