November 6, 2025

		


| 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.

| Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014

Lynda.com hires execs for international push

Latest news, Technology

Carpinteria-based online education firm lynda.com has added four executives to bolster its international growth efforts.

| Friday, January 17th, 2014

Amgen enters into deals for colon cancer, IBD treatments

Banking & Finance, East Ventura County, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies

Thousand Oaks-based Amgen has entered into two new collaborations, one involving treatment for colon cancer and another regarding therapies for inflammatory bowel disease.

| Tuesday, January 14th, 2014

Ty Warner avoids prison time for tax evasion

Latest news, Law & Goverment, South Coast, Top Stories, Tourism

Toy magnate and Santa Barbara hotelier Ty Warner has avoided prison time, instead landing probation and community service at a Jan. 14 court hearing in Chicago.

| Tuesday, January 14th, 2014

Heritage Oaks CFO resigns

Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Central Coast, Top Stories

Mark Olson has resigned from his position as chief financial officer and executive vice president at Paso Robles-based Heritage Oaks Bancorp, tied as the largest bank based in the region with about $1.2 billion in assets.

| Monday, January 13th, 2014

Salem makes $8.5M buy in bid to build conservative media empire

Banking & Finance, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies

Camarillo-based Christian and conservative media company Salem Communications Corp. said Jan. 13 that it has purchased the assets of Eagle Publishing for $8.5 million in a bid to build “a conservative media powerhouse.”

| Monday, January 13th, 2014

Limoneira shares sour on Q4 loss

Agribusiness, Earnings, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies

Shares of Santa Paula-based Limoneira Co. plunged 8.1 percent in mid-afternoon trading on Monday after the company reported a fourth-quarter loss of $1.1 million, compared to a $141,000 profit a year earlier. The loss was primarily the result of lower avocado volume and revenue, the firm said.