Rupert predicts flat GDP growth in Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara County is expected to see flat or even negative GDP growth over the next year, and the long-term outlook for its jobs market is gloomy. That was the prognosis from the team of forecasters at UC Santa Barbara’s annual Santa Barbara County Economic Summit, which held events for the southern and northern halves Read More →
Read More →Heritage Oaks regulatory order removed
Paso Robles-based Heritage Oaks Bancorp has bucked a regulatory consent order placed on it two years ago. The news came on April 23, as the firm reported that it earned $1.6 million in the first quarter, a 204 percent increase over the same quarter a year earlier. The parent company of Heritage Oaks Bank and Read More →
Read More →Paso Robles celebrates zinfandel’s roots as a heritage grape
Many vintners on Paso’s west side prefer the Old World, head-training method for zinfandel.
Read More →Bird-watching apps and electric Porsches: Startups pitch ideas
Spring is startup time at the region’s universities.
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