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| Monday, January 17th, 2011

Receiver in control of Moorpark office building as case hits court

Real Estate

Condor Corporate Center, a 130,000-square-foot office building in Moorpark, is at the center of a lawsuit alleging the owner is in default on a $16 million loan. A Ventura County Superior Court judge appointed a temporary receiver to take charge of the property in December and will consider appointing a permanent receiver later this month. Read More →

| Friday, January 14th, 2011

Dealing a new card at First California

Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Personal Finance, Top Stories

First California Financial Group’s foray into the prepaid debit card market is a potentially lucrative moneymaker for the banking firm, but also a step into a riskier, increasingly regulated business.

| Friday, January 7th, 2011

Tourism’s rising tide

Features, Tri-County Economy

After a brighter than expected 2010, tourism forecasters say 2011 will be a year for slow growth and recovery.

| Friday, January 7th, 2011

Upbeat, with a caveat

Features, Tri-County Economy

Citrus pest could spoil banner year for ag

| Monday, January 3rd, 2011

Cal Oaks merger closes

Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Latest news, Top Stories

Encino-based California United Bank completed its $17.2 million acquisition of Thousand Oaks-based California Oaks State Bank on Dec. 31. Cal Oaks shareholders will receive compensation of $11.35 per share, half in cash and half in shares of California United common stock, the banks announced Jan. 3.

| Thursday, December 30th, 2010

First California to buy into debit card business

Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Latest news, Personal Finance, Top Stories

Westlake Village-based First California Financial Group said Dec. 30 that it will buy the electronic banking division of Palm Desert-based Palm Desert National Bank, allowing it to move into the prepaid debit card market. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

| Monday, December 27th, 2010

The verdict on courthouse project: Construction boom across region

Columns, Top Stories

Santa Barbara’s proposed $152 million criminal courthouse project is expected to create 3,500 direct and indirect jobs in the area over a five-year period, representing a major economic boost to the region’s sagging construction industry. Local builders say the project will likely be handed to a larger, out-of-town general contractor who can handle the scope Read More →