Why American business will miss Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs changed the world by giving the people what they want — vision.
My jobs plan for small businesses

Now that President Obama has announced his “American Jobs Act” to decidedly mixed reviews in the political arena, I’d like to suggest a follow-on proposal.

Deardorff Family Farms builds $10M green building in Oxnard

Deardorff Family Farms in Oxnard is spending more than $10 million on a new 115,000-square-foot facility designed to become green-building certified.

Large projects bring commercial, residential development to SLO

San Luis Obispo’s largest residential project in years broke ground Sept. 21, and a major downtown mixed-use project appears to be moving toward final approval.
What did Sheila Bair know about Banco BuenaVentura, and when did she know it?

It might be the understatement of the decade to describe Sheila Bair as a complex creature. The recently retired chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. was early to spot the evils of sub-prime mortgage lending — she warned about them as a Treasury official in 2002. During the 2008 financial crisis, she famously feuded Read More →
World’s worst deal, right in our back yard

Like millions of suffering homeowners who bought at the top, Bank of America now is suffering the extended consequences of the real estate bust.