PCBC reports $70.5M in 2011 profits
Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Earnings, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies[wikichart align=”center” ticker=”PCBC” showannotations=”true” livequote=”true” rollingdate=”6 months” width=”390″ height=”245″] Pacific Capital Bancorp, the largest bank based in the region, earned $70.5 million in 2011, its first full calendar year under the ownership of a Texas-based private equity group. The parent company of Santa Barbara Bank & Trust saw its fourth-quarter profits drop 39.8 percent to Read More →
Op/ed: Cyber crimes and data breaches are not just the problems of big companies
Op/Eds, OpinionSmall-business owners are facing a growing number of hurdles in protecting their companies from cyber attacks.
SLO law firm to change name
Latest news, Law & GovermentSan 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 →
Ceres to debut at $21 to $23 per share
Banking & Finance, Latest news, Tri-County Public CompaniesThousand 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 →
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 →
Kaiser grants Ventura group $1M to fight obesity
Latest newsKaiser 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 →
