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By Alex Kacik / Friday, February 15th, 2013 / Features, Real Estate, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on A model for work force housing: Partnership helps thousands of people on South Coast
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, February 15th, 2013 / Central Coast, Latest news / Comments Off on SLO chamber hires governmental affairs chief to head legislative efforts
The San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce has hired Charlene Rosales as its director of governmental affairs to head its legislative efforts, including representing the city’s business community to local and state governments. Rosales has been a Central Coast resident since 1985, and she’s worked for Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and a number of Read More →
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By Alex Kacik / Friday, February 15th, 2013 / Central Coast, Features, Small Business, Technology / Comments Off on Warm reception for HotHouse: SLO startup incubator opens in downtown location
A business incubator aims to scale up its support of San Luis Obispo startups at its new downtown location. The San Luis Obispo HotHouse is a blend of a business incubator, accelerator and co-workspace. Incubators are designed to support entrepreneurial companies through business support resources, like accounting or legal help, and access to funding. Accelerators Read More →
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By Staff Report / Tuesday, February 12th, 2013 / Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Despite Gov. Perry’s visit, Haas has yet to say ‘I do’ to Texas
Officials at Haas Automation appeared flattered by a pre-Valentine’s Day recruitment visit by Texas Gov. Rick Perry, but did not reveal any definitive news about the company’s expansion or relocation plans on Tuesday. The Oxnard-based machine-tool maker was courted by Perry after saying publicly that it is considering locations outside of California to expand beyond Read More →
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By Staff Report / Friday, February 8th, 2013 / Latest news, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on SB Chamber charts new path
The Santa Barbara Region Chamber of Commerce announced Feb. 7 that it had undertaken its biggest overhaul in decades, bringing a “new vision” to one of the largest and oldest business organizations in the Tri-Counties. Outgoing Chair Janet Garufis, president of Montecito Bank & Trust, said she and her board faced a “daunting task” a year ago Read More →
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, February 8th, 2013 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on First California nixes acquisition on eve of PacWest deal
Westlake Village-based First California Financial Group has called off a deal to acquire Premier Service Bank, a small Riverside-based lender it was slated to buy last year. The dashed deal may be a sign that a contentious $231 million acquisition of First California by Los Angeles-based PacWest Bancorp is moving forward. Executives from First California Read More →
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