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By Amber Hair / Thursday, April 16th, 2020 / Central Coast, Latest news, South Coast, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Tri-county airports get federal grants as ridership plummets
Several tri-county airports received federal funding through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act Airport Grant Program as they faced steep declines in ridership. Of the three largest airports, San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport received the most —$20 million. Santa Barbara Municipal Airport got $9.6 million, and Santa Maria Public Airport, which lost Read More →
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By Staff Report / Monday, April 13th, 2020 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Central Coast, Latest news / Comments Off on Community Bank of Santa Maria reports first quarter increases
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By Staff Report / Tuesday, April 7th, 2020 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Central Coast, Latest news / Comments Off on CoastHills Credit Union has new CFO
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By Tony Biasotti / Friday, April 3rd, 2020 / Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news, Nonprofits, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Tri-county performers struggle as audiences forbidden
The coronavirus pandemic has much of the region working from home, but there’s only so much you can do from home when your work is performing in front of crowds of people. Theater companies, orchestras and concert venues in the Tri-Counties began cancelling and postponing shows even before state and local governments banned public gatherings Read More →
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By Amber Hair / Friday, April 3rd, 2020 / Latest news, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on COVID-19 pandemic killing tri-county tourism
An unprecedented level of uncertainty has gripped the travel and tourism industry across the Tri-Counties, forcing temporary shutdowns for some and a re-evaluation of plans for companies, workers and tourism promotion agencies. No one knows when business will go back to normal, and it’s hitting the tourism industry hard when bookings should be strong. Visit Read More →
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By Staff Report / Friday, March 27th, 2020 / Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Airlines cutting flights at tri-county airports
Story updated at 3:20 p.m. March 27: Airports are considered an essential business, but for tri-county residents who still need to travel it’s getting increasingly difficult to catch a flight. United Airlines announced it was reducing its domestic flight service to an even larger degree, down 52 percent, from the 42 percent it previously announced Read More →
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By Amber Hair / Thursday, March 26th, 2020 / Biotech, Central Coast, Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news / Comments Off on Hardy Diagnostics distributing rapid test for coronavirus
Santa Maria-based Hardy Diagnostics is distributing a rapid test for coronavirus. Hardy said the test takes 15 minutes, doesn’t need to be processed by a lab, and it has clear, easy-to-read results. The test can use either a blood, serum or plasma sample, a departure from current testing methods which use swabs from where the Read More →
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