Robert East joins Merrill Lynch to lead Central Coast ops
Banking & Finance, Economy, Latest newsMerrill Lynch has named Robert East as its senior market executive for the Valley Coast market, according to an Aug. 8 press release. East leads a team of 105 financial advisors across seven wealth management offices from San Luis Obispo south to Encino. He oversees approximately $26 billion in assets under management for local Merrill Read More →
Portfolio watch
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Vital signs: Entrepreneurship keeps hitting all-time highs across the U.S.
Latest newsRegistered Agents, the nation’s largest business formation service provider, released its July 2026 New Business Formation Report, revealing that the record-setting pace of American entrepreneurship continued into the second half of the year. A total of 553,918 new businesses were formed nationwide in July, making it the strongest July on record, according to the release. Read More →
Street smarts: Cottage’s latest hire expands access to specialized breast care
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Earnings roundup
Latest newsA slew of tri-county public companies have reported earnings over the past trading week. Here is a breakdown of the companies’ latest financial statements. ATARA BIO Thousand Oaks-based Atara Biotherapeutics, a pre-revenue biotechnology company, reported financial results for the second quarter of 2026 and business updates on Aug. 12. Atara reported a net loss of $4.8 Read More →
CRE: Windfall farms neets $15M in sale
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How Charter, Cox merger affects the region
Central Coast, Latest news, middleCharter and Cox Communications announced the closing of their mammoth merger, putting most but not all of the Tri-Counties under the Spectrum brand for broadband internet and entertainment services. The merger will put Spectrum in some 70 million homes nationwide, adding South Santa Barbara County’s Cox operation to its operations in much of Ventura County Read More →
