Staff Report | Pacific Coast Business Times

Staff Report | Thursday, February 20th, 2014

Connexity sold to Shopzilla

Banking & Finance, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County

Ventura-based digital advertising firm Connexity has been purchased by Shopzilla, an online comparison shopping website out of Los Angeles, for an undisclosed sum.

The deal marks the first exit for a business that had operated out of the Ventura Ventures Technology Center, the city of Ventura’s startup incubator.

Staff Report | Tuesday, February 18th, 2014

KCRW enters Santa Barbara market with KDB buy

Nonprofits, Top Stories

Santa Monica-based National Public Radio affiliate KCRW has acquired Santa Barbara-based station KDB, intensifying the battle for public radio listeners and donors in the Tri-Counties.

Staff Report | Tuesday, February 18th, 2014

Mission Community shareholders approve $56M acquisition

Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Central Coast

Shareholders of San Luis Obispo-based Mission Community Bancorp have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a proposed merger with Heritage Oaks Bancorp out of Paso Robles. The $56 million deal was announced in October 2013 and would leave Heritage Oaks as the survivor and the largest bank based in the Tri-Counties.

Staff Report | 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.

Staff Report | 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.

Staff Report | Monday, February 10th, 2014

Solar pioneer Bill Yerkes dies

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.