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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, March 23rd, 2012 / Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on A new player in Silicone Alley: Sientra enters breast implant industry
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, March 16th, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Top Stories / 1 Comment
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one part in a three-part package on Union Bank’s acquisition of Pacific Capital Bancorp, the parent of Santa Barbara Bank & Trust. Read the other two stories here: “End of an era for SBB&T brand.” A look back at the 52-year history of a company that enjoyed exceptional customer and Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, March 16th, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Top Stories / Comments Off on Sale of SBB&T means end of an era
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one part in a three-part package on Union Bank’s acquisition of Pacific Capital Bancorp, the parent of Santa Barbara Bank & Trust. Read the other two stories here: “Union deal rattles region’s banks.” A look at the key players in the banking landscape as the largest independent bank in the Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, March 16th, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Recession, mergers and the future of finance
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one part in a three-part package on Union Bank’s acquisition of Pacific Capital Bancorp, the parent of Santa Barbara Bank & Trust. Read the other two stories here: “Union deal rattles region’s banks.” A look at the key players in the banking landscape as the largest independent bank in the Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Monday, March 12th, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Top Stories / Comments Off on Updated: SBB&T will rebrand in $1.5B Union Bank deal
By Henry Dubroff and Marlize van Romburgh on March 12, 2012 Eighteen months after injecting $500 million to save Pacific Capital Bancorp, its Texas owners are selling to Union Bank’s parent for an estimated $1.5 billion. The deal would rebrand the 52-year-old Santa Barbara Bank & Trust franchise as Union Bank and create a foothold Read More →
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, March 9th, 2012 / Top Stories / 2 Comments
Los Angeles-based Caruso Affiliated is one step closer to breaking ground on Miramar Beach Resort & Bungalows in Montecito after the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted to move forward on an ordinance that would give hotel developers a 10-year tourism tax break. Rick Caruso’s development company, which is at the helm of the Read More →
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, March 9th, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Top Stories / Comments Off on Community West looks closer to home
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