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April 21, 2020

Santa Barbara County to build detailed plan for reopening local economy

It would engage REACH, the tri-county planning group, to assist with the plan and facilitate stakeholder collaboration efforts.

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April 21, 2020

Candid talk on reopening economy

“Our role is to integrate this type of thinking and planning and action, to ensure when the time comes to open up our community, and […]

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April 9, 2020

Local leaders begin Central Coast Economic Relief Efforts

The County of San Luis Obispo and REACH, formerly The Hourglass Project, are leading a regional economic relief effort in partnership with cities, chambers, and […]

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April 8, 2020

New coalition forms to help provide SLO and Northern Santa Barbara county businesses with economic relief

“We are one region, and we need to have one united voice, one coordinated response to the significant challenges facing the lives and livelihood of […]

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March 27, 2020

Tri-county planning group helps companies pivot during pandemic

“We’re pivoting our focus to the immediate health and economic challenges facing communities with the COVID-19 situation,” said President and CEO Melissa James. “The landscape […]

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March 27, 2020

Rising together to meet an unprecedented challenge

When we set out a year ago, as a coalition forged under the name Hourglass Project, we were energized and optimistic that this region was […]

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February 10, 2020

Hourglass Project gives hint of soon-to-be-revealed jobs-creation plan

“What we’re offering to the region is a way in which we can address these things together and we’re already starting to see a lot […]

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February 10, 2020

Housing, jobs among topics at Santa Barbara Co. economic forecast

James introduced a plan called “Reach 2030”, which consists of ideas about job creation, building on existing industry strengths, pairing with local governments, creating innovative […]

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