The San Luis Obispo Regional Forum, organized by the Economic Vitality Corp., recently brought together more than 45 elected officials, local government representatives and private industry stakeholders in the same room talking about infrastructure. The forum was opened by Mike Manchak, president and CEO of the Economic Vitality Corp., and Guy Savage, deputy administrative officer Read More →
Big companies can afford armies of lawyers to keep government regulators at bay. Just look at the big banks’ response to the financial crisis or the clever-but-stupid way Plains All American used the courts to get around state pipeline regulations, then had a nasty oil spill due to negligence or worse. But rare is the Read More →
The former Eagle Castle Winery, a Paso Robles wine country landmark overlooking Highway 46 West, has emerged from its version of the Dark Ages with a more modern look and visitor-friendly improvements after sitting vacant for 18 months and being sold while under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Now the home of Tooth & Nail Winery, Read More →
On June 16, Michael Kidd and his Concerned Citizens for Avila army rallied as hard as they could against a proposed redevelopment of 32 acres in the hills above the Port San Luis Harbor District, but couldn’t stop more than a decade of momentum behind the project. The proposed $20 million development could include up Read More →
You might call it the Mindbody-Appfolio effect. The pair of $100 million-plus initial public stock offerings filed last month has caught the attention of dealmakers from the Bay Area to Los Angeles. Add to that the stunning, $1.4 billion sale of Lynda.com to Linkedin and you have the most buzz in the region since the Read More →
Plains All American Pipeline is taking a page straight out of BP’s oil spill response playbook, according to at least one attorney with firsthand experience in oil spill litigation. Thomas Young, a Tampa-based attorney who went to work trying to secure claims for clients in the aftermath of the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, told the Read More →
Seek Thermal was getting too big for its britches at its former headquarters just off Calle Real in Goleta, so the company recently sized up to 10,000-plus square feet of space at 111 Castilian Drive. The company, which makes thermal imaging devices for the consumer market, is effectively doubling its footprint in its move from Read More →
