Santa Cruz County Bank Selected as Blue Innovation Host
Blue Innovation is excited to announce Santa Cruz County Bank (“SCCB”) as the lead event host and sponsor. The 5th Annual Blue Innovation will be held on September 11-13. The event focuses on water conservation and ocean stewardship, the many issues caused by global warming. The first day of the event, Sunday September 11, will be held outdoors at the Seymour Marine Discovery Center of UC Santa Cruz. Over 30 companies, organizations, artists, and researchers from as far away as France will exhibit their solutions for water and ocean conservation. This event is free and open to the public.
“Talk about perfect fit!” explained Doug Erickson, Executive Director of Santa Cruz Works. “Blue innovation and SCCB are a marriage of community engagement. SCCB is a generous leader in our community, assisting startups, researchers, and entrepreneurs who are building a better future for our families and the world.” See SCCB Reinvesting in Our Community.
Mary Anne Carson
“Santa Cruz and the Monterey Bay are well-known for being a key climate innovation hub in the US,” explains Mary Anne Carson, Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer at Santa Cruz County Bank. “We see companies like Joby Aviation creating green transportation, Cruz Foam replacing plastics with biodegradable packaging, and organizations like Save Our Shores preserving our beaches and shorelines.”
About SCCB
Santa Cruz County Bank was founded in 2004. It is a top-rated, locally-owned and operated, full-service community bank headquartered in Santa Cruz, California. The bank has branches in Aptos, Capitola, Cupertino, Monterey, Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley and Watsonville. Santa Cruz County Bank is distinguished from "big banks" by its relationship-based service, problem-solving focus and direct access to decision makers. The bank is a leading SBA lender in Santa Cruz County and Silicon Valley and a top USDA lender in the state of California. As a full-service bank, Santa Cruz County Bank offers competitive deposit and lending solutions for businesses and individuals; including business loans, lines of credit, commercial real estate financing, construction lending, agricultural loans, SBA and USDA government guaranteed loans, asset-based lending, credit cards, merchant services, remote deposit capture, mobile and online banking, bill payment and treasury management. True to its community roots, Santa Cruz County Bank has supported regional well-being by actively participating in and donating to local not-for-profit organizations.
Santa Cruz County Bank stock is publicly traded on the OTCQX U.S. Premier marketplace under the symbol SCZC. Stock purchase orders may be placed online, through a brokerage firm, or through Market Makers listed in the Investor Relations section of the bank’s website. For more information about Santa Cruz County Bank, visit www.sccountybank.com.