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 | Monday, January 13th, 2014

								
Limoneira shares sour on Q4 loss

								Agribusiness, Earnings, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies								
Shares of Santa Paula-based Limoneira Co. plunged 8.1 percent in mid-afternoon trading on Monday after the company reported a fourth-quarter loss of $1.1 million, compared to a $141,000 profit a year earlier. The loss was primarily the result of lower avocado volume and revenue, the firm said.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, January 10th, 2014

								
Suneva Medical raises $35M for skin treatments

								Health Care & Life Science, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories								
Suneva Medical, a San Diego aesthetics company with executive offices in Santa Barbara, has raised $35 million in debt and equity financing, bringing its total funding to $70.5 million over the past two years.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, January 10th, 2014

								
Atara Biotherapeutics funding round hits $52M

								East Ventura County, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories								
Thousand Oaks-based Atara Biotherapeutics has brought on more investors to its second financing round, bringing the total raised to $52 million.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Thursday, January 9th, 2014

								
Amgen’s chief financial officer to depart

								East Ventura County, Latest news, Technology								
Chief Financial Officer Jonathan M. Peacock is leaving Amgen to pursue broader career opportunities, the company announced. Michael A. Kelly has been named acting CFO.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Thursday, January 9th, 2014

								
Wiser Capital to raise $100M for solar projects

								Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Technology, Top Stories								
Santa Barbara-based solar finance firm Wiser Capital said Jan. 9 that is has entered into a $100 million deal with Sandler O’Neill and Partners, a major Wall Street investment bank. 

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Wednesday, January 8th, 2014

								
Blue Shield agrees to acquire tri-county Physicians Choice Health Plan

								Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Tri-County Economy								
Blue Shield of California has entered into an agreement to acquire Bakersfield-based GemCare Health Plan, which operates as Physicians Choice Health Plan in the Tri-Counties, the company announced Tuesday.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Tuesday, January 7th, 2014

								
Calavo shares jump on higher avocado sales

								Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Earnings, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies								
Shares of Calavo Growers soared 6.5 percent on Tuesday, when the Santa Paula-based produce marketer reported fourth-quarter revenue climbed 35 percent to $190.7 million on higher avocado prices and volume.