Lucia aquires West Coast Asset Management office, key staff
Banking & Finance, Latest news, Personal Finance, Top StoriesWest Coast Asset Management, the alternative investment firm founded by Paul Orfalea and family member Lance Helfert, is merging with a San Diego-based money manager.
Governor signs gun bills introduced after Isla Vista mass shooting
East Ventura County, Law & Goverment, South Coast, Tri-County EconomyGov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday signed into law a swath of new gun-control bills introduced in the wake of a mass shooting near UC Santa Barbara.
Clean Diesel chairman resigns, metals industry veteran steps in
Banking & Finance, Technology, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura CountyShares of Clean Diesel Technologies closed down 5.5 percent on Tuesday, after the company announced that Alexander “Hap” Ellis III had resigned as chairman and that board member Charles Engles had taken over the position. Ellis resigned to focus more time on RockPort Capital, the venture capital firm of which he is a partner, Clean Read More →
Qualstar shares sink on $5.6M loss
Banking & Finance, East Ventura County, Technology, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public CompaniesQualstar cut its annual loss to $5.6 million — almost half of what it had been a year earlier — but investors weren’t happy with the company’s slow progress as it struggles to return to profitability. Shares of Qualstar plummeted 6.9 percent to close at $1.21 on Sept. 29 after the company reported its fiscal Read More →
