Editorial: Paso’s day in the sun
Editorials, OpinionPaso Robles’ recent wins in the wine world and a number of small tech firms are putting the city on the fast track
Editorial: Key ingredients missing in tax-cut deal
Editorials, OpinionThe Dec. 6 deal that extends unemployment benefits and the Bush-era tax breaks erases a lot of uncertainty.
Editorial: Don’t let firms dodge public earnings reports
Editorials, OpinionBack in the 1980s, when the film “Wall Street” was all the rage in Hollywood, corporate earnings releases were still somewhat of an inside game. In the heady days before the 1987 market crash, a savvy trader could grab the earnings off “the wire” and trade for a moment or two before the general public Read More →
Editorial: Give till it helps
Editorials, OpinionThe 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
Editorials, OpinionThe 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 →
Editorial: Economic development needs a regional touch
Editorials, OpinionAll of a sudden, economic development is the talk of the Tri-Counties. San Luis Obispo County is out with a blueprint for its economic future — the first such effort in decades. Santa Barbara County is talking — and so far it’s just talk — about becoming more business-friendly, at least as far as retaining Read More →
