Chamber chief has growth plan for Santa Maria
By Erika Martin / Friday, October 17th, 2014 / Central Coast, Latest news, Small Business, Top Stories / Comments Off on Chamber chief has growth plan for Santa Maria
Glenn Morris, who stepped in to lead the Santa Maria Chamber of Commerce this June, inherits the steep climb city officials have faced in galvanizing industry.

SLO developers expand regional impact
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, October 17th, 2014 / Central Coast, Latest news, Real Estate, Subscriber content, Top Stories, West Ventura County / Comments Off on SLO developers expand regional impact

San Luis Obispo-based real estate and development firm PB Cos., started in 2011 by partners Ryan Petetit and John Belsher, has gone from a single deal to build a few homes to a collection of projects valued at more than $300 million.
Spacecraft set to land near Lompoc
By Staff Report / Tuesday, October 14th, 2014 / Central Coast, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Spacecraft set to land near Lompoc
An unmanned space plane resembling a miniature space shuttle is expected to end a nearly two-year classified mission with a not-so-secret landing at Vandenberg Air Force Base near Lompoc, perhaps as early as Oct. 14. One of two X-37B robotic space planes in the Air Force fleet, the California landing may be one of the Read More →

Herds shrink, ranchers suffer as drought takes toll
By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, October 10th, 2014 / Agribusiness, Central Coast, Latest news, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Herds shrink, ranchers suffer as drought takes toll

Cattle ranchers all over the Tri-Counties are reeling from the effects of the drought, with the last decade of unusually warm, dry conditions making the industry especially difficult to continue in the county where it has previously prospered most — San Luis Obispo.

San Luis Obispo discoveries expand citrus industry’s psyllid watch
By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, October 3rd, 2014 / Agribusiness, Central Coast, South Coast, Top Stories, West Ventura County / Comments Off on San Luis Obispo discoveries expand citrus industry’s psyllid watch

The dreaded Asian citrus psyllid made its first appearance in San Luis Obispo County over the summer, making the pest truly a regional problem for tri-county agriculture.
Nellis bids farewell with final thoughts about tech corridor
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, October 3rd, 2014 / Central Coast, Columns, East Ventura County, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Nellis bids farewell with final thoughts about tech corridor

Today is my final day at the Pacific Coast Business Times. By the time you read this, I’ll be working at a startup in San Francisco. But for the past seven years, I’ve had the pleasure of covering technology and innovation in the Tri-Counties. I’ve reported on everything from semiconductor firms that have been in Read More →
SLO telecoms to merge
By Stephen Nellis / Monday, September 29th, 2014 / Central Coast, Latest news, Technology / Comments Off on SLO telecoms to merge
Norcast Telecom and Blue Rooster Telecom, two San Luis Obispo-based firms that provide voice and data service to about 2,500 Central Coast business customers, are merging.