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| Friday, July 25th, 2014

Teledyne revenues dip as profits, outlook rise

Earnings, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies

Though Thousand Oaks-based conglomerate Teledyne missed its revenue mark for the second quarter, profits jumped 30 percent compared to a year prior, beating analysts estimates. The company also boosted its full-year profit outlook.

| Friday, July 25th, 2014

Announcing the 2014 Spirit of Small Business winners

Central Coast, East Ventura County, Green Coast, Small Business, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County, Women Inc.

The Pacific Coast Business Times is pleased to announce our 2014 class of Spirit of Small Business award winners. The annual special section, now in its 12th year, celebrates small-business ownership and entrepreneurship in the Tri-Counties.

| Thursday, July 24th, 2014

Deckers shares jump as firm raises full-year outlook on higher Q1 sales

Banking & Finance, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies

  Shares of Deckers Outdoor Corp. hopped 5.6 percent in after-hours trading on July 24 as the footwear firm reported better-than-expected sales and raised its outlook for the full year. The firm’s loss widened to $37.1 million, or $1.07 per share, compared to a loss of $29.3 million in the same period a year earlier. Read More →

| Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014

New Yorker faces SEC charges over Clean Diesel trades

Latest news, Law & Goverment, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County

A New York investor relations executive has been charged with insider trading for using knowledge gained preparing press releases for Oxnard-based Clean Diesel Technologies for personal profit.

| Monday, July 21st, 2014

Community West Bank COO dies

Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, South Coast, Tri-County Economy

Michael Phlaum, chief operating officer at Goleta-based Community West Bank, died Friday evening from complications related to a stroke, the bank said on July 21. Phlaum joined the bank in February 2012 and was promoted to COO and executive vice president in February of this year. “This is a tragic loss for me personally and Read More →

| Friday, July 18th, 2014

Santa Clara Valley Bank to be sold in $15.3M deal

Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Latest news, Top Stories

Santa Paula-based Santa Clara Valley Bank is being acquired by Sierra Bancorp for $15.3 million in an all-cash deal announced July 17. The Ventura County bank operates branches in Fillmore, Santa Paula and Valencia. With assets of about $127 million, the bank is the second-smallest bank headquartered in the Tri-Counties.

| Tuesday, July 15th, 2014

News organizations object to Mission & State funding plan

Nonprofits, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

A two-hour debate over the future of the Mission & State investigative reporting project in Santa Barbara ended with no resolution but one funder calling for a time-out to reassess the awarding of a management contract to a for-profit news organization. The meeting was held at the offices of the Santa Barbara Foundation, which awarded Read More →