Melton
Small BusinessMark Melton has grown his cleaning business into a tidy little tri-county empire over the past decade, sweeping in $19.8 million in revenue last year. Carpinteria-based Melton Franchise Systems, a master franchisor for Coverall Health Based Cleaning Systems and owner of the Molly Maid business in the region, made the No. 19 spot on the Read More →
SLO divided over which road to take on Broad Street project
ColumnsSome members of the San Luis Obispo business community are hoping to drive Measure H — a ballot proposal to stop the planned extension of Prado Road to Broad Street — right into a dead-end. The City Council approved the road extension in a 3-2 vote, but Measure H now puts the decision in voters’ Read More →
Editorial: Let the sun shine on city, county salaries
OpinionThe Bell scandal has put public payrolls in the spotlight. That’s why the Pacific Coast Business Times has connected the dots up and down the Tri-County region, with a comprehensive survey on city manager and county executive officer pay. Our survey was conducted over the past few weeks under the direction of Executive Editor Tony Read More →
Public-sector pay data
UNKNOWNPublic-sector top executive pay – For the original story, "Public-sector manager pay adds up," with accompanying charts and data, click here.
RightScale: Now we do Windows
UncategorizedWhen Apple overtook Microsoft in market capitalization earlier this year, it grabbed headlines. But when it comes to the enterprise technology world, Redmond, Wash., still rules the roost. Case in point: Santa Barbara-based RightScale more than doubled its potential market on Aug. 17 just by rolling out compatibility with Windows Server software. RightScale makes a Read More →
An end to the paper chase: Sansum to spend $7M to digitize health records
Health Care & Life ScienceEvery day at Sansum Clinic’s 17 health care facilities between Carpinteria and Santa Maria, an old ritual takes place. Couriers bring stacks of paper medical charts for the day’s patient visits. That’s all about to change, as the Santa Barbara-based nonprofit spends $7 million over the next two years to convert to electronic health records. Read More →
