Memorial slated for SLO attorney
Latest news, Law & GovermentPhil Steiner, a well-known intellectual property attorney in San Luis Obispo, died on Sept. 25. He was 55. A memorial is planned for Steiner at the Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo at 11 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 30. Steiner was instrumental in establishing the intellectual property section of the San Luis Obispo County Bar Read More →
Ventura County Business Bank acquired
Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Latest newsOxnard-based Ventura County Business Bank has been acquired by Royal Business Bank for an undisclosed amount. Ventura County Business Bank’s two branches, in Oxnard and Westlake Village, officially opened as a subsidiary of Royal Business Bank on Monday, according to a news release, and will continue to operate under their original name until February. For Read More →
Guest op/ed: Lessons learned from corporate and government scandals galore
Op/Eds, OpinionHave we lost our moral compass?
Letter to the editor: UCLA grateful for Milken gift
Letters to the Editor, OpinionPlaudits and accolades should go to Lowell Milken and those who have chosen to give back.
Letter to the editor: Look past the day-to-day worries
Letters to the Editor, OpinionPublished September 23, 2011 Dear Editor: Henry Dubroff’s recent column, “Looking past the gloom for a way forward,” struck a chord. You nailed it with the discussion of the pervasive negative attitude we have confronted over the past three to four years. Needless to say, our little real estate investment firm has been similarly battered Read More →
French firm plucks Dole division
Banking & Finance, Latest news, Tri-County Public CompaniesDole Food Co. said Sept. 20 that it was selling its ripening and distribution businesses in Spain and Portugal, known as Dole Spain, to the Compagnie Fruitière Group. Terms of the sale, expected to close in November, were not disclosed. Westlake Village-based Dole holds a non-controlling 40 percent stake in Compagnie Fruitière. The other 60 Read More →
