Amgen lays off 100
UncategorizedThousand Oaks-based Amgen laid off about 100 employees on July 22, the company confirmed to the Business Times. The most recent round of cuts was among the company’s clinical manufacturing and quality-control workers. Previously, on May 1, Amgen laid off about 100 workers as part of an outsourcing of the company’s facilities services group, said Read More →
One tasting at a time
UncategorizedOxnard is perhaps an unlikely place to become the Tri-Counties’ newest destination point, but the largest city in the area is quickly becoming a posh enclave. Beyond the emergence of new retail shopping centers and new luxury car showrooms, Oxnard has a blossoming wine district that is beginning to attract more visitors with the hopes Read More →
Company owner arrested
UncategorizedA Lompoc man was arrested July 10 and charged with 147 felony counts of selling securities under a misrepresentation, grand theft and forgery. Santa Barbara County law enforcement officials booked Michael Lee Wilson of Pacific Coast Mortgage in county jail. Investigators searched his home and another business location in Lompoc, officials said in a Read More →
Mid-Year Tri-County Stock Report
UncategorizedThe nationwide recession only deepened in the first half of 2009, and it was no exception for publicly-traded companies in the Tri-Counties — except for a few companies bucking that trend. The largest Tri-County-based public companies on the Business Times/UCSB stock index— Amgen, CalAmp, Calavo, CKE Restauarants and Deckers Outdoor — rode the bears and Read More →
Work Investment Board gets $1.1M
UncategorizedThe Santa Barbara County Workforce Investment Board was slated for the public handoff of a $1.1 million check for youth job creation on July 15. A countywide youth jobs program funded by the federal stimulus bill is expected to create jobs for 125 youths. Santa Barbara County Supervisor Joe Centeno was scheduled to hand over Read More →
Real estate market may be slow, but press releases keep rolling in
ColumnsIf my inbox is any indication, the real estate market could be bouncing back much sooner than any of us have predicted. I’ve been inundated with deals in recent weeks, so for this column I figured I should just open the floodgates. Deals of the Week • Best Interest Financial & Insurance Services just leased Read More →
