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By Patrick Kulp / Friday, August 16th, 2013 / Central Coast, Health Care & Life Science, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / 1 Comment
Surgery safety ratings at tri-county hospitals ranged from the highest possible rank to second-to-lowest in a recent nationwide assessment released by Consumer Reports magazine, but many hospital officials dispute whether the methods used by the report accurately depict surgical quality. Released earlier this month, the report aims to provide a generalized standard of surgical safety Read More →
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By Staff Report / Friday, August 9th, 2013 / Latest news, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Defense furlough to end; 6,100 to return to work
The more than 6,100 civilian Department of Defense employees in the Tri-Counties will return to work full time after a U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel announced a furlough program will be cut short, ending next week. The military is the largest employer in the region, with 26,390 employees between Naval Base Ventura County and Read More →
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By Staff Report / Friday, August 9th, 2013 / Features, Real Estate, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on In with the old: Communities find new ways to fund redevelopment
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, August 9th, 2013 / Central Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Mega merger puts Rosetta and SLO in spotlight
It’s a very long way from the canyons of Madison Avenue or the boulevards of Paris to Rosetta’s sleek new building near the airport in San Luis Obispo. But the successful creation of the world’s biggest advertising agency will depend in part on what happens within the walls of Rosetta, and other niche agencies, that Read More →
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By Patrick Kulp / Friday, August 2nd, 2013 / Green Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Region’s wind future up in air as Acciona exits
A Spanish firm is giving up on plans to build the first and only major wind energy project in the region, casting doubt on whether turbines will ever twirl over the Tri-Counties. In July, Acciona Energy North America said it is abandoning plans to build a 3,000-acre wind farm near Lompoc. The Spanish renewable energy Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, July 19th, 2013 / Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Defense furloughs ripple across region’s bases
More than 6,100 civilian Department of Defense employees in the Tri-Counties have started taking one-day-a-week unpaid furloughs between now and the end of September. But economic experts expect the immediate impact to be minimal. Any deep effects on the regional economy aren’t likely to emerge unless and until families begin to feel their net worth Read More →
