Inogen sees revenue growth, but stock declines after report
Inogen, a Goleta-based medical device company specializing in portable oxygen concentrators, is starting to see its core business come back from the pandemic, and the company highlighted double-digit year-over-year growth in both earnings and revenue in its second quarter financial results, released Aug. 4. The company more than doubled its net income for the quarter Read More →
Transphorm closes deal in Japan
Goleta-based Transphorm announced the close of its acquisition of a Japanese-based water fabrication company on Aug. 2, alongside its new joint venture capital partner, JCP Capital. The facility, located in Aizu Wakamatsu, Japan, is considered to be the premier wafer manufacturing fab in the world for high-voltage gallium nitride power semiconductors, according to a press Read More →
Nordstrom building in downtown Santa Barbara nearing sale; buyer plans offices on upper floors
The Nordstrom building in downtown Santa Barbara is nearing a sale, and the new owner is looking to turn the upper floors into office space, according to a report released by Hayes Commercial Group on July 30. The building is at the northern end of Paseo Nuevo. Most of the outdoor mall is owned by Read More →
Community West Bank reports increase in quarterly earnings
In another sign of strength for the regional banking industry, Goleta-based Community West Bancshares reported a 17.5% increase in net income for the second quarter, to 41 cents per share. The parent of Community West Bank said on Aug. 2 that earnings for the most recent quarter were $3.6 million, versus $3 million for the Read More →
UCSB moves ahead with Munger Hall mega-dorm
UC Santa Barbara has released a notice of preparation for a new student housing development, Munger Hall, which was previously approved as part of the university’s Long Range Development Plan. Munger Hall, when built, would increase the university’s on-campus housing by 50%, with single-occupancy rooms, and will allow the university to eliminate triple housing in Read More →
Sun & Swell foods opens Ventura storefront as online sales boom
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Running shoe sales propel Deckers to profitable quarter
Goleta-based Deckers Brands started its 2021-22 fiscal year strong, reporting huge increases in earnings and revenue in quarterly results released after the markets closed July 29. The parent company of Ugg, Teva and other footwear brands delivered earnings of $48.1 million in the most recent quarter, or $1.71 per share, much better than the same Read More →
