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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, April 27th, 2012 / Central Coast, Real Estate, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on ATA growth leads manufacturing rebirth in Paso
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, April 27th, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Features, Personal Finance, Technology / Comments Off on Ringing in retirement: Santa Barbara firms team up on baby boomer effort
You know what age you’d like to retire at, but you’ve probably averted your eyes from the horrors of your 401(k) in recent years. But when will you actually be able to retire? And what if the answer contains three digits? Those are the questions that FreeRetirementReport.com, the brainchild of veteran Santa Barbara asset manager Read More →
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By Editorial Board / Friday, April 27th, 2012 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Recognizing Rathmann, Amgen’s visionary
The co-founder of the world’s biggest biotechnology company has cast a long shadow.
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, April 27th, 2012 / Features, Small Business / Comments Off on Saving on shipping: Practical tips to reduce your business’ expenses
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By Staff Report / Thursday, April 26th, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Deckers stock slips as profits drop 59%
Unseasonably warm weather dampened first-quarter profits at Ugg boot maker Deckers Outdoor Corp and sent its share price tumbling more than 18 percent after the earnings announcement. The Goleta-based footwear company reported April 26 that quarterly profits were down 59 percent to $7.9 million, or 20 cents per share. The earnings drop came even as Read More →
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By Staff Report / Thursday, April 26th, 2012 / Real Estate, Top Stories / Comments Off on Developers sell RiverPark apartment project for $10M
The 224-unit Mosaic Apartments project in Oxnard’s RiverPark development has changed hands for $10 million. Real estate investment and development firms Urban Partners, LLC and Plaza Development Partners said the two fully-entitled lots were sold in an all-cash deal to Arizona-based The Wolff Co. “The property sale represents an exponential return on invested capital,” the Read More →
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By Staff Report / Thursday, April 26th, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on FCAL profits drop 83%
First California Financial Group’s first-quarter profits plummeted 83.3 percent to $2.6 million, it reported on April 26. Per share, earnings were 8 cents, compared to 54 cents in the same quarter a year earlier. The Westlake Village-based parent of First California Bank said last year’s first-quarter results included a one-time $34.7 million pre-tax gain related Read More →