San Diego credit unions announce plans to merge
Another financial institution merger is officially in the works as California Coast Credit Union and San Diego County Credit Union announced plans to merge on April 11. There will be no immediate change for members as both organizations will operate independently until the legal date of the merger. The expected legal date of the merger is Read More →

Tariffs loom over Central Coast businesses
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IPO, VC market gridlock hits the region
The tariffs that have sent the stock market into a frenzy could also be hitting the companies that were hoping to go public or raise more capital in 2025. Nationally, tech firms like Klarna and Stubhub have paused their plans for an initial public offering in 2025, while locally, experts are cautioning small- to medium-sized Read More →
Dubroff: Tariffs could crush this footwear star

Haley Pavone has spent the past seven years building San Luis Obispo-based Pashion Footwear into one of the region’s fastest-growing companies. The Cal Poly graduate built a global supply chain and raised capital on her own, even turning down an offer from Kevin O’Leary on Shark Tank. But just as her convertible shoes are hitting Read More →
National, Central Coast home prices staying high

WASHINGTON, D.C – Don’t expect relief from sky high home prices on the Central Coast – or across the nation. That was one message delivered by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell who spoke to a conference of business journalists on April 4. Powell said the Fed was taking a “wait and see” approach to the Read More →

Dubroff: 5 takeaways from the first salvo in the global tariff war

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