American Riviera Bank expands into former home of Bank of Santa Barbara
By pacbiztimes / Monday, June 13th, 2016 / Banking & Finance, Latest news, Real Estate / Comments Off on American Riviera Bank expands into former home of Bank of Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara-based American Riviera Bank expanded its residential lending department into new office space at 18 E. Figueroa St. in downtown Santa Barbara, President and CEO Jeff DeVine announced on June 13. The space was formerly home to the Bank of Santa Barbara, which was acquired in January by American Riviera in an all-stock deal Read More →

Kacik: Ventura’s development activity spurs optimism
By pacbiztimes / Friday, June 10th, 2016 / Columns, Latest news, Real Estate / Comments Off on Kacik: Ventura’s development activity spurs optimism

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Fraud charges cap sad demise of Melchiori
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, June 10th, 2016 / Editorials, Higher Education, Latest news, Opinion, Real Estate, Tourism / Comments Off on Fraud charges cap sad demise of Melchiori

It was an iconic company among general contractors and its rise marked a pivot point in Santa Barbara’s emergence as a hub for tourism and technology in the 1990s. Ugo Melchiori, an immigrant from Northern Italy, turned skills as a craftsman into a business that, beginning in the late 1980s, was nearly as powerful as Read More →

Growing Procore takes CKE space
By pacbiztimes / Friday, June 3rd, 2016 / Real Estate, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Growing Procore takes CKE space

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WineDirect expanding to Santa Maria location
By pacbiztimes / Friday, June 3rd, 2016 / Columns, Latest news, Real Estate / Comments Off on WineDirect expanding to Santa Maria location

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Tri-county Sports Authority spaces could end up split up
By pacbiztimes / Friday, May 27th, 2016 / Columns, Latest news, Real Estate / Comments Off on Tri-county Sports Authority spaces could end up split up

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More affordable housing can be developed on South Coast
By pacbiztimes / Friday, May 20th, 2016 / Columns, Latest news, Real Estate / Comments Off on More affordable housing can be developed on South Coast

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