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| Monday, January 27th, 2014

Semtech to cut jobs

Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County

Camarillo-based chipmaker Semtech Corp. said Jan. 27 that it is slashing 6 percent of its workforce in anticipation of lower demand for its products in the second half of this year.

| Friday, January 24th, 2014

Ceres files for $20M offering

Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, East Ventura County, Green Coast, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies

The Thousand Oaks-based firm said it would like to use the proceeds from the public offering to expand its Brazilian operations, participate in collaborations and break into new markets.

| Thursday, January 23rd, 2014

State economist cautions that California is still on the mend

Agribusiness, South Coast, Tourism

Santa Barbara County’s economy relies heavily on its billion-dollar tourism and agricultural industries, two of the fastest-growing sectors of California’s economy by number of jobs. But those are also industries with highly seasonal workforces and generally low-paying wages.

| Thursday, January 23rd, 2014

Amgen reports positive trial results for high-cholesterol treatment

East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Technology

The portion of Amgen’s Phase 3 trial of evolocumab that evaluated patients with high cholesterol who cannot tolerate statins has met goals related to percent reduction of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.

| Thursday, January 23rd, 2014

Teledyne shares dip despite jump in Q4 profits

Earnings, East Ventura County, Latest news, Technology

Shares of defense and industrial conglomerate Teledyne Technologies sank 1.6 percent in midday trading on Thursday despite higher sales and profits from the Thousand Oaks-based firm.

| Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014

SBA responds to statewide drought with disaster loans

Agribusiness, Latest news, Small Business, Tri-County Economy

In response to economic losses caused by the statewide drought, certain small businesses across California, including in the Tri-Counties, are now eligible to apply for low-interest federal loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, the agency announced on Jan. 21. Small, non-farm businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private, nonprofit Read More →

| Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014

Cruise ship industry floats $2.4M into Santa Barbara

Latest news, South Coast, Tourism

The cruise ship industry had an estimated $2.4 million economic impact on Santa Barbara last year, with more than 50,000 passengers visiting the city, according to a recently released survey.