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Staff Report | Thursday, May 1st, 2014

Calavo gets $10M for FreshRealm food delivery platform

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

Santa Paula-based Calavo Growers has received $10 million in funding and named a CEO for its FreshRealm food distribution platform, it said on Thursday. Michael Lippold, who is the former director of strategic development at Calavo, will lead the new venture, which is based in Ventura. FreshRealm, a new cloud-hosted technology platform that connects growers, Read More →

Staff Report | Friday, April 25th, 2014

Fitch upgrades SLO County general obligation bonds to AAA

Banking & Finance, Central Coast, Tri-County Economy

Fitch Ratings has upgraded San Luis Obispo County’s general-obligation bonds to AAA, the highest grade it offers, from AA+.

A Ryland Group townhome development in Chanhassen, Minn. (Ryland Group media image)

Staff Report | Thursday, April 24th, 2014

Ryland revenues soar on higher home sales

Earnings, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies

First-quarter profits at homebuilder The Ryland Group climbed 6.4 percent to $23.5 million, or 42 cents per share, as it sold more houses and at higher prices.

Staff Report | Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014

J.D. Power buys online marketing metrics firm Korrelate

East Ventura County, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

Westlake Village-based J.D. Power has purchased Korrelate, an Orlando-based digital marketing company that measures consumers’ online behaviors and links them to offline sales activity. T

Staff Report | Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014

Industrial segments fuel record Q1 profits at Teledyne

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

Despite widespread defense cuts, industrial business drove record first-quarter sales and profits at Teledyne Technologies, prompting the Thousand Oaks-based industrial conglomerate to raise its full-year outlook.

Staff Report | Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014

Amgen shares slide on lackluster Q1 profits

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

Shares of Amgen fell nearly 3 percent in late trading on Tuesday following a weaker-than-expected first quarter earnings report from the world’s biggest biotech company.

Staff Report | Monday, April 14th, 2014

SBAM parent to sell to TIAA-CREF

Banking & Finance, Top Stories

New York-based TIAA-CREF is buying Nuveen Investments, the debt-saddled parent company of Santa Barbara Asset Management, for $6.3 billion.