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Henry Dubroff

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


Henry Dubroff

| Friday, August 12th, 2016

Dubroff: Sientra goes for gold by partnering with Lubrizol

Columns, Latest news

News from breast implant maker Sientra that it had secured a contract with a unit of lubricants maker Lubrizol to have its silicone breast implants produced in the U.S. sent the stock soaring on Aug. 9. In an ironic twist on the Rio Olympics, Sientra has been running away from Brazilian manufacturer Silimed after European Read More →

Henry Dubroff

| Friday, August 5th, 2016

’Tis the season for everything except helping small business owners

Columns, Latest news, Small Business

So far the 2016 election campaign has been about a lot of things — immigration, treatment of Gold Star families, tax returns, emails and email hacks. But one thing it has not been about is enabling the real people who make America great, our more than 3 million small business owners. You get the feeling Read More →

Henry Dubroff

| Friday, July 29th, 2016

Dubroff: Voters back green energy but may balk at higher bills

Columns, Energy, Latest news

This has been a big year for green energy. Anti-nuclear groups are celebrating an agreement to close Diablo Canyon nuclear plant near San Luis Obispo, solar costs are on par with conventional resources and a big wind turbine project offshore at Morro Bay is moving rapidly through the approval process. The Public Policy Institute of Read More →

| Friday, July 29th, 2016

CSU Channel Islands finds solution to housing shortage

Editorials, Latest news, Opinion

Our universities are leading the way toward providing private sector solutions to the region’s chronic housing deficit. It will take courage, but civic leaders and elected officials should take note. The latest solution comes from CSU Channel Islands, where a donation of land for housing has enabled private developers to build quickly and nearly complete Read More →

Henry Dubroff

| Friday, July 22nd, 2016

Dubroff: Montecito Bank & Trust beefs up management team with Leis

Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Columns, Latest news

Montecito Bank & Trust wrote the latest chapter in the saga of regional banking when it announced late July 18 that it was adding Union Bank’s veteran leader George Leis to its executive team. Leis, who chairs the CSU Channel Islands Foundation board, becomes chief operating officer reporting to President and CEO Janet Garufis. His Read More →

Henry Dubroff

| Friday, July 22nd, 2016

Life is precious takeaway from terror attack in Nice

Editorials, Latest news, Opinion

Westlake Village financial planner John C. Lindsey had just arrived in Nice for a family vacation when his ordeal began. After an “awesome Bastille Day fireworks show,” the July 14 terror attack started with a crowd running toward him and his son-in-law as he enjoyed a celebratory cigar. They immediately “ducked back into their hotel,” Read More →

| Monday, July 18th, 2016

Montecito Bank & Trust hires Leis to be COO

Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Latest news

Updated at 8:10 p.m.: Montecito Bank & Trust, one of the largest privately-owned banks in California, has hired veteran Union Bank executive George Leis to join its executive team. Effective July 19, Leis will become chief operating officer reporting to President and CEO Janet Garufis. He’ll oversee the bank’s lending, retail and business banking activities Read More →