By Henry Dubroff / Friday, August 28th, 2015 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Winter’s legacy endures at Westmont College
Shortly after the Business Times was founded, we learned about David Winter and his work as president at Westmont College. Over lunch at the Westmont campus, we were introduced to Westmont’s vision for its students as a liberal arts institution focused on Christian values and ethics. Coincidentally, one of the first Business Times staff writers Read More →
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By Tom Bronzini / Friday, August 21st, 2015 / Columns, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Niven family’s wines showcase potential of cool Edna Valley
The temperature was just 77 degrees on a July afternoon when I visited Niven Family Wine Estates in Edna Valley, the coolest wine appellation in California, according to a Southern Oregon University study. The family’s 1,000-plus-acre Paragon Vineyard is just four and a half miles inland from Pismo Beach. The cooling ocean breezes make for Read More →
By Staff Report / Thursday, August 20th, 2015 / Latest news, Technology / Comments Off on Survey to assess Internet needs in Tri-Counties
The San Luis Obispo Economic Vitality Corp. and the Broadband Consortium of the Pacific Coast are releasing a survey to better understand the Internet needs of businesses, homes and schools in the region. The survey will include field speed tests to confirm local broadband speed and service needs. The survey also asks businesses about their Read More →
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By Staff Report / Thursday, August 13th, 2015 / Latest news, Small Business, Technology / Comments Off on 32 in Tri-Counties make Inc. Magazine list of 5000 fastest growing private companies
Thirty-two companies from around the Tri-Counties made the Inc. Magazine list of the 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America. The largest was Ventura-based advertising agency The Trade Desk, which was listed at No. 34. It had revenues of $202 million last year and grew 6,949 percent. Inc. Magazine ranked companies according to the percentage Read More →
Goleta-based nonprofit Direct Relief is one step closer to building a new 155,000-square-foot facility by the Santa Barbara Airport where it could produce and distribute humanitarian aid, medicine and other vital supplies to impoverished and disaster-stricken communities around the world. The Santa Barbara Architectural Board of Review continued the project after its first concept review Read More →