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By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Monday, December 7th, 2009 / Uncategorized / Comments Off on Ordinance impacts still hazy
A new city ordinance that could expand San Luis Obispo’s smoking ban to most public outdoor spaces has raised concerns among some business owners that it could negatively affect their bottom lines. Currently, San Luis Obispo prohibits smoking inside bars, restaurants, and all government and public facilities. The city made headlines in 1990 when it Read More →
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By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Monday, December 7th, 2009 / Technology / Comments Off on Tri-county tech gift wrap-up
One great thing about living in the Tri-Counties is all the wonderful holiday gifts you can give that come from area businesses. Wines, fruits and olive oils for the foodies in your life are obvious choices, and at the pricier end of the spectrum you can opt for a high-quality guitar or rifle manufactured on Read More →
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By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Monday, December 7th, 2009 / Opinion / Comments Off on City College milestone marks vision
For the first half of its life, Santa Barbara City College operated from a number of venues including a theater and classroom operation at the current site of the popular Playa Azul restaurant on Santa Barbara Street. But 50 years ago, a single real estate transaction changed all that. In that all-but-forgotten deal, the predecessor Read More →
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By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Monday, December 7th, 2009 / Opinion / Comments Off on In our thoughts
It’s once again time to recognize a couple of folks whose recent passings remind us that life is indeed fleeting. Leo Trujillo was a good-natured Santa Maria resident, former city councilman and believer in the future of the North Santa Barbara County economy. He was a friend to the Business Times literally from the moment Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Monday, December 7th, 2009 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Changes at top for law firms
The largest law firm in the Tri-Counties has a new managing partner. Scott Samsky is taking the reins at Oxnard-based Nordman Cormany Hair & Compton after Tony Trembley held the managing partner position for six years. The shift marks a continued changing of the guard in Ventura County, whose growth in the last 30 years Read More →
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By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Monday, December 7th, 2009 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Retail
Independent retailers from Thousand Oaks to Paso Robles are breathing a sigh of relief as they tabulate their Black Friday sales results. The traditional post-Thanksgiving shopping frenzy never quite materialized for tri-county merchants — who mostly managed to break even despite big box competition and cautious consumers — but it could have been worse. A Read More →
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By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Monday, December 7th, 2009 / Top Stories / Comments Off on QAD results hint at tech sector rebound
QAD, the Santa Barbara-based maker of enterprise software, has turned in a strong performance for its third quarter ended Oct. 31, signaling early signs of a turnaround for an important business segment in the region. QAD’s shares hit a 52-week high on the Nasdaq after it reported Nov. 24 that it had earned 13 cents Read More →
