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By Philip Joens / Friday, August 7th, 2015 / Agribusiness, Columns, Latest news, Top Stories, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Farmers hope El Niño brings more rain, just not too much
A strong El Niño is likely to happen for the first time since 1998, and it’s whipping up hysteria throughout California. Central Coast farmers have reason to be skeptical, though, that the rains will actually come. Meteorologists say that a strong El Niño does not mean there will be more rain on the Central Coast, Read More →
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By Staff Report / Tuesday, August 4th, 2015 / Earnings, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on San Luis Obispo’s Mindbody beats estimates but shares still down
San Luis Obispo-based Mindbody beat analyst estimates when it released second quarter earnings on Aug. 4, but shares still ended down for a ninth consecutive day. Mindbody lost 21 cents per share, but analysts had predicted losses of 31 cents per share. Mindbody’s surprising earnings are a rare recent bright spot for the company since Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, July 31st, 2015 / Columns / Comments Off on Dubroff: Facing long odds, Steve Westly preps for 2nd run for governor
During four years as California controller, former eBay executive Steve Westly was known for his innovative approach to making California’s creaky revenue system more efficient. Since leaving office in 2007, the Silicon Valley venture capitalist and former Tesla board member has mounted an unsuccessful primary effort to gain the Democratic Party nomination for governor. He Read More →
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By Alex Kacik / Friday, July 31st, 2015 / Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Rabobank wants to be tops in ag, small biz lending
After a series of branch consolidations and a strategic rethinking, Rabobank will focus its California lending on business banking, agribusiness and renewables in its core markets in the Central Valley and on the Central Coast. The Netherlands-based banking giant has set a goal to be the global leader in food and agriculture lending as Read More →
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By Elijah Brumback / Friday, July 24th, 2015 / Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, South Coast / Comments Off on Minus a plus for South Coast organization advocating workforce housing
Craig Minus was recently elected president of the Coastal Housing Coalition Board of Directors as the organization marks a decade of advocating and creating opportunities to increase workforce housing on the South Coast. The appointment comes at a critical juncture as the supply of workforce housing has significantly decreased in the past several years, according Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, July 10th, 2015 / Columns / Comments Off on Dubroff: Flying the not so friendly skies as airlines probed for collusion
Reports that Justice Department officials are looking into whether the nation’s four largest airlines conspired to keep airline ticket prices high by manipulating capacity come as little surprise to this frequent flyer. As a person who flies from somewhere in the region to Denver most weeks, I’ve seen first-hand how much the choices for travel Read More →
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By Guest commentary / Friday, July 3rd, 2015 / Central Coast, Op/Eds, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Going public with companies fuels healthy communities in Tri-Counties
The health of our communities is directly tied to the health of our local businesses. We cannot have one without the other. Although in good economic times it is easy to lose sight of our region’s competiveness to attract and retain businesses in a world where many companies can operate from anywhere. If our communities Read More →
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