Banks map out growth plans
Three recent earnings reports from area banks shed light on the tri-county economy as we approach the three-year anniversary of the crisis that nearly wrecked the nation’s financial system.
Granite wins $5.4M bid for SM airport runway
Bids have come in for the second phase of the Santa Maria Airport’s ambitious runway lengthening project.
Hawaiian group bets $104M on Bacara
Ohana Real Estate Investors buys the region’s largest resort for less than half of its construction cost.
Karim, Jacob at the helm
San Luis Obispo County’s two most prominent business organizations are now headed up by women.
Software firm asks court to let it sue China
A Santa Barbara firm’s case that determine whether U.S. firms can sue the Chinese government and its contractors.
Bryan Cave case could land in L.A. court
A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision could decide whether Bryan Cave’s case is heard in federal court.
Bank taps fund to pay TARP
First California Bank is repaying the $25 million in federal aid it took from the Treasury with a new federal aid program.
