Dubroff: Global upheaval may signal rebound for tri-county defense firms
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, November 14th, 2014 / Columns, Latest news, Opinion, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Dubroff: Global upheaval may signal rebound for tri-county defense firms
Over the decades, it’s been hard for the Tri-Counties to escape the boom-bust cycles of military spending. Fasten your seat belts.
Yoga studio franchise owners plan third location for Central Coast
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, November 14th, 2014 / Latest news, Small Business, Subscriber content, Top Stories / Comments Off on Yoga studio franchise owners plan third location for Central Coast
Thanks to two Rocky Mountain transplants, CorePower Yoga brand continues its rapid franchise expansion throughout the region.
New product breathes life into Inogen third-quarter earnings
By Staff Report / Tuesday, November 11th, 2014 / Earnings, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on New product breathes life into Inogen third-quarter earnings
Inogen has benefited from the October release of its Inogen at Home product, which is the lightest continuous-flow oxygen concentrator available to consumers. It successfully floated an additional 2.4 million shares sold by existing stockholders and has announced an expanded credit line with J.P. Morgan Chase.
Lack gets nine-plus year sentence, faces additional 11
By Staff Report / Friday, November 7th, 2014 / Features, Latest news, Law & Goverment, Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories / Comments Off on Lack gets nine-plus year sentence, faces additional 11
Convicted former contractor, 53-year-old David Lack was slapped nine years and eight months in state prison at his Nov. 6 sentencing, after a jury found him guilty of three counts of grand theft in early August. Lack was also ordered to pay restitution of $300,000 to Mary Belle Snow, $600,508.74 to Rabobank and more than Read More →
Report: Cal Poly generates $1.4B
By Staff Report / Friday, November 7th, 2014 / Central Coast, Features, Latest news / Comments Off on Report: Cal Poly generates $1.4B
A new report commissioned by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo claims the university has an economic impact of more than $1.4 billion on San Luis Obispo and Northern Santa Barbara counties. That number jumped more than $300 million since Cal Poly last contracted a similar study for it’s 2002 -2003 fiscal year. The 60-page study Read More →
Cal Poly envisions campus’ next two decades
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, November 7th, 2014 / Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Cal Poly envisions campus’ next two decades
The university announced Oct. 23 that it is entering a two-year master planning effort to determine future needs and what projects, from infrastructure to programing, will take priority.
The business of aid: Direct Relief adapts corporate strategy
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, November 7th, 2014 / Latest news, Nonprofits, Top Stories / Comments Off on The business of aid: Direct Relief adapts corporate strategy
In 2013, Direct Relief provided $346 million in humanitarian aid to 69 counties including the United States. That work accounted for 5,552 shipments of pharmaceuticals, medical supplies and medical equipment — a more than 500 shipment increase over 2012’s total.