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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, August 19th, 2011 / Columns, Opinion / 1 Comment
The pace of change has quickened around the Business Times this month. We have literally reinvented our 11-year-old weekly business journal to meet the demands of our readers for the new and exciting era of digital news delivery. The exciting part of this for you is that as long as you are a paid subscriber Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, August 19th, 2011 / Features, Nonprofits / Comments Off on Santa Maria Philharmonic looks for funding
Economic distress and upheaval in the financial markets have taken their toll on the Santa Maria Philharmonic Society.
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By Henry Dubroff / Wednesday, August 17th, 2011 / Latest news / Comments Off on New terminal a big relief
Note: Editor Henry Dubroff sent a quick update after his first flight through the new $54 million Santa Barbara airport terminal: The game of Santa Barbara hold ‘em is over. The city’s new airport terminal had a business-as-usual attitude as operations were well under way on the second day of a full schedule. Most welcome Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, August 12th, 2011 / Columns, Opinion / Comments Off on Meltdown memories from 1987
Every market crash is different. But every market crash has echoes of past disasters.
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, August 12th, 2011 / Top Stories / 2 Comments
Herzog Wine Cellars’ purchase of a 230-acre vineyard near Courtland last year broke decades of family tradition and marked a strategic shift for the company.
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, August 5th, 2011 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Top Stories / Comments Off on Banks map out growth plans
Three recent earnings reports from area banks shed light on the tri-county economy as we approach the three-year anniversary of the crisis that nearly wrecked the nation’s financial system.
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By Henry Dubroff / Thursday, July 28th, 2011 / Columns, Opinion / Comments Off on A few helpful hints for Bacara’s new owners
There are plenty of lessons to be learned from Bacara and its sale to Ohana Real Estate Investors.
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