Caputo tops the list of winners at construction industry awards
Caputo Construction took home the top trophy at the Santa Barbara Contractors Association’s 2010 Builder of the Year Awards, presented at a July 30 dinner at Fess Parker’s DoubleTree Resort. The Subcontractor of the Year award went to Construction Plumbing and the Member’s Choice Award to D.D. Ford Construction. Hayward Lumber Co. won the Industry Read More →
After Baker, Cal Poly may need a rethink
With a world-class reputation for its undergraduate programs and master’s degrees, $1 billion in campus improvements and a reputation for bringing an international flavor to higher education, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo should be riding high. But for the third time during the past two years, it’s friction between recently retired Cal Poly President Warren Read More →
Universities haul in grants, but cash still tight
With its state funding level still up in the air, UC Santa Barbara broke its records for external research funding by bringing in $222 million this year, nearly double the outside funding it brought in a decade ago. But as much as that money helps, it often goes to specific programs. With the state budget Read More →
Cal Poly out, Pepperdine in: Santa Barbara will get first MBA classes in January
With Cal Poly San Luis Obispo out of the running, Pepperdine University is set to win the race to open the first master’s in business administration program in the Santa Barbara area. Cal Poly announced June 30 that it was abandoning plans for an MBA program, at the request of the office of California State Read More →
A smarter brand: IQMS grows and profits in Paso Robles
Think of Paso Robles, and golden hills, grazing cattle and some of California’s best wines come to mind. Add to that list a global software firm. Twenty-one years ago, Randy and Nancy Flamm mortgaged their house to found IQMS, a company headquartered in Paso Robles that delivers software in eight languages to more than 400 Read More →
SLO airport gets federal grant
The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded a $2.2 million grant to the San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, U.S. Rep. Lois Capps, D-Santa Barbara, announced Aug. 3. The airport plans to use the money for a new terminal. The project has been stalled due to a lack of funds, and this grant will pay for Read More →
