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By Amber Hair / Friday, April 10th, 2020 / Columns, Latest news, Real Estate / Comments Off on T.O. office building buyer plans to convert it to medical campus
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, April 10th, 2020 / Editorials, Latest news, Opinion / Comments Off on Our view: Progress with numbers but hard road ahead
The Central Coast is proving — along with much of California — that social distancing and restricted activity can bend the curve of the coronavirus pandemic. But the battle is far from over and there are troubling signs that the disease will double back with a vengeance once the rules are relaxed. At press time, Read More →
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By Amber Hair / Friday, April 10th, 2020 / Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news / Comments Off on Tri-Counties plan for additional COVID-19 beds, supplies and staff
When it comes to responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, each of the three counties is charting its own course. San Luis Obispo County has been planning for the worst case scenario, even though the county has half the number of COVID-19 cases as their southern neighbors and case counts are rising slowly. Santa Barbara County Read More →
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By Marissa Nall / Friday, April 10th, 2020 / Agribusiness, Central Coast Health Watch, right, Small Business, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Pandemic kills demand for tri-county produce and cut flowers
COVID-19 restrictions that canceled events and shuttered restaurants have collapsed distribution chains for fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers grown throughout the Tri-Counties. Consumer demand plunged, growers said, as buyers prioritized shelf-stable goods like grains, pasta and frozen and canned foods, foregoing berries, leafy greens and cut flowers grown on the Central Coast. “(Agriculture is) an Read More →
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By Tony Biasotti / Friday, April 10th, 2020 / Latest news, Small Business, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on COVID-19 layoffs skyrocket in Tri-Counties
In the first month after the novel coronavirus arrived in the region, tens of thousands of people in the Tri-Counties lost their jobs when their workplaces shut or slowed, and experts predict April and May will bring unemployment rates unseen since the Great Depression. The pandemic has touched every part of the tri-county economy, from Read More →
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By Staff Report / Wednesday, April 8th, 2020 / Biotech, Earnings, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Tri-county stocks rise with national indices
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By Staff Report / Monday, April 6th, 2020 / Earnings, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Tri-county stocks bounce back along with market
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