ADDYs pile up for area advertising agencies
UncategorizedMorris & Casale Advertising, Weiser Creative Group and BBM&D Strategic Branding were the top winners in the 2009 ADDY Awards Coastal California competition recently held by the American Advertising Federation. The ADDYs recognize advertising excellence for work that appeared last year in all kinds of media, including print, radio and television, online content, posters, brochures, Read More →
Energy stars align in Goleta – ECO:nomics conference draws world leaders
UncategorizedFormer Vice President Al Gore and an array of leaders from around the world will spend March 4 to 6 at Goleta’s Bacara Resort & Spa discussing the crossover between business and the environment. Hosted by the Wall Street Journal, the second annual ECO:nomics conference will bring together an international list of who’s who in Read More →
The big business blend – Entrepreneurs combine multiple niches into one
Small BusinessTough times call on entrepreneurs to get inventive and do something a little different to win customers’ dollars. And two tri-county businesses are doing just that. In Santa Barbara, Live Culture plans to serve up a combination of wine, frozen yogurt and live music. SLO County Sitters in San Luis Obispo has connected parents with Read More →
Transitions noted
OpinionSometimes the owner is the company. Such was apparently the case with the Wine Cask, a popular Santa Barbara watering hole and wine shop that closed abruptly in mid-February. Owner Doug Margerum sold the operation a year or so ago and the new owners tried hard. But with the down economy and without Doug’s magic, Read More →
Tri-county innovation can rebrand the region
OpinionIn a dramatic speech on Feb. 24, President Barack Obama vowed to lead America’s economy back to health and prosperity. In doing so, he laid down a considerable challenge to local elected officials, community and business leaders in the tri-county region. That challenge boils down to this: creating a new brand for the Highway 101 Read More →
San Luis Obispo County named least affordable in California
ColumnsEven though the flurry of foreclosures in the past few months has driven home prices down and made owning a home a realistic dream, recent data suggests that one county’s buyers are still looking at a very unaffordable market. According to findings from the California Association of Realtors, San Luis Obispo County was the least Read More →
Memo to California GOP: Don
ColumnsMayor Richard Riordan built the modern Los Angeles. Supervisor Brooks Firestone kept Santa Barbara County from splitting. Gov. Ronald Reagan created the economic foundation for the Silicon Valley boom. What ever happened to achievement-driven Republicans? If you ask state Sen. Abel Maldonado, R-Santa Maria, the GOP in the Golden State is locked in a battle Read More →
