Fire inspection scammer arrested
Authorities arrested a man who scammed Santa Barbara County businesses with false invoices for fire inspection services that were not actually performed. The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office announced on Sept. 1 that it arrested Robert Musich in Pomona for allegedly duping 834 California victims. Musich was arrested on suspicion of 11 felony counts, Read More →
Windset Farms growing its Santa Maria operations
The Santa Maria City Council will consider a development agreement with Windset Farms to add two greenhouses on 40 acres of its 220-acre Black Road property. The expansion includes the construction of an 88,000-square foot grading, packing and cooling facility. If approved Sept. 9, the development agreement will also include a deferral of road construction Read More →
Brown should not sign farmworker overtime bill
With the farmworker overtime pay bill headed to Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk, we’re writing to warn that many of the quick fixes to contemporary problems are not what they appear to be. In a year where Bernie Sanders ignited the Democratic Party with his appeal to the issue of social injustice, the impulse to seize Read More →
Tri-county homeowners tapping equity to remodel their homes
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China next frontier: AppScale partnering with web-retailing giant Alibaba
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Growing fast: 29 private tri-county companies make Inc. 5000 list
More than two dozen companies from around the Tri-Counties earned national recognition once again when they were named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies in America. In all, 29 companies from around the region were named to the list, which tracks revenue growth over a three-year span, slightly down from Read More →
Computer interface should be intuitive
Businesses large and small invest hefty amounts in software designed to improve operations and attract and keep in touch with customers. Sometimes, these projects are a success. Others are deemed failures, resulting in costly software abandonment. While there are a variety of factors that can differentiate between success and failure, one important consideration is the Read More →
