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By pacbiztimes / Friday, September 4th, 2015 / Central Coast, Energy, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Oil company wants to expand Orcutt drilling despite pipe closures
Since Plains All American Pipeline shut down Lines 901 and 903 in May after the Refugio oil spill, Pacific Coast Energy is one of only a few oil producers in the county able to get its product to market. The Orcutt-based business, which operates under its Los Angeles-based parent company Breitburn Energy, is trying to Read More →
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By Philip Joens / Friday, August 21st, 2015 / Agribusiness, Central Coast, Energy, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Santa Maria’s Windset Farms now powered by solar panels
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By pacbiztimes / Friday, August 21st, 2015 / Central Coast, Energy, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Aera plans to drill 296 oil wells near Santa Maria
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By Staff Report / Thursday, August 20th, 2015 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Heritage Oaks Bank CFO Lonny Robinson resigns
Heritage Oaks Bank Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Lonny Robinson has resigned, holding company Heritage Oaks Bancorp announced Aug. 19. The Paso Robles-based bank hired Robinson in March 2014 to help with the Mission Community Bank merger and groom his successor, Jason Castle, Heritage Oaks Bank CEO and President Simone Lagomarsino said. Robinson Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, August 14th, 2015 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Mine mishap shows EPA stewardship inadequate
Just when you think environmental stewardship can’t get any worse … it gets worse. About three months ago, the Central Coast witnessed its worst environmental disaster in decades when Plains All American Pipeline leaked more than 140,000 gallons of oil onto the Refugio Beach area. About a fourth of that ended up in the ocean, Read More →
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By Staff Report / Thursday, August 13th, 2015 / Central Coast, Latest news / Comments Off on Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce gives out awards
The Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce handed out its top awards at an Aug. 12 dinner that celebrated a rebounding economy for North Santa Barbara County. Commercial construction firm Halsell Builders was named Business of the Year, retired City Engineer Rick Sweet received the Robert F. Grogan Public Service Award and James E. Peterson, Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, July 31st, 2015 / Editorials, Health Care & Life Science, Opinion / Comments Off on Economic development should be part of Ventura County’s general plan
Ventura County is embarking on an important step forward as it weighs the latest update to its general plan. That step would be to include an economic development element to the general plan in the next approval cycle. A letter to county officials from the Economic Development Collaborative of Ventura County recommends the county include Read More →
