Business
In 1982, Seafirst Corp. seemed to be fulfilling its corporate destiny when it announced a deal to move its headquarters into a planned 76-story office building here.
March 29, 1987
Ranking Orange County’s leading public companies according to their return on investor’s capital provides a snapshot of successes by the score.
May 7, 1996
Making its unwelcome takeover bid for First Interstate Bancorp even more hostile, Wells Fargo & Co. on Monday raised its offer and took action on several fronts to try to force First Interstate to accept the deal.
Nov. 14, 1995
Pacific Capital Bancorp in Santa Barbara completed its $32.5-million acquisition of Los Robles Bancorp on June 30.
July 11, 2000
This directory lists more than half of the publicly held businesses headquartered in California.
First Interstate Bancorp, trying to beat back a hostile takeover by Wells Fargo & Co., agreed Monday to be acquired by Minneapolis-based First Bank System Inc. in a $10.1-billion deal that would cost Los Angeles its last major banking headquarters but could spare the region some of the wrenching job cuts expected under the Wells Fargo deal.
Nov. 7, 1995
Nevada has led the nation in attracting new business in the last five years, according to a University of Nevada-Reno study that backs up claims made by some state officials.
Nov. 14, 1986
BankAmerica, citing “difficulties in attracting qualified directors,” has asked its shareholders to relieve board members of liability to the corporation and its shareholders in instances of “gross negligence in performance of their duties.”
April 20, 1987
A BankAmerica shareholder has filed a class-action suit against the company’s board of directors in an attempt to force serious merger negotiations with First Interstate Bancorp or any other qualified bidder.
Nov. 8, 1986
Banking: Advocacy groups will challenge the N.Y. firm’s acquisition of Golden State Bancorp.
June 4, 2002