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Dialing up better broadband access

By   /  Friday, November 6th, 2015  /  Latest news, Technology, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Dialing up better broadband access

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Dubroff: Region’s road warriors weary of business in the slow lane

By   /  Friday, November 6th, 2015  /  Columns  /  Comments Off on Dubroff: Region’s road warriors weary of business in the slow lane

  When mudslides shut Interstate Highway 5 through the Grapevine in mid-October, the effect on the Central Coast was immediate and severe. Thousands of cars and trucks had little choice but to travel via Highway 101 and they clogged the route from Ventura to Santa Barbara — a trip that takes 30 minutes in light Read More →

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Ventura’s SpiceTopia store heaven for chefs, food lovers

By   /  Friday, October 30th, 2015  /  Features, Latest news, Small Business, Top Stories, West Ventura County  /  Comments Off on Ventura’s SpiceTopia store heaven for chefs, food lovers

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First Mortgage Corp. closing Ventura branch

By   /  Monday, October 26th, 2015  /  Banking Industry, Latest news  /  Comments Off on First Mortgage Corp. closing Ventura branch

Ontario-based loan provider First Mortgage Corp. is closing its doors, including a branch in Ventura, the company announced on Oct. 26. First Mortgage stopped giving out loans in July, according to the news release. It is in the process of selling off or liquidating its loan and servicing portfolios and its loan origination offices. Its Read More →

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Mergers reshape tri-county banking

By   /  Friday, October 23rd, 2015  /  Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies  /  Comments Off on Mergers reshape tri-county banking

Citizens Business Bank will acquire County Commerce Bank in a cash-and-stock deal, shrinking the number of community banks but vastly increasing the region’s lending capital. The proposed merger would strengthen Citizens’ commercial banking presence in Ventura County and fuel its regional expansion. Ontario-based Citizens, which has maintained a strong presence in the San Fernando Valley, Read More →

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Trans-Pacific Partnership good for Central Coast

By   /  Friday, October 9th, 2015  /  Central Coast, Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Trans-Pacific Partnership good for Central Coast

The Obama Administration has achieved an important milestone in getting a general agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The TPP involves roughly 40 percent of the global economy and includes most of Asia except China. It lowers tariffs, reduces informal barriers that get in the way of U.S. exports of services and adds new protections for Read More →

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Haggen lines up buyers for 10 stores in Tri-Counties

By   /  Monday, October 5th, 2015  /  Latest news, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Haggen lines up buyers for 10 stores in Tri-Counties

This Haggen store in Santa Barbara is among 23 that are closing in the Tri-Counties.

  Haggen is looking to sell some of its soon-to-be vacant stores in the Tri-Counties to Gelson’s Markets and Smart & Final pending bankruptcy court approval, the company announced Oct. 5. Gelson’s and Smart & Final got the first pick of 127 shuttering Haggen stores. The high-end Encino-based grocer Gelson’s signed an asset purchase agreement Read More →

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