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By Staff Report / Friday, September 7th, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Election spending could be windfall for Salem
By Julian Moore on Sept. 7, 2012 Camarillo-based media company Salem Communications, which serves up conservative political commentary on sites such as HotAir.com and dozens of talk radio stations across the country, is in a position to tap new revenue streams this election season. [wikichart align=”right” ticker=”NASDAQ:SALM” showannotations=”true” livequote=”true” startdate=”07-03-2012″ enddate=”07-09-2012″ width=”300″ height=”245″] Media experts Read More →
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, September 7th, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Top Stories / Comments Off on TWIW creates CEO position to lead firm’s growth plans
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By Stephen Nellis / Thursday, September 6th, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Clipper sued for $60M amid layoffs
Carpinteria-based Clipper Windpower faces a $60 million lawsuit from a wind farm developer shortly after it laid off 174 people. First Wind Energy, a Boston-based wind farm developer with projects in New York, Hawaii and several other states, filed suit on Sept. 4 in Santa Barbara County Superior Court. Most of the complaint is sealed. Read More →
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, August 31st, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Law & Goverment, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tourism, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Eagle Castle Winery files for Ch. 11 protection
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By Staff Report / Monday, August 27th, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Latest news, Technology / Comments Off on UCSB spinout sold to medical supply giant
Sirigen, a UC Santa Barbara biomedical technology spinout, has been acquired by New Jersey-based Becton Dickinson and Co. The company was founded in 2003 by two students and a professor to enter UCSB’s New Venture Competition. Sirigen won the competition in May 2003. The company’s technology tapped recently discovered conductive polymers to improve what are Read More →
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By Staff Report / Friday, August 24th, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Law & Goverment, Top Stories / Comments Off on Stratus hits brakes on car shows amid shakeup
By Julian Moore on August 24, 2012 A Santa Barbara company that produces lavish luxury and collectible car shows has suspended its event schedule amid a financial shortfall and turmoil in its executive suite. Stratus Media Group, the luxury car show and fight promoter that owns the event, has sacked its CEO and given him Read More →
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By Staff Report / Tuesday, August 21st, 2012 / Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Qualstar cuts jobs amid $4.1M loss
Simi Valley-based Qualstar, a maker of tape-based hard-drive backups and power supplies, has laid off 13 percent of its workforce. The company said the employees were related to unprofitable technologies that it is phasing out, and the move is expected to save the company about $480,00 a year. The announcement came days after Qualstar said Read More →
