Opes Advisors relocating Santa Barbara office
Latest news, Personal FinanceFinancial services firm Opes Advisors is relocating its Santa Barbara office to the Presidio Avenue neighborhood at the end of the month. The Cupertino-based firm is moving from its 2,600-square-foot 126 E. Carrillo St. space to a 1,200-square-foot location at 800 Presidio Ave. Its lease was up for renewal, the company said. The former Be Read More →
Montecito Bank & Trust reports income drop but strong loan and deposit growth
Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Earnings, Latest news, Tri-County Public CompaniesSanta Barbara-based Montecito Bank & Trust reported an 8.5 percent drop in net income in 2016 to $14.6 million but saw strong loan and deposit growth. The decrease in net income was due to loan loss reversals in 2015 that were not repeated in 2016. The bank reported loan growth of 22 percent year over Read More →
Digital West completes merger with Norcast Telecom
Latest news, TechnologyDigital West announced Jan. 24 that it completed a merger with its fellow IT network provider Norcast Telecom, both headquartered in San Luis Obispo. Together, they will have 60 employees with no staff reductions planned. “Our two companies have worked closely for more than 10 years; in fact, we work with many of the same Read More →
Pacific Premier Bancorp’s net income climbs
Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Earnings, Latest news, Tri-County Public CompaniesPacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), the holding company of Pacific Premier Bank, reported fourth quarter net income of $12 million, or 43 cents per diluted share, including $772,000 of merger-related expenses related to its pending acquisition of Heritage Oaks Bancorp. Net income was up from $8.1 million, or 37 cents per diluted share, in the fourth Read More →
Lockheed Martin reports strong fourth quarter earnings
Latest news, TechnologyDefense and technology giant Lockheed Martin, which has operations in Goleta, reported earnings of $3.25 per share for the fourth quarter of 2016, bringing it up to $12.38 per share for the year. Sales grew from $11.8 billion in the final quarter of 2015 to $13.8 billion, the company reported Jan. 24, with net earnings Read More →
Chumash reservation annexes Camp 4 in Santa Ynez
Agribusiness, Latest news, Real EstateThe Bureau of Indian Affairs placed the 1,390 acres in Santa Ynez known as Camp 4 into federal trust Jan. 23, which will allow the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians to begin building homes for its tribal members, the Chumash said. After several appeals since the Chumash submitted the application in 2013, the BIA Read More →
Salem Media Group acquires ChristianConcertAlerts.com
Latest news, Tri-County Public CompaniesCamarillo-based Christian and conservative radio company Salem Media Group announced the acquisition of ChristianConcertAlerts.com. The website provides tour and event dates for more than 300 Christian musicians and 4,000 venues in the U.S. “I started ChristianConcertAlerts.com as a way to mobilize Christians across America in spreading the latest news about their favorite artists’ albums and tours and Read More →
