San Luis Obispo developer mixes it up on gas station site
ColumnsThe Mix @ Monterey — an exciting new mixed-use project coming to San Luis Obispo — is set to break ground this month. The four-story building will feature 4,000 square feet of ground-floor retail, 5,000 square feet of second-floor office space and five condos on the third and fourth floors. Architect and developer George Garcia Read More →
Kids' clothes, grown-up businesses
Small BusinessAny parent can tell you that children can be an endless source of joy, tears, laughter and stress. For two Santa Barbara County moms, they’re also a source of business inspiration. In Solvang, children’s clothing company Lollybean has seen steady growth since owner Amy McConnell started the business in 2007. With the clothes she designs Read More →
Editorial: Small business is the real key to fixing state
OpinionA California Forward meeting for Ventura and Santa Barbara business leaders on June 16 provides a useful marker for how far California has come toward real reform — and how far it needs to go. Over the past several years, voters have overhauled the state’s method for drawing districts and, thanks in part to Lt. Read More →
Making cement green: Oxnard firm leads the way
UncategorizedJim Price, president of Oxnard’s Diversified Minerals, has entered a range of businesses with his 26-person company, but it all adds up to single-minded focus: greener cement. Diversified Minerals builds giant cement silos, runs a railroad spur and blends specialty cements for projects like dams and levies. But its main thrust is to remanufacture Read More →
Limoneira
ColumnsSanta Paula-based Limoneira Co. has come a long way since its early days as a family-owned lemon grower. Today, it’s traded on Wall Street and enjoys tens of millions of dollars in sales each year. And it’s not just a citrus business — Limoneira is now one of the largest players in the tri-county real Read More →
