Beer stages comeback amid hard times
UncategorizedPeople drink when they’re happy, and people drink when they’re sad. In today’s economy, plenty of people are still drinking — they’re just buying the cheaper stuff, and they’re going out for drinks slightly less often. Restaurants, bars, clubs, pubs and beverage distributors across the region say booze is flowing pretty freely in the Tri-Counties Read More →
Blackout and blues for ball
UncategorizedAny Santa Barbaran can tell you: The annual Black and Blue Ball is a highlight on the fundraising circuit, a sellout soirée where everybody who’s anybody makes an appearance. And it’s been called off. The gala serves as the major fundraiser for the local chapter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association, which had to cancel the Read More →
Most new tax changes to rattle 2010 filings
UncategorizedWith the April 15 filing deadline looming on the financial horizon, many businesses are scrambling to get their accounting records together in time to face a slew of new tax policies. “It’s hard to do much this time of year, but the legislation passed in February changed the rules a bit, and there are still Read More →
The ultimate transformer – Oxnard firm produces recycled plastic containers
UncategorizedOn March 19, a 12-foot-tall machine rumbled to life on the floor of Leading Industry’s Oxnard plant, stamping out thousands of clear plastic containers. The machine – called a thermoformer — is the first fruit from a $2.2 million grant the company received from the California Department of Conservation to bolster the firm’s use of Read More →
Long-distance medicine – InTouch robots can help rural patients get treatment
Technology[Editor’s note: This story has changed since its original posting. See the correction appended below.] A Santa Barbara company that uses technology to bring better health care to rural patients across the country is inking deals and boosting its national presence. InTouch Health makes the RP-7, an Internet-connected robot that physicians can use to provide Read More →
San Luis Obispo
ColumnsThe way commercial brokers do business is changing. Drops in demand and sales volume have persuaded more and more industry professionals to use Web sites to list and market their properties, and one tri-county broker appears to be leading the way. The National Association of Realtors featured Jason Hart, owner-broker of Hart Commercial Real Estate Read More →
