Business

A new downtown wine-tasting lounge called Pithy Little Wine Co. is expecting to open along Chorro Street in downtown San Luis Obispo in December.

A Templeton-based natural foods store and nursery is adding a second location in Atascadero and at the same time expanding to a larger location in Templeton.

The newly refurbished Wineman Hotel marked its grand opening Wednesday with the lighting of the newly installed, historic marquee sign on Higuera and Chorro streets.

Robin Covey opened his new restaurant on Tuesday — Chow, at 1009 Monterey St. in San Luis Obispo.

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Home sales in San Luis Obispo County were up slightly in September, but the median price of homes dropped that month, according to DataQuick Information Systems, a Southern California-based real estate tracking firm.

Tio Alberto’s, a Mexican restaurant in downtown San Luis Obispo, reopened last weekend after an 18-day closure stemming from a fire hazard issue determined by city and county officials.

Six businesses dedicated to saving energy and reducing their waste were honored Tuesday with Green Awards by the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce.

San Luis Obispo County’s unemployment rate fell to 9 percent in September, down from 9.5 percent in August, according to the latest report from the state’s Employment Development Department.

If you want to nominate someone for The Tribune’s Top 20 Under 40 competition, there’s less than a week left. The deadline is Wednesday.

A Chevron gas station under construction at Marsh and Higuera streets in San Luis Obispo is slated to open in January.

The hospital chain that owns Arroyo Grande Community Hospital and French Hospital Medical Center in San Luis Obispo has reached a contract agreement with a key nurses union over safety issues involving H1N1, or swine flu.

The SLO Tech Brew networking get-together for technology professionals will undergo a change of venue starting with its Nov. 9 event.

A local organization that helps disabled children and a hospital that donates millions of dollars in services were among the winners of the 2009 Central Coast Community Impact Awards.

Despite tough times in the auto business, Cole Chrysler Dodge has opened a second location in downtown San Luis Obispo.

US Airways staffing and flight reductions will not directly affect operations at San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, officials there said.

A 4,800-square-foot retail center in Atascadero’s West Front Village, a mixed-use project set on 13 acres west of Highway 101 on Santa Rosa Street in Atascadero, will break ground within the next two months, according to John Rossetti, one of the development’s owners.

‘Ignite Central Coast” is the theme at Wednesday’s meeting of Softec, the Central Coast Software and Technology Association.

Downtown Paso Robles wine-tasting rooms have been given a boost with a law signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last week.

Recent criminal acts and ongoing behavioral problems with drunks in San Luis Obispo’s renowned downtown came into sharp focus Thursday at the Chamber of Commerce’s monthly breakfast meeting.