Heritage Oaks Bank president retiring

Paso Robles-based Heritage Oaks Bank announced the retirement of President and Chief Banking Officer Rick Arredondo on March 28. Arredondo, who joined the bank in early 2015, said he is retiring to pursue other interests but did not specify further. Simone Lagomarsino, president and CEO of the bank’s parent company, Heritage Oaks Bancorp, will reassume Read More →
Bronzini: 2015 tri-county wine grape crop disappointing

The low-yielding wine grape crop of 2015 was prominent in discussions when grape growers, vintners and financial partners gathered for the Central Coast Insights industry conference at the Allegretto Vineyard Resort in Paso Robles on March 10. The event came a month after the release of the preliminary California Grape Crush Report that showed tonnage Read More →

Hotels going up to cash in on Central Coast tourism

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Central Coast wineries get their electricity from solar arrays

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Heritage Oaks Bancorp misses fourth-quarter estimates

Paso Robles-based Heritage Oaks Bancorp earnings missed analyst estimates for the fourth quarter but earnings were significantly up on the year. Heritage Oaks reported net income of $3.5 million, or 10 cents per share, for the fourth quarter. That missed analyst expectations of 11 cents per share and was down from $4.2 million net earnings, Read More →