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On November 15, 2011 city council awarded a construction project to John Madonna Construction Co. for improvements in the downtown area along two blocks of Higuera Street from Morro to Garden streets. Improvements will include installation of mission style sidewalks, upgrading tree grates and tree wells, installing additional street light fixtures, painting street lights and signal poles as well as other improvements. This project is part of the 2009-11 Capital Improvement Program adopted by council in
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The U.S. Small Business Administration is seeking nominations for awards honoring the critical economic role small businesses play in federally funded research and development through SBA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.
Three awards will be given, one for companies that have participated in the SBIR/STTR programs, one for individuals who advocate on behalf of the programs and a third, Hall of Fame award. The, Hall of Fame award, recognizes companies that have an extended period of extraordinary success of research, innovation and product commercialization within the SBIR or STTR program.
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San Luis Obispo Vintners Executive Director, Becky Gray has resigned to fulfill a passion with a startup nonprofit organization in the North County. Her resignation is effective Jan. 30, 2012 and the search for a new executive director is actively underway.
Founded in 1989 SLO Vintners has grown significantly in recent years, currently with a membership base of 67, rising 300 percent in the past six years. The organization has recently spent a significant amount of time building member relations and leveraging important alliances with local businesses and tourism organizations as well as investing heavily in some public relations, behind the scenes, work that will roll out in 2012. They have been successful with direct to consumer marketing by hosting two annual events that tend to sell out, with auction and event revenues steadily rising over the years. There is a positive vibe in the organization as they move into 2012 and continue to promote and enhance further prosperity of the SLO wine region and the specific world renowned appellations that lie there within.
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Heritage Oaks Bank recently donated a vehicle to the Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County, Inc., a non-profit, public benefit corporation.
 “Heritage Oaks Bank is passionate about its involvement in the communities we serve,” said Ronald E. Oliveira, president and chief operating officer of Heritage Oaks Bank. “By making this vehicle donation we are striving to assist with some of the fundamental necessities in San Luis Obispo County by providing quality mobile health screening services for seniors.”
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Rollie Pirkl has been named chief financial officer at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center. In that capacity he will oversee all financial, accounting, admitting, case management, information systems, health information systems and materials management functions at San Luis Obispo County’s largest hospital and second largest private employer. He began his duties Dec. 1.
“In Rollie Pirkl we have found an innovative financial executive with more than 30 years of experience in health care,” said Candace L. Markwith, Sierra Vista’s chief executive officer. “More importantly, we also get a person whose personal value set will be conducive to his success at our hospital and within the community.” |
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Holidays are the time for giving. Most people donate food, money or clothes, yet property is often overlooked as a way to give. The Real Estate Foundation of San Luis Obispo County offers an opportunity for people to donate unwanted or underutilized property, with the proceeds from the sale then given to a local charity. The foundation is a division of the San Luis Obispo County Community Foundation. According to the Real Estate Foundation, only 2 percent of gifts given to charities are in the form of real estate, yet 44 percent of the total U.S. net worth is real estate. Charities are reluctant to receive property as gifts because of legal complexities, so the foundation facilitates the sale of the property and gives the proceeds to the seller’s charity of choice. |
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The Central California Coast Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) has been awarded a $500.00 grant given by the Santa Maria Women’s Network. The 2011 Holiday Community Project Grant was awarded to NAWIC to advance the chapter’s annual efforts to provide holiday gifts and gift cards to Santa Maria area foster teens.
Each year, the Central California Coast Chapter of NAWIC fills at least 60 Christmas bags to disperse to area foster teens. However, thanks to the grant, 30 additional bags will be distributed. The bags consist of handmade knitted or crocheted hats and scarves by chapter members, Christmas ornaments, candy, pens, handheld games and personal hygiene items. A $10 gift card from a fast food restaurant or retailer is also included in each bag.
“There are many organizations that collect toys for underprivileged children, but teens are often overlooked,” Foster Teen Chairperson, Jane Kokkinakis explained.
This year’s Foster Teen bags will be sent to the following locations:
30 bags to San Luis Obispo County Social Services
30 bags to Santa Barbara County Social Services
30 bags to CASA of Santa Barbara County (Court Appointed Special Advocates) |
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Solarponics, one of the Central Coast’s leading solar companies, will be donating a truck for the Kiwanis’ Club to use during their annual Toys for Tots drive. This is the fourth year that Solarponics has been involved with the program. “Solarponics believes in community service and we try to help out when we can. We do this to help the program succeed at providing a Christmas for kids who wouldn’t have one without a little help,” Mike Emrich, president of Solarponics said. Emrich has been an active member in the Kiwanis Club for several years. He also donates his time to ring the bell at the Atascadero Vons for the Salvation Army, as well as helping with the snow slide at Atascadero’s Winter Wonderland. |
Roxanne Carr, one of the trailblazers in the local mortgage lending industry, has announced her retirement effective Jan. 1, 2012. Carr founded The Mortgage House in 1995 after more than 20 years with the then-ARCS Mortgage.
A Southern California native, Carr came to the Central Coast more than 30 years ago to establish an ARCS office in San Luis Obispo. Within three years, her operation was the highest performing of ARCS’ 59 nationwide branches. While at ARCS, she pioneered mortgage banking in the area, establishing FHA and VA lending and offering the area’s first reverse mortgages. She eventually rose to Western Regional Vice President for ARCS, overseeing some 29 branches and more than 300 employees.
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During the months of May and November, Baxter Moerman Jewelry donated the proceeds from the sales of its watch batteries to CASA of San Luis Obispo County. CASA is a non-profit organization that recruits, trains and supervises volunteers who are appointed by a judge to advocate for the best interests of a child who has been abused or neglected.
November’s donation totaled $156.00. Baxter Moerman Fine Jewelry is handcrafted using only recycled 18k gold and diamonds of the highest quality.
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