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| Friday, November 14th, 2014

Santa Barbara, Ventura County philanthropists honored

Features, Latest news, Nonprofits, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

Several area businesses and individuals took home awards for their philanthropic contributions at the Association of Fundraising Professionals Santa Barbara and Ventura counties chapter 2014 National Philanthropy Day luncheon held Nov. 13 at the Ventura Beach Marriott. Montectio Bank & Trust, one of the oldest and largest locally owned banks in the region, was named Read More →

| Tuesday, November 11th, 2014

New product breathes life into Inogen third-quarter earnings

Earnings, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies

Inogen has benefited from the October release of its Inogen at Home product, which is the lightest continuous-flow oxygen concentrator available to consumers. It successfully floated an additional 2.4 million shares sold by existing stockholders and has announced an expanded credit line with J.P. Morgan Chase.

| Friday, November 7th, 2014

Lack gets nine-plus year sentence, faces additional 11

Features, Latest news, Law & Goverment, Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories

Convicted former contractor, 53-year-old David Lack was slapped nine years and eight months in state prison at his Nov. 6 sentencing, after a jury found him guilty of three counts of grand theft in early August. Lack was also ordered to pay restitution of $300,000 to Mary Belle Snow, $600,508.74 to Rabobank and more than Read More →

| Friday, November 7th, 2014

Report: Cal Poly generates $1.4B

Central Coast, Features, Latest news

A new report commissioned by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo claims the university has an economic impact of more than $1.4 billion on San Luis Obispo and Northern Santa Barbara counties. That number jumped more than $300 million since Cal Poly last contracted a similar study for it’s 2002 -2003 fiscal year. The 60-page study Read More →

| Monday, November 3rd, 2014

$20M gift to Cal Poly is largest ever

Agribusiness, Central Coast, Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

Former Apple chief financial officer Peter Oppenheimer and his wife Mary Beth made the single largest cash gift ever to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, according to a Nov. 3 announcement from the university. The university expects the $20 million donation to completely cover the cost to develop and construct four new facilities projects within Read More →

| Wednesday, October 29th, 2014

Sientra debuts on Nasdaq

Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies

On a day when the Federal Reserve announced the end to its historical bond buying program, Sientra, the Santa Barbara-based medical aesthetics company, made a bit of history of its own. Sientra became the latest company in the Tri-Counties to list on a major stock exchange Oct. 29, selling 5 million shares of common stock Read More →

| Monday, October 27th, 2014

Cost cutting, new drugs boost Amgen shares

Earnings, East Ventura County, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies

[wikichart align=”right” ticker=”NASDAQ:AMGN” showannotations=”true” livequote=”true” startdate=”27-04-2014″ enddate=”27-10-2014″ width=”300″ height=”245″] Cost cutting moves and new drugs are starting to pay off for Amgen Inc., as the biotech giant raised earnings guidance after a stronger-than-expected third quarter. The company said Oct. 27 that strong demand for its white blood cell booster, Neulasta, and increased sales of newer Read More →