Airlines cutting flights at tri-county airports
Story updated at 3:20 p.m. March 27: Airports are considered an essential business, but for tri-county residents who still need to travel it’s getting increasingly difficult to catch a flight. United Airlines announced it was reducing its domestic flight service to an even larger degree, down 52 percent, from the 42 percent it previously announced Read More →
Read More →Seek Thermal releases device to help businesses screen for coronavirus
Goleta thermal imaging technology company Seek Thermal announced the release of a new imaging system that aims to help users detect illness like the coronavirus pandemic. The touch-free Seek Scan system is designed to be placed at the entrance to a building and automatically screens users’ faces for skin temperature, sending an alert when it Read More →
Read More →SLO County closing parking lots at beaches, parks
San Luis Obispo County and seven cities inside of it are shutting down access to popular parks, beaches and the Pismo Beach Pier to preserve the public’s health. Starting at noon March 27, parking lots at all coastal county parks are closing. Morro Bay’s beaches will see their parking lots close at 6 p.m., and Read More →
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Tri-county stocks soar along with markets
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Read More →Hardy Diagnostics distributing rapid test for coronavirus
Santa Maria-based Hardy Diagnostics is distributing a rapid test for coronavirus. Hardy said the test takes 15 minutes, doesn’t need to be processed by a lab, and it has clear, easy-to-read results. The test can use either a blood, serum or plasma sample, a departure from current testing methods which use swabs from where the Read More →
Read More →Tri-county stocks bounce back as market soars
The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged at historic rates March 24, as pressure came down from President Donald Trump on Congress to pass a fiscal stimulus bill and regulators to reopen businesses by Easter. Tri-county public companies rebounded 9.4 percent from the past week’s declines, including a 68 percent jump for Goleta breast implant supplier Read More →
Read More →Tri-county stocks mixed as stimulus package stalls
A 3 percent drop in U.S. equities markets hit smaller stocks in the Tri-Counties on March 23, as a stimulus package to combat the economic fallout of the coronavirus failed for a second time to gain legislative approval. The region’s companies had mixed results, with gains for eight out of the 10 largest firms. Goleta Read More →
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