Clean Diesel wins Honda contract
Green Coast, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public CompaniesVentura-based Clean Diesel Technologies said July 30 that it won a contract to supply catalysts for four- and six-cylinder Honda Accords, some of the best-selling models in North America. The company, known as Catalytic Solutions before a merger in 2010, makes catalytic converters in its Oxnard factory and has about 180 employees. Its converters clean Read More →
Spirit of Small Business 2012 winners announced
Features, Small BusinessThe 10th edition of Spirit of Small Business, the Pacific Coast Business Times’ annual celebration of small business and entrepreneurship in the Tri-Counties, published July 27. This 40-page special section features nine small businesses from Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. To read profiles of the winners, pick up a print copy of Read More →
Amgen Q2 earnings up 8 percent
Latest news[wikichart align=”right” ticker=”NASDAQ:AMGN” showannotations=”true” livequote=”true” startdate=”26-01-2012″ enddate=”26-07-2012″ width=”300″ height=”245″] Amgen’s earnings beat market expectations in the second quarter and rose 8.2 percent, the Thousand Oaks-based biotech giant said in a July 26 report. The company reported a profit of $1.27 billion, or $1.61 a share, up from $1.17 billion, or $1.25 a share, a year Read More →
Teledyne profits, sales up
Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, Tri-County Public CompaniesThousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies, a defense and industrial conglomerate, reported second-quarter profits of $39.5 million, or $1.06 a share, on July 26, compared with $38.7 million, or $1.04, last year. The company also said it took in $518.5 million in sales compared with $502.9 million for the second quarter of 2011. Sales increased 3.1 percent Read More →
Walmart plans two new Santa Maria stores
Central Coast, Latest newsWalmart said on July 25 that it plans to open two of its smaller Neighborhood Market grocery stores in Santa Maria on South Blosser Road and South Bradley Road, the latest in a string of expansions in the Tri-Counties. The Blosser Road location will serve Santa Maria residents near the intersection with Boone Street. The Read More →
