Boeing buys SLO software firm
Boeing announced Nov. 16 that it has signed an agreement to buy San Luis Obispo-based CDM Technologies, a software engineering company.
Foley buys Eos Winery
Foley Family Wines announced Nov. 15 that it is buying Paso Robles-based Eos Estate Winery.
Entitlements done, Investec finds $10M exit from Carpinteria property
The 12-acre residential portion of Carpinteria’s Lagunitas mixed-use project recently sold for $10 million, a move the seller says frees it up to focus on what it does best. “I am not as enamored with building as I am with entitling and getting things approved,” Ken Slaught, president of Investec Real Estate Companies, told the Read More →
First California acquires failed Woodland Hills bank
[Editor’s note: This story has been corrected. Scroll down to the bottom for the update.] Westlake Village-based First California Financial Group acquired the assets of Western Commercial Bank on Nov. 5 after federal regulators shut down the Woodland Hills-based institution. First California will pay the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. a half percent premium to assume Read More →
Investec sells $10M property
Investec Real Estate Companies announced Oct. 27 that it has sold a 12-acre residential property in Carpinteria to a developer who plans to build 73 homes there next year. The property, which is part of the Lagunitas mixed-use development, sold for $10 million, Investec said. Investec will keep the 13-acre office portion of Lagunitas. The Read More →
UTC to buy rest of Clipper
United Technologies Corp., a multinational firm that owns nearly half of Carpinteria-based Clipper Windpower, has reached an agreement with Clipper to buy the rest of the turbine maker. UTC acquired 49.5 percent of Clipper in December in a deal that gave it the right to boost its stake to 55 percent in 2012 — or Read More →
