Former president of Melchiori Construction charged with 47 felonies
Latest newsThe Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office filed a criminal complaint against Mark Melchiori, the former president of Melchiori Construction Co., the office announced on June 2. Melchiori is charged with 47 felony counts, including diversion of construction funds, insurance fraud, violations of the unemployment insurance code, prevailing wage fraud, embezzlement, grand theft and conspiracy to Read More →
Semtech sales up 11 percent, company says in first quarter earnings report
Earnings, Latest news, Tri-County Public CompaniesSemtech sales increased 11 percent, the company said when it reported first quarter fiscal year 2017 earnings June 1. Semtech, a Camarillo-based supplier of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, said revenues increased from $130 million in 2016 to $131.1 million in 2017. Net income increased from a loss of $142,000 during the same quarter in 2016 Read More →
Westmont College alumnus mourned after UCLA shooting
Higher Education, Latest newsA Westmont College alumnus was the victim of an apparent murder-suicide at UCLA on June 1 in a dispute over intellectual property. William Klug, an associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at UCLA, was killed in the shooting which left Klug, 39, and the shooter, Mainak Sarkar, dead. Sarkar was a former graduate student Read More →
CPUC OKs construction of NRG Energy’s Puente Power Project in Oxnard
Energy, Latest news, TechnologyThe California Public Utilities Commission greenlit Oxnard’s Puente Power Project at a May 26 meeting in San Francisco. In a 5-0 vote, the commission unanimously approved a contract between Southern California Edison and Houston-based NRG Energy to build a 262-megawatt peaker plant on the site of the 57-year-old Mandalay Generating Station. Over the past several Read More →
Deckers Brands CEO retiring; earnings per share nose dive
Earnings, Latest news, Tri-County Public CompaniesGoleta-based Deckers Brands beat quarterly revenue estimates but still posted a loss of 73 cents per share when the company reported fourth quarter and fiscal year 2016 earnings results May 26 as unseasonably warm weather ate into profit margins. Deckers’ sales increased 11 percent during the quarter from $340.6 million in 2015 to $378.6 million Read More →
2016 Champions in Health Care announced
Latest newsThe Pacific Coast Business Times announced its 2016 Champions in Health Care. The special report published May 20. The winners will be honored at a luncheon on Thursday, June 9 at the Topa Tower Club from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The luncheon will feature a panel discussion with all nine winners. Congratulations to Read More →
EVC of SLO County rolls out Economic Dashboard
Central Coast, Latest newsThe Economic Vitality Corp. of San Luis Obispo County launched a web-based Economic Dashboard to give residents and businesses a quick look at the area economy. The dashboard will get quarterly updates and it focuses on 24 key indicators for the county. EVC Chair Bruce Ray said it was “the only resource of its kind Read More →
