Cal Lutheran remembers “Big Red Machine” manager
California Lutheran University honored the memory of Hall of Fame baseball manager Sparky Anderson Tuesday evening in a program full of baseball lore and warm stories about his ties to the university and the community of Thousand Oaks. Former Detroit Tigers shortstop Alan Trammell, Angels manager Mike Scioscia and sportswriter David Lassen traded stories about Read More →
Dobyns named Mission Community Bank CEO
Tom Dobyns is the new CEO of San Luis Obispo-based Mission Community Bank. He was most recently president and CEO of American Security Bank in Newport Beach, prior to which he was with First Interstate Bank of California, Great Western Bank and Home Savings of America. His career started with Bank of America Corp., where Read More →
Knight named Santa Clara Valley Bank chief exec
Bank insider Cheryl Knight is the new CEO and president of Santa Clara Valley Bank, the firm said Nov. 17. Knight joined the Santa Paula-based bank in October 2010 as a chief credit officer and senior vice president. She also held the position of chief operating officer when she was named CEO. Before joining Santa Read More →
Panel tackles startup funding
There’s less venture capital to start technology businesses, and most of it is being crammed into existing firms rather than raw startups. But for new entrepreneurs who have a viable product in a large market with the team that can make it happen, there are as many opportunities as ever to get started and get Read More →
Amgen launches $5B buyback
Amgen said Nov. 7 that it plans to buy back $5 billion of its shares as part of a push to return profit to stockholders. Shares of the Thousand Oaks-based drugmaker jumped 4.5 percent in morning trading. Moody’s Investors Service and Fitch Ratings lowered their ratings on Amgen debt after the announcement because the biotech Read More →
