Record crowd as awards honor business leaders, star students
Nonprofits, Small Business, South CoastMore than 700 business and community members turned out to the 20th annual South Coast Business and Technology Awards dinner on June 12. The attendance was the highest yet for the event, which has helped raise $1.6 million in scholarships to more than 650 students over the past two decades. The event honors leaders from Read More →
Upper State Street office building sells for $10 million
Real Estate, Top StoriesThe building anchored by Citibank at 3757 State St. in Santa Barbara has been sold for just shy of $10 million, marking the largest sale of an office property on upper State Street since 2005, according to brokers behind the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed. The 20,000-square-foot building, which retains a long-term Read More →
Venoco cuts workforce
Latest news, South Coast, Tri-County EconomyVenoco, a Denver-based oil company with operations in the Tri-Counties, is laying off part of its workforce.
EDCO president to retire Sept. 1
Latest news, Nonprofits, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura CountyMarking the fourth transition at a major Ventura County nonprofit in less than a month, Steve Kinney, the founding president of EDCO, the economic development group for Oxnard, said he will step down on Sept. 1.
Amgen hires former 3M exec as CFO
Banking & Finance, East Ventura County, Technology, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public CompaniesAmgen has hired David Meline, formerly with industrial conglomerate 3M Co., as its new chief financial officer. At 3M, Meline was responsible for the finances of a Minnesota-based company with more than $30 billion in worldwide revenues. Amgen, the world’s largest biotechnology firm, had profits of $5 billion in 2013, a 17 percent increase from Read More →
