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Major indices hit record highs, Central Coast stocks benefit

By   /  Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025  /  Central Coast, Economy, Latest news, left, Subscriber content, Tri-County Public Companies  /  Comments Off on Major indices hit record highs, Central Coast stocks benefit

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Marty Plourd named board chair for California Bankers Association

By   /  Monday, June 16th, 2025  /  Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Central Coast, Latest news  /  Comments Off on Marty Plourd named board chair for California Bankers Association

Marty Plourd, the president of Community West Bank since 2011, has assumed the role of 2025-2026 chair of the California Bankers Association as of June 1. Plourd assumes the role of chair from Krista Snelling, president and CEO of West Coast Community Bank. Plourd assumes the role with more than 30 years of banking experience Read More →

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BofA appoints new market executive for Ventura/Santa Barbara region

By   /  Monday, June 16th, 2025  /  Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Latest news, left, Santa Barbara County, Ventura County  /  Comments Off on BofA appoints new market executive for Ventura/Santa Barbara region

Jacky Holler, a woman with more than 30 years of financial industry experience, has been named as the new market executive for Ventura and Santa Barbara counties by Bank of America. Announced June 13, Holler will work closely with the bank’s local market leaders across its eight lines of business and market president Midge Campbell-Thomas Read More →

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Former Dole owner David Murdock dead at 102

By   /  Friday, June 13th, 2025  /  Agribusiness, Latest news, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Public Companies  /  Comments Off on Former Dole owner David Murdock dead at 102

David Murdock, the last of the old-school Los Angeles developers who helped transform greater Thousand Oaks into a major corporate center, has died at age 102. Murdock, a high school dropout from Missouri, built homes in Phoenix and Los Angeles in the boom years of the 1980s. After observing the growing use of leverage in Read More →

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Montecito Bank & Trust expands executive leadership team

By   /  Sunday, June 8th, 2025  /  Banking & Finance, Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Montecito Bank & Trust expands executive leadership team

Santa Barbara-based Montecito Bank & Trust is growing its C-suite after the bank announced that it has promoted Heather Ames to executive vice president and chief people officer. In this new role, Ames will join the MB&T Executive team and work alongside CEO and Chairman Janet Garufis, EVP Chief Financial Officer Bruce Stevens, EVP Chief Read More →

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F&M Trust hires new director to head fresh Santa Barbara office

By   /  Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025  /  Banking & Finance, Central Coast, Latest news, middle, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on F&M Trust hires new director to head fresh Santa Barbara office

A couple of months after Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach announced its intention to grow its tri-county presence, Farmers & Merchants Trust company is doing the same thing with a new hire to head its fresh Santa Barbara office set to reopen next month. Salvatore “Tory” Milazzo was appointed to be F&M Trust’s newest senior vice president, trust and investment manager, the organization announced Read More →

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Glenn Burdette partners up with growth platform for CPA firms

By   /  Monday, June 2nd, 2025  /  Banking & Finance, Latest news, San Luis Obispo County  /  Comments Off on Glenn Burdette partners up with growth platform for CPA firms

Glenn Burdette has sold to regional accounting and advisory firm Ascend for an undisclosed amount, the San Luis Obispo-based CPA firm announced on June 1. Ascend, backed by private equity firm Alpine Investor, and its platform enables regional accounting firms with between $15 and $50 million of revenue. The company was founded two years ago. Read More →