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Umpqua moves in with $44.7M bank buy

By   /  Friday, April 13th, 2012  /  Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies  /  Comments Off on Umpqua moves in with $44.7M bank buy

American Perspective Bank, a San Luis Obispo County lender founded five years ago, is being purchased by Portland-based Umpqua Holdings Corp. for $44.7 million. If the deal gains the approval of banking regulators and American Perspective shareholders, Umpqua will pay $10 per share in cash for the San Luis Obispo-based bank, a 12.4 percent premium Read More →

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Hitting the target: Oxnard businesswoman launches Boys + Arrows swimwear

By   /  Friday, April 13th, 2012  /  Features, Small Business, Women Inc.  /  1 Comment

Launched a year ago, the swimwear line is already selling thousands of bikinis at designer prices.

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Calavo plans $200M capital raise to prep for acquisitions

By   /  Friday, April 13th, 2012  /  Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies  /  Comments Off on Calavo plans $200M capital raise to prep for acquisitions

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Firestone Walker puts food on tap at its Paso Robles brewery

By   /  Friday, April 6th, 2012  /  Restaurants  /  Comments Off on Firestone Walker puts food on tap at its Paso Robles brewery

Firestone Walker Brewing Co. has opened a dinner restaurant and bar.

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The Loop in I.V. closes in on final retailer, tenants for summer debut

By   /  Friday, April 6th, 2012  /  Columns, Real Estate  /  Comments Off on The Loop in I.V. closes in on final retailer, tenants for summer debut

The Loop, a $12.5 million project in downtown Isla Vista, is opening in time for the new school year.

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$75M Ventura Harbor project readies for Coastal Commission review

By   /  Friday, March 30th, 2012  /  Columns, Real Estate  /  Comments Off on $75M Ventura Harbor project readies for Coastal Commission review

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Watkins warns of shrinking Ventura County work force

By   /  Thursday, March 29th, 2012  /  Latest news, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Watkins warns of shrinking Ventura County work force

Bill Watkins’ usually dour outlook for California and the local economy is only getting gloomier. The chief economist at California Lutheran University’s Center for Economic Research and Forecasting said March 29 that his outlook a year ago — already pessimistic compared to that of his fellow forecasters — was “wrong, way wrong.” Ventura County lost Read More →

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