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 | Wednesday, March 12th, 2014

								
Sonos discloses $535M in revenue

								Technology, Top Stories								
In a rare financial disclosure, Santa Barbara audio firm Sonos has disclosed that its 2013 revenue was $535 million and that total sales doubled during the past year.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Wednesday, March 12th, 2014

								
Heritage Oaks names new CFO

								Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Tri-County Public Companies								
Lonny Robinson has been named chief financial officer at Paso Robles-based Heritage Oaks Bancorp. Robinson, previously with Banc of California, will join Heritage Oaks as CFO and executive vice president on March 19.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Tuesday, March 11th, 2014

								
Santa Maria chamber CEO Bob Hatch to retire

								Central Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy								
Bob Hatch is retiring after 20 years as president and CEO of the Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce, the largest business group in North Santa Barbara County. 

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Tuesday, March 11th, 2014

								
Clean Diesel shares soar on Acura contract

								Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County								
Clean Diesel said it has begun production of a new series of catalytic-emissions reduction products for the 2015 version of Honda’s gasoline-powered Acura TLX models. The announcement sent the Ventura-based firm’s shares soaring 74 percent higher in trading on March 11.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
								The Harbor Heights Manor at 801 Cliff Drive in Santa Barbara has been sold for $33 million, a record price for the city. (photo courtesy of Radius Commercial Real Estate & Investments)								
								
 | Monday, March 10th, 2014

								
Santa Barbara apartments break record with $33M sale

								Real Estate, Top Stories								
The Harbor Heights Manor apartment complex at 801 Cliff Drive in Santa Barbara has been sold to an undisclosed investor for $33 million, setting a new price record for the city, according to commercial real estate experts.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Thursday, March 6th, 2014

								
Amgen to cut 252 jobs

								Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies								
Thousand Oaks-based Amgen plans to lay off 252 employees in Thousand Oaks by the end of April, bringing the total jobs cut since 2007 from Ventura County’s largest private-sector employer to about 1,150.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Thursday, March 6th, 2014

								
Hotel Oceana sells to Philadelphia firm for $41.7M

								Real Estate, Top Stories, Tourism								
Hersha Hospitality Trust said it purchased the 122-room Santa Barbara hotel as part of a strategy to get into one of the “highest-demand gateway markets in the United States.”