Beach town in spotlight: Carpinteria benefits from tech firms like Lynda.com
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, April 17th, 2015 / Latest news, Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories / Comments Off on Beach town in spotlight: Carpinteria benefits from tech firms like Lynda.com
Carpinteria is made up of just seven square miles and about 14,000 residents, yet companies including Agilent Technologies subsidiary Dako, silicone manufacturer Nusil and restaurant management firm CKE all call it home.
Read More →Surgery centers at issue in health care merger
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, April 17th, 2015 / Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news, Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories / Comments Off on Surgery centers at issue in health care merger
The FTC would not comment on the merger, but officials at the two companies say the agency has questioned at length the merger of the only inpatient hospital on the South Coast with the large physician practice.
Read More →Apartment building revival, home starts put Santa Maria on the map
By Staff Report / Friday, April 17th, 2015 / Central Coast, Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories / Comments Off on Apartment building revival, home starts put Santa Maria on the map
The UCSB Economic Forecast Project will focus on housing and residential construction when it holds its annual forecast summit on May 8 at the Radisson Santa Maria on Skyway Drive.
Read More →Vintners measure ‘soul’ of their wine with phenolics testing
By Tom Bronzini / Friday, April 17th, 2015 / Columns, Latest news, Top Stories, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Vintners measure ‘soul’ of their wine with phenolics testing
They are analyzing phenolic levels in robust red wines like cabernet sauvignon and syrah to help them make more reliable decisions on when to separate the juice from skins and stems, and how to blend to achieve consistent structure in successive vintages.
Read More →Botanic Gardens leads push to use less thirsty plants
By Tony Biasotti / Friday, April 17th, 2015 / Latest news, Nonprofits, Top Stories / Comments Off on Botanic Gardens leads push to use less thirsty plants
Even traditional nurseries, which tend to suffer during droughts, are expanding their native and drought-tolerant offerings.
Read More →Dubroff: Rick Caruso gets his moment and Miramar gets the green light
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, April 17th, 2015 / Columns, Latest news, Opinion, Real Estate, Top Stories / Comments Off on Dubroff: Rick Caruso gets his moment and Miramar gets the green light
It’s worth noting that Volume 1, Issue 1 of the Business Times, written slightly more than 15 years ago, featured a story about the first plans for reconstructing the Miramar.
Read More →Cancer foundation launches fund, enlists Amgen
By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, April 17th, 2015 / Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news, Nonprofits, Top Stories / Comments Off on Cancer foundation launches fund, enlists Amgen
The roots of the Kids’ Cancer Research Foundation in San Luis Obispo go back more than a decade ago to a diagnosis that changed the life of Frank Kalman, the organization’s founder.
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