Business Briefs: Edward Jones ranks top in satisfaction
For the fifth year out of the past six, financial-services firm
Spoking My Mind: Noticing November
Recently, I’ve begun to feel very sorry for November. It seems like every year now, just about the beginning of the 10th month, October and December start to battle for supremacy.
In more and more stores, Halloween skeletons battle Christmas trees in one aisle, while...
Bookstore prepares for final chapter
The final chapter of BookSmart may soon be written.
Citing mounting debt following a move from downtown Morgan Hill to East Dunne Avenue, BookSmart owners Brad Jones and Cinda Meister face the imminent closure of their Morgan Hill mainstay.
“It’s heartbreaking,” Meister said. “This is our...
Never-Sell Sam vs. Trader Ted
The old adage says that patience is a virtue, but in the investment world this is not always the case. Never-Sell Sam is an example of someone with a little too much patience. When I first met Sam, he had quite a portfolio. The shocking thing was all his holdings were concentrated in just one company.
Landscape company wins awards
Greenstreak Landscaping of Gilroy had another award-winning year. Greenstreak, lead by owner Pete Gluhaich, received two regional awards from the California Landscape Contractors Association. Gluhaich, a Cal Poly San Luis Obispo graduate, has been a landscape contractor for more than 27 years. The company has won 58 CLCA awards over 22 consecutive years. Local awards for the Central Coast were handed out June 27 in Santa Cruz. Greenstreak awards included first place: Design Build for Custom Residential for the Roberts Residence; and Achievement Award for the Water Feature for the Roberts Residence.
Business Briefs: Pinnacle Bank has profitable quarter
Pinnacle Bank, headquartered in Gilroy, announced its first

















