Sorting out the recovery: which city is first?
Here’s the million-dollar question every business owner in the Tri-Counties should be asking: Which communities are in the best position to capitalize on a recovery? Businesses in relatively healthy cities will have brighter growth prospects, while those in communities that are behind the curve will struggle much longer. Guessing right about the pace of recovery Read More →
Read More →Incubators, hiring hint at tech sector growth
Even in an economy struggling back to its feet, a good engineer is hard to find. From startups to industry veterans, tri-county technology companies are still hiring and snapping up space in the commercial real estate markets. While it’s still a buyer’s market for employers looking to hire in other sectors, tech companies say finding Read More →
Read More →Pipeline nears completion
San Luis Obispo County is putting the finishing touches on the single largest project the county has ever undertaken — the $176 million Nacimiento Water Project. Forty-five miles of pipeline have been put in the ground as part of the project, which aims to make water more available in the county by the end of Read More →
Read More →Limoneira: from Santa Paula to Nasdaq
After 117 years of essentially operating as a family-run company, Santa Paula-based Limoneira Co. filed papers Feb. 12 to become publicly traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market. Limoneira said it’s likely the largest lemon and avocado grower in the United States. It has begun moving into real estate development with projects such as East Area Read More →
Read More →The scoop: Save this business, eat ice cream
The surest way to kill an economy is to kill its entrepreneurial spirit. In the brief, 10-year history of the Business Times, we’ve seen this attempted on a few occasions. The killers can wear suits — as in the case of the tort lawyer who went up and down the Central Coast filing Americans for Read More →
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