Editorial: Give till it helps
The Business Times encourages tri-county businesses to follow the lead of Montecito Bank & Trust, which gives away $1 million in Community Dividends each fall.
Editorial: Bidding good riddance to the awful 1099 rule
The so-called “1099 rule” was a disaster waiting to happen. Happily, it is a disaster that looks like it will be averted. News shortly before Thanksgiving that the U.S. Small Business Administration was publicly opposing the rule seems to be the last nail in the coffin for this ill-conceived tax on entrepreneurship. As the Business Read More →
Cal Poly breezes into wind research
Construction will start within the next few weeks on a 70-foot-tall wind turbine near San Luis Obispo as part of a wind energy research center at Cal Poly.
GE backs Camarillo’s grass-to-gas firm
CoolPlanetBioFuels has brought its fundraising total to $11.5 million with a capital infusion from GE Energy Financial Services.
Booting up profits: Ugg puts big spring into Deckers
Deckers Outdoor Corp.’s profits jumped 24.4 percent to $42 million in its most recent quarter on strong sales of its signature Ugg brand of boots and Teva sandals.
Jobless data may portend broad recovery
The tri-county region is showing signs of digging itself out of a deep hole.
