California faces at least two quarters of very slow growth next year, with continued job losses and a decline in home prices that likely will extend to 2013. That was the grim news from California Lutheran University economist Bill Watkins, who spoke to about 300 people at a Sept. 27 forum hosted by Montecito Bank Read More →
Oxnard-based Ventura County Business Bank has been acquired by Royal Business Bank for an undisclosed amount. Ventura County Business Bank’s two branches, in Oxnard and Westlake Village, officially opened as a subsidiary of Royal Business Bank on Monday, according to a news release, and will continue to operate under their original name until February. For Read More →
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By Staff Report / Friday, September 23rd, 2011 / Op/Eds, Opinion / Comments Off on Guest op/ed: Lessons learned from corporate and government scandals galore
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, September 23rd, 2011 / Columns, Real Estate / Comments Off on Large projects bring commercial, residential development to SLO
San Luis Obispo’s largest residential project in years broke ground Sept. 21, and a major downtown mixed-use project appears to be moving toward final approval.