How pirate tactics built an entrepreneurial ecosystem
By Reneé Rock “It’s better to be a pirate than to join the navy.” When Steve Jobs uttered this phrase, he was speaking to the Mac team, which had become a kind of splinter group with its own identity within Apple. Jobs knew what he was up against at fast-growing Apple and intuitively understood that Read More →
Our view: Housing shortage spurs exodus to other states
While California’s housing crisis has begun to trigger a backlash, with some cities hunkering down behind NIMBY walls, the dire shortage of homes is having big impacts on other states. In Colorado, an influx of young, upwardly mobile professionals is fueling a boom in apartment building, driving rents higher and triggering an affordable housing crisis. Read More →
Yardi Systems gains huge client for property software
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Ventura County Lodging Association executive director stepping down
The Ventura County Lodging Association announced a change in leadership Aug. 3, as Executive Director Rebekah Evans steps down effective Aug. 25. “It has truly been my privilege to help grow the Tourism Business Improvement District for the cities of Ventura, Oxnard, Camarillo and Port Hueneme!” Evans wrote in her farewell letter. She later said Read More →
PennyMac reports decline in net income
Westlake Village-based PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust and PennyMac Financial Services reported a drop in earnings on Aug. 3 for the quarter ended June 30. Investment income was up 30 percent compared to the prior quarter, but net income for the mortgage investment trust was $26.4 million, a 6 percent decline from the same period in Read More →
Inogen net income up 11.3 percent for second quarter
Net income at Inogen rose 11.3 percent for the second quarter to $8.3 million, after a 17.5 percent bump in its revenues to $64.1 million. The Goleta-based portable oxygen concentrator maker sold 32,400 units during the quarter ended June 30, up nearly 30 percent from the same period in 2016. Earnings per share rose slightly Read More →
Teledyne reports record sales for second quarter
Thousand Oaks-based tech giant Teledyne reported record sales for its second quarter, ended July 2, reaching $671.1 million and net income of $60.1 million, or $1.66 per diluted share. In addition to growth in all its major product lines — particularly its digital imaging segment, which saw an 89.6 percent increase to $188.5 million — Read More →
