
MB&T’s anniversary awards showcase new nonprofits
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Alamar analysts give their thoughts on the national economy
Editor’s note: Continuing our Q1 investor panel discussion, Taking Stock visited with George Tharakan, chief investment officer, and John Murphy, CEO, at Alamar Capital, for this email exchange on March 13. These answers were lightly edited for content. To suggest future topics, email us at [email protected] Q. We’re starting to see some signs of real Read More →

Dubroff: 4 turning points on the Business Times’ 25-year journey

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Street smarts: CSUCI professor teams up with Cottage Health
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CRE: New CEO at VCCAR; Single-family home community opens in Nipomo
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Unemployment rate skyrockets throughout Central Coast

The unemployment rate in each of the tri-counties went up substantially in the month of January, according to the latest data provided by the California Employment Development Department. As a whole, the unemployment rate for the Central Coast was 4.93%, up from 4.5% in December. Released on March 14, the unemployment rate for Santa Barbara County jumped up 0.8% Read More →
Dubroff: The Business Times, 25, and MB&T, 50, share a unique birthday

We’re celebrating our 25th anniversary this week and it happens to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Montecito Bank & Trust, also founded on March 17, St. Patrick’s Day. Both companies are privately held and independent, so I thought that rather than focus just on The Business Times, I’d invite Janet Garufis, Chair and CEO Read More →