Well-known discount retailer, 99 Cents Only Stores, announced the closure of all locations throughout the country on April 4, which includes 10 that are located throughout the Central Coast. Liquidation sales for all 371 locations began on April 5, but the company has not disclosed when the permanent closures for all locations will begin. "This
San Luis Obispo-based wealth management firm Wacker Wealth Partners has been sold to EP Wealth Advisors for an undisclosed amount. Announced April 2, Wacker Wealth is the largest wealth management firm in San Luis Obispo with more than $1.2 billion in assets under management. This also expands EP's Wealth Advisors California reach into the Central
The unemployment rate for the Central Coast remained at 5% through the month of February, according to the latest data provided by the California Employment Development Department. Released on March 21, the unemployment rate of the tri-counties was 5% compared to the same rate in January and up substantially from a 4.3% unemployment rate in the
Santa Barbara-based Fleks Footwear launched March 22 with the debut of its flagship sandal, the East Beach Slide. (courtesy photo) Santa Barbara-based startup Fleks Footwear, a subsidiary of Blumaka Insoles, both run by former executives of Goleta-based Deckers, launched March 22. Fleks opened with the debut of its first product, the sustainable East Beach Slide
L-R Panelists Scott Hamilton, Kathy Odell, Tim Arnold, Jolie Diltmore and moderator Winton Berci. (Jorge Mercado/PCBT Staff) After a boom in the venture capital and initial public offering in 2021 and the majority of 2022, things have started grinding to a halt. In 2023, due to economic headwinds from rate hikes to fighting overseas, more