Jeff Dinkin to lead employment law practice at Stradling Yocca
Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth has reorganized its employment practice group and put Jeff Dinkin of the Santa Barbara office in charge of it.
Dreaming big: Arroyo Grande mattress retailer plots national expansion
When partners Jimi Breazeale and Hector Amaya opened Get-A-Mattress in Arroyo Grande in 2009, they wanted to transform the mattress-buying experience from what Breazeale calls “dirty window” into a showroom atmosphere. After all, with the average mattress costing around $2,000, it’s a considerable consumer purchase.
Sellout crowd at clean investment forum
More than a dozen companies pitched to a crowd of several hundred investors at the Clean Business Investment Summit in Santa Barbara on Sept. 12. The summit is hosted by the California Coast Venture Forum and is in its fifth year at its new home at the Corwin Pavilion on the UC Santa Barbara Campus. Read More →
Murdock emerges as likely buyer for Dole
Dole Food Co. shares fell slightly to the $13.50 range after the company announced that a sale to Chairman and CEO David Murdock had cleared two key hurdles. Westlake Village-based Dole said that a 30-day “go shop” period had expired without a third party emerging as a competitive bidder. The company also announced that the Read More →
Limoneira buys Arizona citrus grower for $18.6M
Limoneira Co. said Sept. 9 that it has acquired Associated Citrus Packers, a citrus grower in Arizona, for $18.6 million. The deal brings with it 1,300 acres of property in Yuma, Ariz., including 950 acres of lemon orchards, 350 acres of other crops and facilities. The property has irrigation access to the Colorado River, Limoneira Read More →
MB&T chief highlights role of community banks
Locally based banks that take deposits from and make loans to the community form the lifeblood of many regional economies, and yet these institutions have only recently secured a voice in the national debate on financial policy. That was the view from Janet Garufis, CEO and president of Santa Barbara-based Montecito Bank & Trust, in Read More →
Editorial: Taking time out to avoid a Paso Robles water crisis
After an epic 11-hour meeting, the San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors made the right decision when it voted 4-0 to impose a moratorium on new pumping in the Paso Robles groundwater basin. The emergency restriction could last up to two years and only allows new pumping if it is offset by a 1-to-1 Read More →
