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								Pete Jordano, CEO of regional food and beverage distributor Jordano’s. The family-owned company will celebrate its 100th year in 2015. (Stephen Nellis / Business Times photo)								
								
 | Friday, April 4th, 2014

								
Cheers to 100 years: Jordano’s kicks off centennial celebration

								Features, Restaurants, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy								
Jordano’s kicked off a year-long run-up to its 100th birthday celebration at its biannual food show. 

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, April 4th, 2014

								
Coastal Commission sea-level rules could erode property rights

								Central Coast, East Ventura County, Green Coast, Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County								
The seas are rising, threatening billions of dollars of California’s coastal real estate. But the question of whether property owners can armor against the waves or must fall back as their holdings wash away is at the heart of an obscure policy document making its way through the California Coastal Commission. The rules would require Read More →

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, April 4th, 2014

								
The long view: TrueVision builds on 3-D surgery breakthroughs

								Health Care & Life Science, South Coast, Technology								
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 | Thursday, April 3rd, 2014

								
SMS Masterminds raises $12.2M, becomes public

								Central Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies								
San Luis Obispo-based SMS Masterminds has raised $12.2 million through its parent company and will soon bring a new public company headquarters to the Central Coast.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, March 28th, 2014

								
A soft touch for transit: CHK America builds interactive route maps for cities

								Small Business, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories								
The first unit is being tested at the Santa Barbara MTD Transit Center, where the company will be refining the software that runs the system to make it as useful as possible to riders.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, March 28th, 2014

								
AmeriFlex celebrates 25 years of helping entrepreneurs

								Banking & Finance, Personal Finance, Small Business, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy								
After a quarter century in an industry that’s changed tremendously, AmeriFlex Financial Services is gearing up for its biggest year.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, March 21st, 2014

								
Sonos fights Apple spinoffs in patent battle

								Law & Goverment, Technology, Top Stories								
Wireless speaker maker Sonos made its first-ever disclosure of $535 million in revenue while locked in a patent fight against sophisticated opponents with ties to Apple.