Henry Dubroff | Friday, July 17th, 2015
Banks bet that merger will bolster stock price
Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Public CompaniesThis article is only available to Business Times subscribers Subscribers: LOG IN or REGISTER for complete digital access. Not a Subscriber? SUBSCRIBE for full access to our weekly newspaper, online edition and Book of Lists. Check the STATUS of your Subscription Account.
Henry Dubroff | Wednesday, July 15th, 2015
American Riviera Bank, The Bank of Santa Barbara plan to merge
Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Public CompaniesThe banking picture on the South Coast got a bit clearer on July 15 when American Riviera Bank and The Bank of Santa Barbara announced an all-stock transaction that will combine the two lending institutions. The proposed merger, which still needs shareholder and regulatory approval, will combine two smaller companies into a three-branch community bank Read More →
Henry Dubroff | Friday, July 10th, 2015
As the world turns, so does the U.S. economy
Editorials, OpinionWhat in the world is going on? At press time, the New York Stock Exchange was having technical difficulties, United Airlines had just resumed flying after a computer malfunction, Greece was on the precipice of leaving the Eurozone and China’s stock market was in a free fall. That’s a heck of an interruption to what Read More →
Henry Dubroff | Friday, July 10th, 2015
Dubroff: Flying the not so friendly skies as airlines probed for collusion
ColumnsReports that Justice Department officials are looking into whether the nation’s four largest airlines conspired to keep airline ticket prices high by manipulating capacity come as little surprise to this frequent flyer. As a person who flies from somewhere in the region to Denver most weeks, I’ve seen first-hand how much the choices for travel Read More →
Henry Dubroff | Friday, July 3rd, 2015
Dubroff: Litigation, criminal probe could put squeeze on oil pipeline operator
Central Coast, Columns, Law & Goverment, South Coast, Tourism, Tri-County EconomyWhen Barry Cappello litigates, people listen. Which is why his June 23 lawsuit seeking class action status and unspecified damages against Plains All American Pipeline may prove to be a turning point in the sorry history of the Refugio oil spill. “It was a disaster waiting to happen again and again,” is the way Cappello Read More →
Henry Dubroff | Friday, July 3rd, 2015
Drought will make water pricey, stymie development
Agribusiness, Central Coast, Latest news, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County, Wine & ViticultureThis article is only available to Business Times subscribers Subscribers: LOG IN or REGISTER for complete digital access. Not a Subscriber? SUBSCRIBE for full access to our weekly newspaper, online edition and Book of Lists. Check the STATUS of your Subscription Account.
Henry Dubroff | Friday, June 26th, 2015
Trans Pacific Partnership will benefit Tri-Counties
Central Coast, Editorials, Latest news, Law & Goverment, Opinion, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura CountyThe Obama Administration racked up one of the biggest wins in decades for global trade when it won approval in the Senate to move forward with the Trans Pacific Partnership. The partnership will open the doors for trade and development with a dozen Asian nations. China is not included but passage of TPP, which is Read More →