Heritage Oaks Bank president retiring
Paso Robles-based Heritage Oaks Bank announced the retirement of President and Chief Banking Officer Rick Arredondo on March 28. Arredondo, who joined the bank in early 2015, said he is retiring to pursue other interests but did not specify further. Simone Lagomarsino, president and CEO of the bank’s parent company, Heritage Oaks Bancorp, will reassume Read More →
Read More →Carpinteria beach dune restoration project gets $204K grant
The California Natural Resources Agency awarded $203,862 to the Carpinteria State Beach Dune Restoration Project on March 28. The funds will be used to remove invasive plant species and replace them with native vegetation. The project also includes improving public beach access by building a boardwalk with interactive educational elements. The project is one of Read More →
Read More →Top 50 Women in Business: Class of 2016
The Business Times is pleased to announce our 2016 class of Top 50 Women in Business. This annual special report published with the March 25 print edition. An evening awards reception for the honorees will be held on Thursday, April 14 at Deckers Outdoor Rotunda in Goleta. [Click here for event ticket information.] As with Read More →
Read More →Cal Poly SLO gets $1.5 million to study wave energy
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo received a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to continue testing the feasibility of a Central Coast wave energy facility. Cal Poly’s Institute for Advanced Technology & Public Policy is testing the feasibility of building a Central Coast wave energy park through its CalWave project. The $1.5 Read More →
Read More →Tri-Counties entering new Frontier
The Tri-Counties are about to feel the effects of consolidation in the cable and telecom industries. On April 1, Frontier Communications will begin operating broadband, television and landline services formerly owned by Verizon Communications. Even as Frontier acquires Verizon customers and employees, Charter Communications and Time Warner Cable hope to complete a merger that could Read More →
Read More →Exchange rate fluctuations to blame for drop in net farm income
Changes in dollar strength and exchange rates have been a major factor in the drop in net farm income, even as agriculture revenue has doubled, said Michael Swanson, senior economist for Wells Fargo. “We often get buried in a micro view of our world … and then we get blind-sided by some other trend that Read More →
Read More →Bigger global effort needed to thwart ISIS terrorism
What a difference a year makes in the fight against terrorism. Fifteen months ago, the world witnessed an assault on freedom of the press when terrorists allied with ISIS attacked and murdered journalists from Charlie Hebdo, the satirical French magazine. As millions of people mourned the 11 victims, some wondered if the magazine itself had Read More →
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