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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.
LOCAL BUSINESS

Owners of SLO's Trust Automation honored by Small Business Administration

Owners of Trust Automation, a San Luis Obispo specialty manufacturing company, have both been named the 2013 Central California Small Business Person of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
LOCAL BUSINESS

SLO County's unemployment rate falls to 6.1 percent

San Luis Obispo County's jobless rate continued its decline in April as it fell to 6.1 percent, state data show.
LOCAL BUSINESS

Arroyo Grande votes to form tourism promotion district

Arroyo Grande will become the sixth city in San Luis Obispo County to form a tourism promotion district to bring in new revenue specifically to market the city and its hotels.
LOCAL BUSINESS

Paso Robles Wine Festival to feature new tasting layout

The 31st Annual Paso Robles Wine Festival, happening this weekend, will feature a new tasting layout.
ARTS & CULTURE

Charlotte Alexander to become SLO film festival director

Charlotte Alexander will take over as festival director of the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival starting July 1.
LOCAL BUSINESS

Doc Burnstein’s to open ice cream shop at former Coldstone spot in SLO

After 10 years in business, Doc Burnstein’s Ice Cream Lab is opening a third location at 860 Higuera Street in San Luis Obispo, which formerly housed Coldstone Creamery.
LOCAL BUSINESS

Many Avila Beach businesses hope Tour of California boosts sales

Tour of California cyclists racing into Avila Beach on Thursday are expected to bring unprecedented crowds and increased sales to beachfront businesses—but at least one owner is not thrilled at the prospect.
NONPROFIT STRATEGIES

How nonprofits can start a planned giving program

More nonprofit boards and staff are asking if they should start a planned giving program, which may attract additional resources to the organization. Here are a few things to consider: