Salem makes $8.5M buy in bid to build conservative media empire
By Staff Report / Monday, January 13th, 2014 / Banking & Finance, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Salem makes $8.5M buy in bid to build conservative media empire
Camarillo-based Christian and conservative media company Salem Communications Corp. said Jan. 13 that it has purchased the assets of Eagle Publishing for $8.5 million in a bid to build “a conservative media powerhouse.”
Suneva Medical raises $35M for skin treatments
By Staff Report / Friday, January 10th, 2014 / Health Care & Life Science, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Suneva Medical raises $35M for skin treatments
Suneva Medical, a San Diego aesthetics company with executive offices in Santa Barbara, has raised $35 million in debt and equity financing, bringing its total funding to $70.5 million over the past two years.
Atara Biotherapeutics funding round hits $52M
By Staff Report / Friday, January 10th, 2014 / East Ventura County, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Atara Biotherapeutics funding round hits $52M
Thousand Oaks-based Atara Biotherapeutics has brought on more investors to its second financing round, bringing the total raised to $52 million.
$114M slated to fuel Santa Maria Energy operations
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, January 10th, 2014 / Central Coast, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on $114M slated to fuel Santa Maria Energy operations
Santa Maria Energy has disclosed plans to pump up to $114 million into Santa Barbara County this year as it pursues its $1.2 billion in oil reserves and more than 7,700 potential drilling locations.

Seeing red tape: Individual policyholders forced out of insurance plans
By Christine De La Cruz / Friday, January 10th, 2014 / Features, Health Care & Life Science, Small Business, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Seeing red tape: Individual policyholders forced out of insurance plans
While many people now have insurance for the first time, another group of policyholders is cursing the new health care law: the self-employed and other individual policyholders.

TekTegrity buy caps IT industry consolidation
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, January 10th, 2014 / Central Coast, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on TekTegrity buy caps IT industry consolidation
San Luis Obispo-based TekTegrity has acquired Digital Foundation, continuing a wave of consolidation in the Central Coast IT services industry.

New Sierra Vista chief takes helm during health care overhaul
By Christine De La Cruz / Friday, January 10th, 2014 / Central Coast, Health Care & Life Science, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on New Sierra Vista chief takes helm during health care overhaul
Joseph DeSchryver steps into his new role as chief executive at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center in San Luis Obispo amid seismic changes in the health care industry.







