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Tickets for economic forecast update are still available

Christopher Thornberg, founding partner of Beacon Economics, speaks at the Central Coast Economic Forecast in November 2012.

A few tickets are left for the mid-year update of the 2013 Central Coast Economic Forecast, scheduled for June 6 at the Pavilion on the Lake in Atascadero.

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LOCAL BUSINESS

SLO County's median home price rises to $390,000 in April

Home prices have been on the rise in SLO County for one straight year, as April marked the 12th month in which the median price for a home was higher than the same month a year earlier.

TECHNOLOGY

Cal Poly students' startup Grappple is purchased by Los Altos company

Grappple Inc., a hatchling of Cal Poly’s SLO Hothouse startup incubator, has been purchased by Los Altos-based tech company Whodini Inc. for an undisclosed sum.
NATIONAL BUSINESS

Stricken Japan nuke plant struggles to keep staff

Keeping the meltdown-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in northeastern Japan in stable condition requires a cast of thousands. Increasingly the plant's operator is struggling to find enough workers, a trend that many expect to worsen and hamper progress in the decades-long effort to safely decommission...
NATIONAL BUSINESS

Procter & Gamble brings back A.G. Lafley as CEO

Procter & Gamble Co. is bringing back its former CEO, as the world's largest consumer-products maker tries to spur global growth.
NATIONAL BUSINESS

Why worry? Less aid by Fed would point to recovery

Investors have grown nervous that the Federal Reserve will scale back its efforts to boost the U.S. economy sooner than many expected.
NATIONAL BUSINESS

Sears reports bigger-than-expected 1Q loss

It was another ugly quarter for Sears Holdings Corp.
NATIONAL BUSINESS

6 tips on managing your 401(k) plan effectively

The run-up in stock prices this year could tempt even the most hands-off investor to wade into their 401(k) and make some changes.
NATIONAL BUSINESS

Gap back in style as 1Q profit jumps 43 percent

After years of struggle, Gap is back in style.
NATIONAL BUSINESS

Campbell buying Plum Organics baby food maker

Campbell Soup said it's buying Plum Organics, which makes food for babies and kids, for an undisclosed amount as it looks to move into faster-growing categories.
NATIONAL BUSINESS

Money market fund assets rose to $2.601 trillion

Total U.S. money market mutual fund assets rose $19.53 billion to $2.601 trillion for the week that ended Wednesday, according to the Investment Company Institute.