Editorial: Fix the 1099 rule, the sooner the better
By Editorial Board / Monday, December 27th, 2010 / Editorials, Opinion, Top Stories / Comments Off on Editorial: Fix the 1099 rule, the sooner the better
While restaurants and small businesses up and down the Central Coast are fuming about the need to send 1099 forms to their best customers, a fix for this foolish piece of the health care reform law languishes in the Congress.
10 great years and poised for an exciting 2011
By Henry Dubroff / Monday, December 27th, 2010 / Columns, Opinion, Top Stories / Comments Off on 10 great years and poised for an exciting 2011
As we get ready to put the finishing touches on another year, I wanted to just say a few words about our 10th anniversary accomplishments and talk about new initiatives in the works for 2011.
The verdict on courthouse project: Construction boom across region
By Marlize van Romburgh / Monday, December 27th, 2010 / Columns, Top Stories / Comments Off on The verdict on courthouse project: Construction boom across region
Santa Barbara’s proposed $152 million criminal courthouse project is expected to create 3,500 direct and indirect jobs in the area over a five-year period, representing a major economic boost to the region’s sagging construction industry. Local builders say the project will likely be handed to a larger, out-of-town general contractor who can handle the scope Read More →
Digital West wiring SLO at the speed of light
By Stephen Nellis / Monday, December 27th, 2010 / Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Digital West wiring SLO at the speed of light
Digital West is ringing San Luis Obispo with high-speed fiber lines
A renewable market: Giant machines generating green energy
By Stephen Nellis / Monday, December 27th, 2010 / Green Coast, Top Stories / Comments Off on A renewable market: Giant machines generating green energy
Mafi-Trench Co. is building turboexpanders for the renewable energy sector
Cal Poly’s new boss thinks big
By Marlize van Romburgh / Monday, December 27th, 2010 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Cal Poly’s new boss thinks big
Incoming Cal Poly San Luis Obispo President Jeffrey Armstrong wants to turn the university into a catalyst for corporate social responsibility.
A decade of taking stock: A Q&A with West Coast Asset Management
By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Monday, December 27th, 2010 / Banking & Finance, Personal Finance, Top Stories / Comments Off on A decade of taking stock: A Q&A with West Coast Asset Management
Business Times Editor Henry Dubroff interviews Paul Orfalea and Lance Helfert of West Coast Asset Management on investing strategies