| Year in Review: Oil, airlines, aerospace and hotels -- our economy (The Bakersfield Californian) |
| OIL UPS AND DOWNS The wild ride of the year came courtesy of the oil industry, which saw profits climb and then plummet. The price of thick Kern crude topped $130 a barrel in July then slid to less than $30 a barrel in December as the world economy cooled. The fluctuation played out across Kern oil fields as many companies tried to ramp up -- then scale back -- their activity according to crude ... |
| 12/27/2008 |
| New bank slated to open next year (The Bakersfield Californian) |
| This might seem an odd time to start a bank. But a group of local movers and shakers are about to open one, the first such Bakersfield-based startup in a decade. Some recent business stories even suggest this might be a great time to launch: Clean books could be an advantage in the post-bubble market. |
| 12/20/2008 |
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