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Tag: merger

01 Jul

Fresno marketing agencies Hyphen and Marketing Plus merge

two women smiling with the word "hyphen" over their shoulder

published on July 1, 2025 - 11:44 AM

A pair of Fresno-based marketing agencies have joined forces. HYPHEN, formerly JP Marketing, announced Tuesday that it has merged with

16 Dec

FTC didn’t stop Facebook-Instagram. How about Meta-Within?

published on December 16, 2022 - 1:21 PM

(AP) — Facebook parent Meta is sparring with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in federal court over its pending acquisition

04 Dec

Beyond Rx? CVS Health-Aetna deal may mean more services

published on December 4, 2017 - 12:33 PM

(AP) — CVS Health wants to do much more than fill your prescription or jab your arm with an annual

20 Nov

Justice Dept. sues to stop AT&T’s $85B Time Warner deal

published on November 20, 2017 - 3:26 PM

(AP) — The Justice Department is suing AT&T to stop its $85 billion purchase of Time Warner, setting the stage

09 Nov

AT&T vs. Justice: Behind the dispute over Time Warner deal

published on November 9, 2017 - 12:23 PM

(AP) — AT&T says it’s ready to fight the government for its $85 billion Time Warner deal if it has

12 Jul

Regulators green light Central Valley Community Bank acquisition

published on July 12, 2017 - 1:36 PM

Central Valley Community Bancorp, parent company of Fresno’s Central Valley Community Bank, has received regulatory approval to acquire Folsom Lake

28 Mar

FairPoint, Consolidated shareholders approve $1.5B merger

published on March 28, 2017 - 7:19 PM

(AP) — Telecommunications companies Consolidated Communications and FairPoint Communications say their shareholders have approved a proposed merger. Consolidated announced in

20 Jan

Merger may revitalize California’s flagging effort to pool medical records

published on January 20, 2017 - 3:59 PM

After a sluggish start, the Cal INDEX medical database has agreed to a merger that would create one of the

22 Nov

Suncrest Bank gets regulatory OK for Security First Bank merger

published on November 22, 2016 - 4:07 PM

Visalia-based Suncrest Bank announced it has received regulatory approval for its merger with Security First Bank in Fresno. The transaction

28 Oct

Valley Business Bank reports Q3 income ahead of merger

published on October 28, 2016 - 5:37 AM

For the first nine months of the year, earnings for Valley Business Bank, were $3.2 million, up from $3

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