Rabobank wants to be tops in ag, small biz lending
After a series of branch consolidations and a strategic rethinking, Rabobank will focus its California lending on business banking, agribusiness and renewables in its core markets in the Central Valley and on the Central Coast. The Netherlands-based banking giant has set a goal to be the global leader in food and agriculture lending as Read More →
Read More →
Lynda Weinman’s big gift gives Women’s Economic Ventures money to expand
This article is only available to Business Times subscribers Subscribers: LOG IN or REGISTER for complete digital access. Not a Subscriber? SUBSCRIBE for full access to our weekly newspaper, online edition and Book of Lists. Check the STATUS of your Subscription Account.
Read More →Refugio oil spill pinches tri-county small businesses
Jamie Diamond is thrilled that the region’s fishing ban has been lifted but her sportfishing business is still reeling from the Refugio oil spill. Diamond has owned and operated Santa Barbara-based Stardust Sportfishing with her husband Jason for the past 20 years. They take private charters and open parties of tourists and local regulars fishing Read More →
Read More →Refugio oil spill cleanup costs near $100 million
Plains All American Pipeline estimates that the cleanup of the oil spill near Refugio Beach has cost $96 million thus far, but the economic and environmental consequences may be more difficult to quantify. The Assembly Natural Resources Committee and Senate Select Committee on the Refugio Oil Spill held a joint oversight hearing at the Read More →
Read More →Fighting for control of hospice dollars in Tri-Counties
Gardening made Ted Hughes feel alive. The gentle caress of the soil, a flower’s sweet smell — they grounded Hughes, who was dying of colon cancer, reminding him to live in the moment. “It gives you a chance to see that there’s more to life than what you’re living in,” Hughes said before passing Read More →
Read More →
Sponsored content:
2015-2016 Giving Guide
