Entries from June 2011
BCA BLURB
June 23rd, 2011
Categories — Good Press
BCA SOCIAL
June 10th, 2011
It’s More Than Wearing A Business Tie
with Bunny Slippers Anymore
Video conferencing is proving to be effective for those at the office and for small businesses in particular. Saving on travel costs, staying connected with valuable employees who need to work from several locations, and giving your standard conference call that face-to-face touch are all benefits businesses take advantage of every day. It truly has grown past wearing a business shirt with pajama bottoms. Read more about staying connected through video conferencing.
Categories — Uncategorized
SEEN & HEARD
June 10th, 2011
Newspaper publisher, community leader, Cal Poly VP are all nice on his resume, but Chip Visci’s recent career first may trump them all: a hole in one on a 155-yard par 3 at San Luis Obispo Country Club on Memorial Day. It was one bounce and into hole No. 8, a historic feat witnessed by the very credible Bob Wacker … Well-known wealth manager Jeff Eckles has taken on a new venture. Jeff is the proud owner of the Morro Bay House of Jerky, located on the Embarcadero near Otter Rock Café. Exotics include buffalo, wild boar and alligator jerky, and a host of local products. And when you’re in Morro Bay, check out the new street banners along the waterfront, a project headed up by Morro Bay businessman Stan Trapp … Fun photo exhibit at Compact Gallery Studio, 1166 Higuera. Keith Holbrook’s work focuses on signs and slogans in contemporary culture … Wondering what’s going into the space next to McCarthy Wholesale on Lower Higuera in SLO? So were we, so we checked it out and learned the building is being remodeled for a shooting range … Home-grow and community focused Tolosa Press continues to expand its coverage and circulation. Cambria is now on the receiving end of the Bay News distribution route. Nice timing with summer tourists, business upticks and plenty of news to report … A gentleman (and his wife and daughter) of Verona: Superior Court Judge Marty Tangeman, his wife Carol and daughter Marissa are heading to Verona in August for a fabulous one-year gig living under the Italian sun. His Honor has taken an unpaid sabbatical from the bench and will be teaching Comparative Law at a Verona University. Arrivederci!
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LOCAL BEAT
June 10th, 2011
From castles to ranching; beef to wine: the new “History of Hearst Ranch” display in the Hearst Castle Visitor Center tells a fascinating story. And it has that local touch we love – photo archive search by Hearst employee Mitch Barrett; researched and written by Cambria’s own Susan McDonald with the display designed and built by Susan’s master wood craftsman husband Bob McDonald … Computer whiz company TekTegrity has acquired the IT support business of Integrated Advantage, a Fresno-based computer and network service company. The move into the Central Valley marks TekTegrity’s third acquisition in less than a year … Sonnie Brown, whose name is as familiar as her voice to KCBX listeners, has been named Volunteer Director for Hospice of SLO County. And Sonnie’s no newcomer to Hospice: she has volunteered with the organization since the mid-1990’s … Local moneyman Clay Appleton has joined Cal Coastal Rural Development Corporation. Cal Coastal provides loans and financial services to Central Coast businesses and farms … Give Mission Community Services Corp two hours and they’ll give you an orientation to entrepreneurship. The class is free. Monday, June 27, 2:30-4:30 p.m.. Call 595-1357 for info.





