Humboldt Creamery…

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Shockwaves ripple through valley as all wait to hear status of Humboldt Creamery 2-26-09

Shocked and stunned-Creamery news hard to digest 2-26-09

Creamery board acts
Nine dairymen make up Humboldt Creamery board 2-26-09

Equity buy-in offering on hold Creamery hoped to raise $5 million from community 2-26-09

Creamery union leaders notified Books appeared sound during recent contract negotiations 2-26-09

Editorial-Crisis management 2-26-09

Dairymen take a massive hit 3-5-09

No help from government for creamery’s missed milk payment 3-5-09

Ghilarducci: a man of few words in Scottsdale 3-5-09

Creamery’s debt load “relatively high” 3-12-09

Ghilarducci’s attorney defends former CEO 3-19-09

Creamery to sell LA ice cream plant 3-19-09

Editorial - Cheap shot 3-19-09

From the Back Pew 2-26-09

Creamery fallout hits Hispanic community 3-26-09

Company investigation determines former CEO “disguised” creamery ’s performance 3-26-09

Creamery’s corporate sponsorship of HSU athletics in jeopardy 3-26-09

Ruminations With The Publitor 3-26-09

Milk checks short again; creamery looks for new bank 4-2-09

Creamery officials pitch plan to five banks 4-9-09

State attorney general’s office to attempt collection of creamery’s non-payment to “pool” fund 4-9-09

Editorial - Waiting to exhale 4-9-09

Creamery says books off at least $50 million 4-23-09

Humboldt Creamery’s top unsecured creditors 4-23-09

Twenty-four years controlling Humboldt Creamery’s books; now former CEO accused of fraud 4-23-09

Dairy princess contest a go 4-30-09

Sales pitch for creamery online; cooperative members under the gun to come up with financing 4-30-09

Industry leaders shocked by former Humboldt Creamery CEO’s disappearance and cooperative’s financial woes 4-30-09

Creamery asks court to help keep the lights on and milk cold 5-7-09

Creamery ’s LA ice cream plant will close May 15th 5-7-09

“Firm” bids for creamery due next Wednesday; buyer by end of month? 5-14-09

Creamery bids due 5-21-09

Answers few for creditors 6-5-09

Creditors want Ghilarducci to testify 6-5-09

Unsecured creditors want fraud investigation 6-5-09

Creamery executives writing personal checks to cover cash flow days before CEO's departure 6-11-09

Creamery hopes plant tour will quell quality control rumors 6-11-09

Ghilarducci ordered to appear and produce documents 6-11-09

Were Monday's milk checks short? 6-11-09

Will dairymen make bid on creamery? 6-11-09

Judge orders Humboldt Creamery accountant to appear for deposition 6-18-09

Editorial-Backseat 6-18-09

DFA payment demand letter arrived four days before Ghilarducci quit 6-25-09

Post bankruptcy protection filing shows creamery loss of $2.2 million 6-25-09

Foster Farms bids $20.5 million for creamery; hopes to keep Humboldt Creamery brand 7-9-09

Forget the chicken; Foster Farms Dairy largest privately owned dairy in California 7-9-09

Producers to join Dairy Farmers of America? 7-9-09

Still want to bid on creamery? You may need at least $550,000 more than Foster Farms offer 7-9-09

Ghilarducci tight lipped; creamery accountant talks 7-16-09

“It’s important to look him in the eye” 7-16-09

Reorganization picks up steam; motion filed to sell creamery “free and clear” 7-16-09

What did creamery accountant know about alleged fraud? Enterprise reports on details from six-hour deposition 07-23-09

Creamery auditor stands behind 2007 year-end numbers; accountant Frank Gloeggler has no answer for dramatic drop in creamery's balance sheet after former CEO's resignation — 7-23-09

August auction of creamery still a go; negotiations begin between bank and unsecured creditors over "pot" of money — 7-23-09

FBI headed to Fernbridge; Humboldt Creamery says three agents will interview management week of August 17 — 8-6-09

Tuesday's creamery auction competitive? — 8-6-09

Were banks assured monthly that creamery could back loans? Could alleged fraud on "borrowing base certificates" be Ghilarducci's downfall? How was inventory accounted for — 8-6-09

Lawyers and sales agent seek more than $1.6 million from bankruptcy sale; state wants $1.2 million — 8-6-09

Going, going, sold? Not yet; judge holds over hearing of creamery sale until Thursday — 8-13-09

Will fair's heifer sale feel impact of drop in milk prices and Humboldt Creamery situation? — 8-13-09

Creditors and bank work out compromise; with sale of creamery to Foster Farms reluctantly approved by bankruptcy judge, parties - including bank - now eye litigation to recover what they can of an estimated $70 million in unsecured claims — 8-20-09

Sale doesn't sit well with judge — 8-20-09

Dairy industry slump felt far and wide; Glenn County dairymen facing same economic woes as local producers, minus a cooperative bankruptcy — 8-20-09

Creamery sale expected to be finalized this week; FBI delays trip to interview management — 8-27-09

September shorts hit dairymen and support industry; DFA meeting with producers and suppliers today - advance milk checks could be in the mail — 9-2-09

Creamery's new owner meets with producers; Foster Farms Dairy and Dairy Farmers of America serve up lunch and details on plans for Humboldt Creamery dairymen — 9-10-09

FBI departs from creamery; former CEO and CFO hired as independent contractors to "wind up" estate — 9-17-09

FBI examines creamery's computers; former CEO's laptop has been in FBI hands since February — 9-24-09

Hourly rate cut for creamery management consultants — 9-24-09

August sales sour for creamery; big pay out made for professional fees — 10-1-09

Management let go at Humboldt Creamery; Modesto-based Foster Farms Dairy to handle duties from Central Valley — 10-8-09

Final creamery bankruptcy plan filed with court; "insiders" could be left out in the cold after claims are paid — 10-15-09

Grand jury to consider suspected creamery fraud case?; subpoened witnesses to testify next week in San Francisco — 10-22-09

Humboldt Creamery late-breaking news; former CEO admits guilt after being charged with providing false statements to bank. --- 02-04-10