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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, May 25th, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Top Stories / Comments Off on CKE’s $100M IPO will fuel hunger for growth
As the battle for a bigger slice of the $70 billion U.S. burger market heats up, CKE Restaurants is preparing to go public again in a $100 million stock offering. CKE, the Carpinteria-based parent of burger chains Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s, said in a May 17 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it plans to Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, May 25th, 2012 / Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Goleta partners with UCSB, chamber to attract tech
[EDITOR’S NOTE: This story, originally published online on May 18, was updated with additional quotes and information. The updated version, published May 25, is below]. On the heels of $463 million in business investment since 2010, the city of Goleta is teaming up with its neighbor UC Santa Barbara and the Goleta Valley Chamber of Read More →
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, May 18th, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Amgen power handoff comes at critical time
Incoming Amgen chief Robert Bradway takes the baton from longtime CEO Kevin Sharer as the world’s largest biotech company makes critical decisions about how it will compete with Big Pharma and biosimilars. Amgen, the Tri-Counties’ only blue-chip stock and the largest employer in the region with more than 6,000 employees, will install Bradway, a former Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, May 18th, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on ValueClick powers up video advertising platform
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, May 18th, 2012 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Simi Valley Hospital rolls out labs as new CEO takes helm
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By Staff Report / Monday, May 14th, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Top Stories / Comments Off on Shareholder threatens to oust board after First California rejects offer
An aggressive major shareholder in First California Financial Group has threatened to move to oust the company’s board after the bank rejected a buyout offer from PacWest Bancorp. New York-based Basswood Capital Management, which said in a regulatory filing that it owns 5.2 percent of the common stock of First California, issued the sternly worded Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, May 11th, 2012 / Law & Goverment, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tourism / 2 Comments
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