Stollmeyer family gives $1M to French Hospital
By Staff Report / Friday, September 19th, 2014 / Central Coast, Health Care & Life Science, Nonprofits, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Stollmeyer family gives $1M to French Hospital
Mindbody CEO Rick Stollmeyer and his ex-wife are making a $1 million gift to French Hospital Medical Center in San Luis Obispo. Rick Stollmeyer, co-founder and chief executive of SLO-based software firm Mindbody, and Lori Stollmeyer Ryan made the gift to support the hospital’s “Well into the Future” campaign, which includes the expansion and remodel Read More →

A swing at success: Edufii gets $1.4M to fund sports training platform
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, September 19th, 2014 / Central Coast, Small Business, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on A swing at success: Edufii gets $1.4M to fund sports training platform

San Luis Obispo-based Edufii has raised a $1.4 million round of investment for its online sports training platform.

Beer business froths over: Breweries plan major expansions in the region
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, September 12th, 2014 / Central Coast, South Coast, Special Sections, Top Stories, Tourism, West Ventura County, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Beer business froths over: Breweries plan major expansions in the region

With new taprooms and expansion plans galore for the region’s craft-brew business, it’s heady days for the Tri-Counties’ beer industry.

Governments, businesses band together on better broadband
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, September 5th, 2014 / Central Coast, Columns, East Ventura County, South Coast, Technology, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Governments, businesses band together on better broadband

The Broadband Consortium Pacific Coast has been launched to bring the region’s Internet up to speed. The effort is a collaboration between public- and private-sector officials in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties and has received an initial $300,000 in grant funding for its first two years from the California Public Utilities Commission.
Editorial: Region’s cities embrace hip urban planning models
By Editorial Board / Friday, September 5th, 2014 / Editorials, Op/Eds / 1 Comment
Cities are beginning to chart a different sort of future. A new generation of residents is making density a positive value and embracing a blend of alternative transportation, open space, walk-to-work convenience and proximity to wine bars and good restaurants. Whether this new method of city planning becomes a permanent part of the urban scene Read More →
Chevron gets SLO City Council approval for Tank Farm project
By Elijah Brumback / Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 / Central Coast, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Chevron gets SLO City Council approval for Tank Farm project

Chevron’s massive Tank Farm Road remediation and commercial project in San Luis Obispo took a big step forward on Sept. 2 as the City Council unanimously approved the final environmental impact report for the 332-acre site. The City Council also approved several amendments to the airport area specific plan. The approvals pave the way for Read More →

Cabbies hail help from Sacramento: Bills target Uber, Lyft
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, August 29th, 2014 / Central Coast, Law & Goverment, Small Business, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Cabbies hail help from Sacramento: Bills target Uber, Lyft

Two pending bills in the state Senate could significantly change the competitive landscape between booming ridesharing startups such as Lyft and Uber and the flagging taxi-cab industry in California.