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Henry Dubroff

				    

				    Henry Dubroff is the chairman, editor and majority owner of the Pacific Coast Business Times.				    	
				    

				


			

		

		
		
 
			

				
												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, April 6th, 2012

								
United takes a step back in time by adopting outdated system

								Columns, Opinion								
United junked an award-winning, state-of-the-art reservation system and adopted a model based on older technology.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Thursday, April 5th, 2012

								
Bloomberg Editor: Republican discord a boost for Obama

								Latest news								
President Barack Obama should be the underdog in his campaign for re-election, but disunity among Republicans could hand him a victory in November — and a stronger hand in dealing with Congress. That was the analysis handed down by Bloomberg News Editor Clark Hoyt at the fourth annual Central Coast Economic Symposium on April 4. Read More →

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, March 30th, 2012

								
How lessons from a Syrian refugee shaped our banking coverage

								Columns, Opinion								
 The intellectual honesty of Syria’s liberal dissidents reminded me of Marwan.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, March 23rd, 2012

								
With awards and promotions, our 13th year is off to a strong start

								Columns, Opinion								
 I’d like to exercise my editor’s prerogative and talk about two promotions that have taken place in our newsroom, two big awards and the way forward for the Business Times.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Wednesday, March 21st, 2012

								
Lovins: Green energy a $1 trillion prize for private sector

								Green Coast, Latest news, Tri-County Economy								
Energy efficiency represents a $5 trillion business opportunity to reshape civilization and make a profit. That’s the view of Rocky Mountain Institute founder Amory Lovins, who spoke to a capacity filled audience at UC Santa Barbara on March 21. Lovins spoke in advance of the Wall Street Journal’s annual Eco:nomics conference taking place at the Read More →

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, March 16th, 2012

								
This transaction pans out for Treasury, taxpayers

								Columns, Opinion								
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. 

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Wednesday, March 14th, 2012

								
MB&T starts 37th year on high note

								Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Latest news, Nonprofits								
Ten nonprofits from across th region received grants on March 14 as Montecito Bank & Trust prepared to celebrate its 37th anniversary and it 20th year of adding a philanthropic twist to the festivities. The bank’s employees selected the 10 organizations, which included All for Animals, Alzheimer’s Association, American Heart Association, Council on Alcoholism and Read More →