BCA FYI

BCA FYI

Entries from April 2009

BRAGGING RIGHTS

April 16th, 2009

Building industry news isn’t all bad. Thoma Electric landed the biggest contract in its 50-year history, construction of the new 180-bed Hospital Tower at Marian Medical Center in Santa Maria. The job is expected to take 30 months … Cal Poly has dedicated its first Leed-certified building, Faculty Offices East, recently remodeled for energy efficiency with new skylights, lighting fixtures and ventilation system … More from Cal Poly. Research and grad programs Dean Susan Opava was honored by Pacific Coast Business Times as one of the Top 50 Women in Business for 2009 … Longtime ConocoPhillips employee Kristen Kopp is the new Health, Safety and Environment Department supervisor at the Santa Maria Facility. She succeeds Jim Anderson.

Categories — Awards, Business Successes, Celebrations

GOOD WORKS

April 16th, 2009

Trilogy Central Coast and The Woodlands Village in Nipomo are sponsoring “The Big Event” winetasting and auction to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of SLO County on Sunday, June 14. They’re looking for sponsorships and donations. For info, call 781-3226 or go online … Idler’s Appliances will contribute to the American Cancer Society Relay for Life with the proceeds from “Red, White & Blues Night” Saturday, May 2, 6-8 p.m. The party’s at the Idler’s Paso Robles store, with food, wine and music by Guy Budd and the Gypsy Souls. Tickets are $20 and you could win the Bosch dishwasher raffle prize … Parties with a Purpose are the local hot ticket and fun ways to support the SLO Symphony. Check the Symphony Web site before they sell out.

Categories — Celebrations, Charity, Fundraising

BCA BLURB

April 16th, 2009

Congrats to Dana Milstead, Edna Valley Vineyard Wine Club manager, for her correct answer to our question: What business followed Carpenter’s Rexall at the corner of Higuera and Broad in SLO? It was Riley’s Department Store, of course. You oldtimers must remember the pneumatic tubes that sent your charges from the sales counter straight to the credit department. Anyway, Dana wins a BCA travel mug and hat … BCA welcomes our newest client, real estate firm Aurignac & Associates, and we are happy to be working with Aurignac agent Melissa Kues on the launch of a new Preferred Homes division specializing in million-dollar-plus properties.

Categories — Business Expansions, Business Successes

BCA BLURB

April 2nd, 2009

We’re definitely not all serious business around here at BCA. Hey, we’re not afraid to poke a little fun at ourselves. So, it was all hands on deck to create our new mini-video on YouTube. We think it will tickle your funny bone.

Categories — Promotions