Heritage Oaks Q4 profits jump 24%
By Staff Report / Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Central Coast, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Heritage Oaks Q4 profits jump 24%
The increase was primarily due to the inclusion of Mission Community Bancorp’s operating results, which boosted pre-tax net income in the company’s fourth quarter financials.
Oasis counts on Titan: Tax credits will help add 357 jobs
By Erika Martin / Friday, January 30th, 2015 / Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Oasis counts on Titan: Tax credits will help add 357 jobs

Thanks to corporate clients’ growing demand for security solutions and $2 million in California tax credits, Oasis plans to multiply its workforce nine-fold and create 357 jobs in the next three years.

Amgen profit tops analysts’ estimates on drug sales, tax credit
By Staff Report / Friday, January 30th, 2015 / East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Amgen profit tops analysts’ estimates on drug sales, tax credit

Amgen, the nation’s biggest biotech company, reported fourth-quarter profits that beat analysts’ estimates, aided by a tax benefit and higher-than-estimated sales of arthritis drug Enbrel.
Ryland beats Street on higher home sales
By Staff Report / Thursday, January 29th, 2015 / Earnings, Latest news, Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Ryland beats Street on higher home sales
Shares of the The Ryland Group finished trading up more than 8 percent Thursday after the company released fourth-quarter earnings with revenues up 24.7 percent, trumping analysts expectations.
Carrillo Plaza flipped to investor for $12.2M
By Elijah Brumback / Monday, January 26th, 2015 / Latest news, Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories / Comments Off on Carrillo Plaza flipped to investor for $12.2M

Carrillo Plaza is located at 210 W. Carrillo Blvd. and was sold by Carrillo Holdings, a Santa Barbara-based real estate company. It has shed six Santa Barbara properties over the last 18 months.
Miramar green-lighted, but Caruso not happy with restrictions
By Staff Report / Thursday, January 22nd, 2015 / Latest news, Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories, Tourism / Comments Off on Miramar green-lighted, but Caruso not happy with restrictions
At a Jan. 21 Montecito Planning Commission meeting that lasted well into the evening, developer Rick Caruso was ultimately given the OK for his redesigned Miramar project. However, the commission attached a few conditions to the approval, which didn’t sit well with the founder of one of the largest privately held real estate companies in Read More →
QAD, shareholders could pull in $60M with public offering
By Staff Report / Friday, January 16th, 2015 / Latest news, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on QAD, shareholders could pull in $60M with public offering
QAD, the Santa Barbara-based software developer, today confirmed the pricing for its recently announced public stock offering. The company is offering 3 million shares of Class A common stock at $20.00 per share. One million shares included in the sale are being offered by controlling stockholders Karl Lopker and Pamela Lopker. Additionally, QAD has granted Read More →