Hanging tight: Employee-owned firm equips search and rescue teams
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, January 13th, 2012 / Features, Small Business / Comments Off on Hanging tight: Employee-owned firm equips search and rescue teams
Over the past two years, thriving CMC Rescue has become 100 percent employee-owned.
Merry Christmas, dude: Santa Barbara card company goes with mellow vibe
By Dana Olsen / Friday, December 23rd, 2011 / Features, Small Business / Comments Off on Merry Christmas, dude: Santa Barbara card company goes with mellow vibe
Brittany and Nick Presniakov have built Salty Dog Publishing over the past five years.
SB architects look far afield in face of regional slowdown
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, December 23rd, 2011 / Columns, Real Estate / Comments Off on SB architects look far afield in face of regional slowdown
Like architects elsewhere, Clay Aurell and business partner Josh Blumer of AB Design Studio found that business in California is spottier than before — development has slowed, which means less work for architects here.
Tourism tapping into apps: Visitors bureaus bet on ubiquity of smartphones
By Dana Olsen / Friday, December 16th, 2011 / Features, Tourism / Comments Off on Tourism tapping into apps: Visitors bureaus bet on ubiquity of smartphones
The tourism bureaus in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties have gone mobile with apps targeted at the region’s visitors.
Lenco Mobile proposes $42M merger deal
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, December 2nd, 2011 / Banking & Finance, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Lenco Mobile proposes $42M merger deal
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Editorial: Hotel investors pump cash into South Coast
By Editorial Board / Friday, December 2nd, 2011 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Hotel investors pump cash into South Coast
Two of the most financially troubled hotel projects in the region have gotten new funding or new ownership this year.
Jarrott plays the national market by banking on big-name tenants
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, December 2nd, 2011 / Columns, Real Estate / Comments Off on Jarrott plays the national market by banking on big-name tenants
Jarrott & Co. Real Estate Investments brokers and invests in retail projects around the country.