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 | Tuesday, February 11th, 2014

								
Santa Barbara City Council declares Stage One drought

								Agribusiness, Latest news, South Coast								
Santa Barbara City Council members declared a Stage One drought on Feb. 11, calling on residents and businesses to reduce water use by 20 percent.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Tuesday, February 11th, 2014

								
Conversant beats expectations in Q4

								Earnings, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies								
Shares of Westlake Village-based Conversant gained sharply in after-hours trading on Feb. 11 as the company delivered profits that beat Wall Street’s expectations and announced big changes designed to lead to growth.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Monday, February 10th, 2014

								
Solar pioneer Bill Yerkes dies

								Latest news, Technology								
John W. “Bill” Yerkes, a Stanford-trained engineer who for decades championed the cause of solar cells for commercial use and was known as the “father of the solar industry,” has died in Santa Barbara.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Thursday, February 6th, 2014

								
Amgen teams up with Merck on melanoma treatments

								East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Technology								
Thousand Oaks-based Amgen and pharmaceutical giant Merck are working together to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of combined treatments for melanoma patients.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Thursday, February 6th, 2014

								
Inogen raises price for IPO

								Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies								
Goleta-based Inogen has boosted the amount it plans to raise in its initial public offering to a possible $91.3 million. The pricing is a sign that Inogen and its underwriters — J.P. Morgan, Leerink Partners, William Blair and Stifel — believe there’s strong demand for its shares.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Thursday, February 6th, 2014

								
ValueClick rebrands to Conversant

								Banking & Finance, East Ventura County, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies								
Online advertising firm ValueClick has changed its name to Conversant and recalibrated its business model to focus on helping marketers better target individual consumers.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Wednesday, February 5th, 2014

								
Granada Theatre gets $1 million gift from local philanthropists

								Latest news, South Coast, Tourism								
The Granada Theatre and The Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Arts have received a $1 million commitment to the theater’s endowment fund from Sarah and Roger Chrisman.