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By pacbiztimes / Friday, November 6th, 2015 / Central Coast, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Central Coast economy expanding
The Central Coast labor market is growing at a rate faster than the state’s, led by an all-time high in nonfarm employment, according to analysis from the Central Coast Economic Forecast. About 400 people flocked to the Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo on Nov. 6 for the annual forecast. Chris Thornberg and Jordan Levine of Read More →
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By Glenn Rabinowitz / Friday, November 6th, 2015 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Tri-Counties need better broadband services
Big ownership changes are coming to the telecommunications business in the Tri-Counties. Those changes should give local elected officials an opportunity to demand a lot more when it comes to delivering broadband services to much of the region. Today, huge chunks of Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties are poorly served by telecom Read More →
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By Philip Joens / Friday, October 30th, 2015 / Central Coast, Latest news, Small Business, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Startup targeting oil spill cleanups wins Tech Pitch in San Luis Obispo
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, October 23rd, 2015 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Adamski death marks end of an era for Central Coast
They were two entrepreneurs who defined the corporate culture in the Central Coast’s dot-com era. Michael Klein was the swashbuckling deal maker who knew how to finance things, built tech firms and loved to make deals with big players like Yahoo. His investment in bankrupt auto parts maker Dura Automotive gave him a national profile. Read More →
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By Staff Report / Thursday, October 22nd, 2015 / Central Coast, Latest news, Technology / Comments Off on Higea Technologies wins Tech Pitch competition in San Luis Obispo
Higea Technologies took the top prize at the fifth annual Tech Pitch competition in San Luis Obispo on Oct. 21. The San Luis Obispo startup is currently working out of the SLO Hothouse and was started by recent Cal Poly San Luis Obispo graduates. Higea co-founder Tanner Cook told the crowd that the company is Read More →
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By Staff Report / Monday, October 19th, 2015 / Latest news / Comments Off on San Luis Obispo’s Tom Adamski dies of cancer
Tom Adamski of San Luis Obispo, who was chief executive officer of Publicis Groupe’s Razorfish Global network, died after a battle with cancer. He was 43 years old. Adamski was an advertising account executive at Web Associates in Santa Barbara, which later became Level Studios and relocated to San Luis Obispo. He served as CEO Read More →
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By Marissa Nall / Friday, October 16th, 2015 / Central Coast, Latest news, Nonprofits, Top Stories / Comments Off on The Pad gives Santa Maria climbers a place to aim higher
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