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By Amber Hair / Monday, November 2nd, 2020 / Latest news, left, Small Business / Comments Off on New business, new reality: opening a business during a pandemic presents a few extra challenges
Opening a business requires a lot of flexibility, patience and commitment. Opening a business during a pandemic requires even more.
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By Jorge Mercado / Sunday, November 1st, 2020 / Latest news, middle, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Linking rural communities: GeoLinks gets venture deal to expand broadband network
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By Staff Report / Friday, October 30th, 2020 / Latest news, Small Business, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Camarillo Chamber CEO to step down
Gary Cushing is retiring from his role as the CEO of the Camarillo Chamber of Commerce at the end of November, the chamber announced Oct. 30. Cushing was originally brought on to be the interim CEO for six months and stayed in the role for seven years. Through his tenure, Cushing helped the chamber build Read More →
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By Amber Hair / Friday, October 30th, 2020 / Banking & Finance, Central Coast Health Watch, Earnings, East Ventura County, Latest news, Real Estate, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on LTC earnings drop as pandemic hurts rent income
LTC Properties, a senior housing and health care real estate investment trust, posted another quarter of low net income when it filed its third quarter financial report on Oct. 29. The Westlake Villaged-based company announced a net income of $12.1 million, or 31 cents per diluted share, compared to $27.1 million, or 68 cents per Read More →
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By Amber Hair / Friday, October 30th, 2020 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Central Coast, Earnings, Latest news, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Mission Bancorp reports growth in earnings, revenue, deposits
Mission Bancorp, which has business banking offices in Ventura and San Luis Obispo, set a new all-time record for net income when it announced its third quarter financial results. The bank reported a net income of $4.2 million, or $2.07 per basic common share, compared to the net income of $3.7 million, or $1.85 per Read More →
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By Jorge Mercado / Thursday, October 29th, 2020 / Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, South Coast, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Deckers reports earnings growth, record revenue
Deckers Brands, a footwear company based in Goleta, reported increases in sales and earnings in the most recent fiscal quarter, on the strength of major sales growth by its Teva and Hoka One One brands. Its earnings report for the second quarter of 2020-21, released Oct. 29, showed revenue up 15% from the same quarter Read More →
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By Tom Bronzini / Thursday, October 29th, 2020 / Agribusiness, Central Coast, Latest news, South Coast, Top Stories, Top Story, Tourism, Tri-County Economy, Wine & Viticulture / Comments Off on Santa Barbara County wine group abandons bid for BID
The Santa Barbara County Vintners Association has abandoned its two-year effort to establish the world’s first wine business improvement district, or BID, as an answer to its longstanding problem of lagging behind other wine regions in marketing spending. Vintners Association Executive Director Alison Laslett said in an Oct. 29 letter to members, co-signed by the Read More →
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