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By Patrick Kulp / Friday, September 20th, 2013 / Restaurants, Technology, Top Stories, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Region’s restaurants brace for new tip tax
Restaurants across the region are preparing to take a hit from a new Internal Revenue Service policy that will all but end mandatory tipping for large groups of diners. The changes to taxing practices, which will go into effect in January of next year, will require any mandatory charges such as customary large-party tips at Read More →
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By Patrick Kulp / Friday, September 13th, 2013 / Nonprofits, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / 1 Comment
After a career of facing issues of life or death every day, veterans often encounter an entirely different type of challenge when they return home to find that the skills they gained in the military are not easily marketable to the civilian business world. In Ventura County, which is home to a larger population of Read More →
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By Patrick Kulp / Friday, August 30th, 2013 / Features, Nonprofits / Comments Off on Leading the leaders: Institutions step up with new nonprofit management offerings
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By Patrick Kulp / Friday, August 23rd, 2013 / Banking & Finance, Central Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on SB County last in regional pension performance
Thanks to rising U.S. and foreign stock markets, major public pension plans in the Tri-Counties exceeded expected investment return rates for the last fiscal year. But Santa Barbara County’s performance lagged far behind its peers. Ventura County Employees’ Retirement Association and San Luis Obispo County Pension and Trust saw net returns of 12.8 and 12.9 Read More →
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By Patrick Kulp / Friday, August 9th, 2013 / Features, Small Business / Comments Off on A slick solution: CLU professor creates electrostatic notes
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By Patrick Kulp / Friday, August 2nd, 2013 / Green Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Region’s wind future up in air as Acciona exits
A Spanish firm is giving up on plans to build the first and only major wind energy project in the region, casting doubt on whether turbines will ever twirl over the Tri-Counties. In July, Acciona Energy North America said it is abandoning plans to build a 3,000-acre wind farm near Lompoc. The Spanish renewable energy Read More →
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