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.
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Read More →Bird-watching apps and electric Porsches: Startups pitch ideas
Spring is startup time at the region’s universities.
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The historic San Luis Obispo County ranch is morphing from a vineyard and cattle ranch into a mecca for adventurers.
Read More →Ceres loses $6.8M in Q1
Energy crop company Ceres lost $6.8 million in the first quarter, it said in its first earnings report after going public in a $65.3 million IPO in late February. The Thousand Oaks-based firm’s loss widened from $5.4 million a year earlier as revenue dropped from $1.6 million to $1.3 million. Despite a $100,000 increase in Read More →
Read More →Umpqua to buy American Perspective Bank for $44.7M
San Luis Obispo-based American Perspective Bank is being purchased by Portland-based Umpqua Holdings Corp. for $44.7 million. Under the deal, announced April 10, Umpqua will pay $10 per share in cash for American Perspective. The San Luis Obispo bank’s three Central Coast branches will be rebranded as Umpqua Bank. The acquisition has been approved by Read More →
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