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					By Staff Report  /  Tuesday, January 14th, 2014  /  Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Central Coast, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Heritage Oaks CFO resigns
					
											
					Mark Olson has resigned from his position as chief financial officer and executive vice president at Paso Robles-based Heritage Oaks Bancorp, tied as the largest bank based in the region with about $1.2 billion in assets.
					
			        
				 
				
							
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					By Staff Report  /  Monday, January 13th, 2014  /  Banking & Finance, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies  /  Comments Off on Salem makes $8.5M buy in bid to build conservative media empire
					
											
					Camarillo-based Christian and conservative media company Salem Communications Corp. said Jan. 13 that it has purchased the assets of Eagle Publishing for $8.5 million in a bid to build “a conservative media powerhouse.”
					
			        
				 
				
							
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					By Staff Report  /  Monday, January 13th, 2014  /  Agribusiness, Earnings, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies  /  Comments Off on Limoneira shares sour on Q4 loss
					
											
					Shares of Santa Paula-based Limoneira Co. plunged 8.1 percent in mid-afternoon trading on Monday after the company reported a fourth-quarter loss of $1.1 million, compared to a $141,000 profit a year earlier. The loss was primarily the result of lower avocado volume and revenue, the firm said.
					
			        
				 
				
							
				
							
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					By Mary Ann Norbom  /  Friday, January 10th, 2014  /  Features, Personal Finance, Wine & Viticulture  /  Comments Off on The venture capitalist of the vineyards: Terroir’s investments range from Santa Ynez to South Africa
					
						 
					
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					By Staff Report  /  Thursday, January 9th, 2014  /  Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Technology, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Wiser Capital to raise $100M for solar projects
					
						 
					
					Santa Barbara-based solar finance firm Wiser Capital said Jan. 9 that is has entered into a $100 million deal with Sandler O’Neill and Partners, a major Wall Street investment bank.