Business
Regional banking company Umpqua Holdings Corp. said it was buying California’s Western Sierra Bancorp for about $355 million in stock.
Feb. 9, 2006
California
A robber wearing a mask and black hat held up a Sierra Madre bank Wednesday, pepper-spraying three people at gunpoint before fleeing with a bag of money, FBI officials said.
May 25, 2016
Wells Fargo & Co. agreed to acquire Sacramento-based Placer Sierra Bancshares for $645 million in stock.
Jan. 10, 2007
State banking regulators closed the bank, which had a branch in Mammoth Lakes and $22 million in deposits, because bad loans and operating losses had driven it into insolvency.
Jan. 26, 1987
Finance: The deal will boost the San Francisco company’s presence in Northern California.
Feb. 26, 1999
Climate & Environment
Climate change is forcing Los Angeles to consider banking some of its Sierra Nevada snowmelt in an unlikely place: Under dry Owens Lake, which the city drained starting 1913 to fill the L.A. Aqueduct and supply a thirsty metropolis.
Dec. 28, 2019
World & Nation
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa could have a “catastrophic” economic effect on the region unless there is a swift response, the World Bank said Wednesday.
Sept. 17, 2014
Valencia-based Aurora National Life Assurance Co. agreed to pay $11.8 million to the losing bidder in the 1991 auction for the assets of Executive Life Insurance Co. to settle a civil lawsuit.
Oct. 30, 2004
Greenspace
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Jan. 20, 2010
Finance: Analysts say Sierra Capital Management has under-performed, but thrift says it’s merely seeking to boost growth.
Oct. 31, 1996