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| Monday, January 30th, 2012

Kavli Institute receives $2.5M grant

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The Simons Foundation granted $2.5 million to UC Santa Barbara’s Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics to support the work of visiting scientists. Hundreds of theoretical physicists visit the Kavli Institute to meet with other experts and partake in conferences every year. The Simons Distinguished Visiting Scientist program will work by providing finances to the researchers’ Read More →

| Friday, January 27th, 2012

Op/ed: Cyber crimes and data breaches are not just the problems of big companies

Op/Eds, Opinion

Small-business owners are facing a growing number of hurdles in protecting their companies from cyber attacks.

| Thursday, January 26th, 2012

SLO law firm to change name

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San Luis Obispo County’s second-largest law firm is changing names as one of its partners departs. On Feb. 1, Sinsheimer Juhnke Lebens & McIvor will become Sinsheimer Juhnke McIvor & Stroh. Before the change, the firm ranked ninth-largest in the Tri-Counties with 12 attorneys and the second-largest in San Luis Obispo County. Its website now Read More →

| Thursday, January 26th, 2012

Ceres to debut at $21 to $23 per share

Banking & Finance, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies

Thousand Oaks-based energy crop developer Ceres has plans to make its debut on the Nasdaq on Feb. 8 under the symbol CERE and raise $132 million. Shares in the company, which uses genetic marking technology to speed the development of non-food energy crops such as drought-resistant switchgrass, are expected hit the markets at between $21 Read More →

| Thursday, January 26th, 2012

Amgen Q4 earnings drop 8.5%

Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies

[wikichart align=”right” ticker=”NASDAQ:AMGN” showannotations=”true” livequote=”true” startdate=”26-07-2011″ enddate=”26-01-2012″ width=”300″ height=”245″] Biotech giant Amgen, which said earlier on Thursday that it would pay $1.2 billion for leukemia drugmaker Micromet, reported fourth-quarter earnings that missed analyst expectations. The Thousand Oaks-based company said fourth-quarter profits fell 8.5 percent to $934 million, or $1.08 per share, on lower sales of Read More →

| Thursday, January 26th, 2012

Kaiser grants Ventura group $1M to fight obesity

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Kaiser Permanente has granted $1 million to a Ventura County health care group to promote healthy eating and active living in the community. Advocates for a Lifestyle of Exercise and Nutrition West Ventura, an alliance of health-focused community groups, is one of six Southern California groups set to receive the grant. The investment is part Read More →

| Thursday, January 26th, 2012

First California reports record 2011 earnings of $23.4M

Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Earnings, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies

[wikichart align=”right” ticker=”NASDAQ:FCAL” showannotations=”true” livequote=”true” startdate=”26-07-2011″ enddate=”26-01-2012″ width=”300″ height=”245″] Westlake Village-based First California Financial Group reported profits of $23.4 million in 2011, a company earnings record. A year earlier, it had earned $1.4 million. “Our record breaking performance in 2011 was driven by the combination of continued successful execution of our strategic plan that focuses Read More →