San Luis Obispo groups tackle workforce housing shortage
San Luis Obispo County has a problem with workforce housing. It doesn’t exist, and nobody wants to build it.
Rising tide of exports: Region to boost business with Latin America
Foreign demand for American-made goods is fueling a rise in exports from the Tri-Counties to Latin America.
Opposition could gum up energy projects
A trio of Central Coast oil projects are winding through the regulatory process in the face of increasingly stiff regional and statewide opposition.
Co-working spaces foster startups in Santa Maria, Westlake Village
New co-working spaces are springing up in Santa Maria and Westlake Village.
Alive and clicking: Visus thriving after 20 years in software
When Michael Daoud founded Santa Barbara software firm Visus 20 years ago, America Online launched its first portal onto something called the World Wide Web, letting home users access it for the first time. About a quarter of American homes had computers, and in San Francisco, the first-ever conference on the commercial potential of the Web featured Marc Andreessen, founder of a fledgling startup called Netscape, as a key speaker.
Behind the scenes: Architect’s love of art fuels theater restorations
Recently named an associate at PMSM Architects in Santa Barbara, Monisha Adnani has worked on theater and performance spaces ranging from the historic renovation of the Granada Theatre and the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara to the Fred Kavli Theater for Performing Arts in Thousand Oaks.
Procore deal raises a flag for Carpinteria’s office market
Recent deals in Carpinteria could help the city’s stagnant office market turn the corner.
