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By Guest commentary / Friday, May 29th, 2015 / Energy, Op/Eds, Personal Finance / Comments Off on Investors can decide not to put money into companies that damage environment
By Brad Stark and Kieran Osborne The pipeline breakage near Refugio State Beach is not only devastating to our environment and harmful to life on the Central Coast, but it also brings attention to how the oil industry is supported with investment dollars. The public relations battle with fossil fuels has been heating up for Read More →
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By Staff Report / Thursday, May 28th, 2015 / Earnings, Latest news, South Coast, Top Stories / Comments Off on Deckers posts record Q4 revenue, beats Wall Street expectations
Goleta-based footwear and apparel company Deckers managed to smash Wall Street expectations in its fiscal 2015 fourth quarter earnings. The company recorded a $1.4 million profit for the quarter after posting a loss in the same period last year. Deckers also had record revenue of $340.6 million for the quarter, an increase of 15.6 percent Read More →
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By Staff Report / Thursday, May 7th, 2015 / Banking & Finance, Latest news, Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories / Comments Off on ERG Resources files bankruptcy, business for sale
ERG Resources, a Houston-based independent oil and gas with major operation in northern Santa Barbara County recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Dallas. The company plans to sell the business. A Business Times previous report found that the company owed nearly $400 million on a loan with CLMG Corp., an agent holding lien on Read More →
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By Staff Report / Monday, April 27th, 2015 / Latest news, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Inogen earnings top Wall Street expectations again
Inogen, the Goleta-based maker of direct-to-consumer respiratory products, on April 27 reported fourth-quarter profit of $1.5 million. The company said it had net income of 7 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for pretax gains, were 6 cents per share. Inogen, which produces oxygen concentrators for patients suffering from chronic respiratory conditions, posted revenue of $29.1 Read More →
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By Staff Report / Friday, April 24th, 2015 / Earnings, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Community West post big first-quarter numbers
Goleta-based Community West Bancshares, parent company of Community West Bank, reported a profit of $1.8 million in the first quarter of 2015. The company recorded a profit of $1.4 million in the same period last year. “Community West’s first quarter accomplishments were a good start to the year as we continue to successfully strengthen our Read More →