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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, August 30th, 2013 / Banking & Finance, Small Business, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on 30 regional firms rank among fast-growth U.S companies
Thirty tri-county firms ranked on the Inc 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. this year. The national rankings include area firms in the software, employee benefits, hardware and moving and storage industries, to name a few. The Business Times chatted with two Inc 5000 CEOs to get their take on what’s Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, August 30th, 2013 / Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Clash over Chumash plan kicks off legal fight
With its 3-2 vote against “government-to-government” talks with the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors may have narrowly avoided handing the tribe one of the three key components needed to clear the way for a casino on a 1,400-acre tract of agricultural land. The conflict over the development Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, August 30th, 2013 / Latest news, Nonprofits, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on VanderKelen: SLO County philanthropy on upswing
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By Patrick Kulp / Friday, August 23rd, 2013 / Banking & Finance, Central Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on SB County last in regional pension performance
Thanks to rising U.S. and foreign stock markets, major public pension plans in the Tri-Counties exceeded expected investment return rates for the last fiscal year. But Santa Barbara County’s performance lagged far behind its peers. Ventura County Employees’ Retirement Association and San Luis Obispo County Pension and Trust saw net returns of 12.8 and 12.9 Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, August 23rd, 2013 / Law & Goverment, Nonprofits, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Better pro bono systems in SLO, Ventura counties
Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties have more robust systems than Santa Barbara County for helping poor people who cannot afford legal help find a lawyer willing to take on their case. In both counties, local bar associations oversee systems that take in requests from the poor and, if the issue can’t be resolved, assign Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, August 23rd, 2013 / Health Care & Life Science, Law & Goverment, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Employee wellness programs get more complex with new rules
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, August 23rd, 2013 / Features, Green Coast, Small Business / Comments Off on To B or not to B: Small businesses say yes to benefit corporations
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