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By Dana Olsen / Sunday, March 18th, 2012 / Agribusiness, Latest news / Comments Off on County moves forward on $43M Moorpark desalinization plant
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, March 16th, 2012 / Latest news, Technology / Comments Off on Clipper Windpower up for sale
Less than two years after Clipper Windpower was purchased by defense-industrial giant United Technologies Corp., the Carpinteria-based turbine maker is up for sale again. United Technologies, the name behind Pratt & Whitney jet engines and Sikorsky helicopters, bought Clipper in 2010 as the company was struggling to keep its cash flowing. The defense giant paid Read More →
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, March 16th, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Top Stories / 1 Comment
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one part in a three-part package on Union Bank’s acquisition of Pacific Capital Bancorp, the parent of Santa Barbara Bank & Trust. Read the other two stories here: “End of an era for SBB&T brand.” A look back at the 52-year history of a company that enjoyed exceptional customer and Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, March 16th, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Top Stories / Comments Off on Sale of SBB&T means end of an era
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one part in a three-part package on Union Bank’s acquisition of Pacific Capital Bancorp, the parent of Santa Barbara Bank & Trust. Read the other two stories here: “Union deal rattles region’s banks.” A look at the key players in the banking landscape as the largest independent bank in the Read More →
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By Staff Report / Friday, March 16th, 2012 / Op/Eds, Opinion / Comments Off on Guest op/ed: SBB&T sale marks a turning point for the banking business
By Bill Watkins on March 16, 2012 Early in the morning on Monday, March 12, I received an email indicating that the stock of Santa Barbara Bank & Trust’s parent, Pacific Capital, was trading way above its recent market price. Clearly, something was up. Only hours later, The Pacific Coast Business Times had an article Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, March 16th, 2012 / Columns, Opinion / Comments Off on This transaction pans out for Treasury, taxpayers
Pacific Capital Bancorp’s controlling shareholders cured one of the biggest TARP headaches when they inked a $46-per-share sale to Union Bank’s parent company.