Union Bank unveils $10M grant program for underserved communities
Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article contained an error in the headline. Union Bank’s Community Recovery Program is grants, not loans. Union Bank is making it easier for marginalized communities to access much-needed grant funds through a new online portal. The Community Recovery Program is a portal through which the bank is pouring Read More →
Inogen revenue falls, but Q2 earnings beat analyst estimates
The COVID-19 pandemic continued to cut into Inogen’s revenue, as new physician referrals and patient mobility declined during a quarter usually marked by increased patient travel and demand. Revenue fell nearly 30 percent in the second quarter to $71.7 million, missing average analyst estimates, and net income of $2.7 million was down from $9.9 million Read More →
Alaska Airlines to add Santa Barbara-San Diego daily flights
Alaska Airlines will fly direct daily from Santa Barbara to San Diego starting Nov. 20, Santa Barbara Airport announced Aug. 4. Alaska Airlines already offers daily service from Santa Barbara to Seattle and Portland. The new flight reduces travel between San Diego and Santa Barbara from a car trip that can take anywhere from four Read More →
Goleta small-business grants available until Aug. 7
Grants are available for Goleta’s small businesses, but only for a short time. The grants are being provided by the Santa Barbara Better Together Fund Small Business Grant Program, which was launched in partnership with the city of Goleta, the Santa Barbara Foundation and Deckers Brands. Grants of up to $10,000 will be available for Read More →
Amgen teams up with competitors in COVID treatment trial
Amgen has joined two of its competitors in launching a trial for drugs to treat patients with COVID-19. Together with Chicago-based AbbVie and Japanese drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical, the Thousand Oaks biotech giant said Aug. 3 it had enrolled the first patients into a clinical trial for the anti-inflammatory drugs Otezla, cenicriviroc and Firazyr. Otezla is Read More →
Deckers beats expectations with rising sales, shrinking losses in second quarter
Goleta-based Deckers Brands, the parent company of Ugg and Teva, saw its net sales increase in the second quarter as the footwear company continued to beat expectations and trim expenses. Sales increased 2.3 percent, to $283.2 million, compared to $276.8 million at the same point in 2019. The company still took a loss, but the Read More →
Hair: Procore campus, listed at $48M, sells for undisclosed amount
Procore’s Carpinteria campus, which also houses a couple of other buildings, was recently sold to an out-of-town investor. The 9.3-acre shorefront campus at 6303-6309 Carpinteria Ave., once the headquarters of CKE Restaurants, was sold by an investment group, which Hayes Commercial Group partners Francois DeJohn and Steve Hayes represented in the sale. The three-building campus Read More →
