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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, April 19th, 2013 / Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Living wage: Rising costs but murky benefits
The city of Santa Barbara’s living wage, the highest in California, has tacked more than $1 million on to city services contracts during the past six years. But the city has never determined whether the increased wages are actually reaching workers because no contractor has ever been formally audited for compliance. The living wage ordinance Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, April 19th, 2013 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Funari, Sonos, Westmont headline South Coast awards
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, April 12th, 2013 / Real Estate, Top Stories / Comments Off on Copeland deal brings Atlanta firm into region
Atlanta-based firm Jamestown has acquired a prime parcel of downtown San Luis Obispo from Copeland Properties in a deal valued at more than $100 million. Jamestown, which invests in commercial real estate around the country, purchased the 10-building retail and office property from Copeland Enterprises in exchange for the assumption of about $50 million in Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, April 12th, 2013 / Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Stockman vs. Yellen points out great divide in Washington
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Reserve’s unprecedented actions to drive down interest rates and stimulate recovery have sparked a political backlash, adding a new dimension to the polarization in the nation’s capital. The latest political celebrity or political scourge, depending on your point of view, is former Reagan Administration budget director David Stockman, who argues Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, April 12th, 2013 / Central Coast, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Airport map could cripple SLO’s growth
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By Staff Report / Thursday, April 11th, 2013 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Prosecutors allege Deckers, Pacific Capital victims of KPMG auditor’s leaks
Deckers Outdoor Corp. and the former Pacific Capital Bancorp, two of the biggest names in tri-county business, were the targets of a KPMG auditor who leaked their financial information to a golf partner and now faces federal criminal insider trading charges, according to prosecutors. Scott London, a former partner in charge of the accounting firm’s Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, April 5th, 2013 / Banking & Finance, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Amgen shares top $100 as fears fade over biosimilars
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