Santa Barbara Airport hires firms for marketing campaign
Latest newsThe Santa Barbara Airport chose Hiltachk Marketing Group and Blaze PR for a marketing and outreach campaign to drum up business and fill seats. The airport conducted a thorough bidding process before landing on Hiltachk, which has done marketing for the Sacramento International Airport since 2010, and Santa-Barbara based Blaze. The two will try to Read More →
Business Times announce 15th annual Spirit of Small Business honorees
Latest newsThe Pacific Coast Business Times have announced the winners of our 15th annual Spirit of Small Business Awards. This year’s awards was again a successful partnership between the Business Times and the U.S. Small Business Administration. The Spirit of Small Business section was included in the July 28-Aug. 3 publication of the Business Times. Subscribers Read More →
Net income up 15 percent at Community West Bancshares
Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Earnings, Latest news, South Coast, Tri-County Public CompaniesNet income for Community West Bancshares increased nearly 15 percent for the second quarter ended June 30 to $1.6 million, or 18 cents per diluted share. Loans increased to $684.8 million, versus $564.8 million a year ago, and total assets grew 22.2 percent year-over-year to $785 million. Net interest margin dropped slightly, from 4.45 percent Read More →
Amgen to pay $1.15 dividend to shareholders
Health Care & Life Science, Latest newsThe board of directors for Thousand Oaks biopharmaceutical giant Amgen approved at $1.15 dividend for the third quarter on July 28. Shareholders of record at the close of day on Aug. 17 will be paid the dividend on Sept. 8. • Contact Marissa Nall at mnall@pacbiztimes.com.
PG&E sends out alert over Diablo Canyon Power Plant oxygen levels
Energy, Latest newsPacific Gas & Electric Company released an alert of decreased oxygen levels for a containment unit at the Diablo Canyon Power Plant in San Luis Obispo County on July 28. The alert began at 12:06 p.m., but the company said both units were operating at full power and employees and the public were not at Read More →
CSU Channel Islands developing housing on campus
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First Solar begins construction on Cuyama solar power facility
Energy, Latest newsSan Luis Obispo-based First Solar began construction of a 40 megawatt solar facility in Cuyama on July 25. Construction is expected to provide 200 jobs and the facility will generate enough electricity to power 16,000 homes on average when it is fully operational — displacing 30,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide each year. Peninsula Clean Read More →
