Semtech’s earnings rise
[wikichart align=”right” ticker=”NASDAQ:SMTC” showannotations=”true” livequote=”true” startdate=”30-05-2011″ enddate=”30-11-2011″ width=”300″ height=”245″] Camarillo-based Semtech, a chip design firm, posted 67 percent increase in quarterly earnings on a slight increase in sales for the most recent quarter. Semtech, which is in its 2012 fiscal year, said third quarter net income came to $27 million, compared with $16.1 million a Read More →
Read More →Amgen kicks off debt offering
[wikichart align=”right” ticker=”NASDAQ:AMGN” showannotations=”true” livequote=”true” startdate=”30-05-2011″ enddate=”30-11-2011″ width=”300″ height=”245″] Amgen has priced more than $1 billion in debt offerings as it loads up on cash for its massive stock buyback and dividend program. The company said it had priced $550 million of senior notes due 2018 and an additional $475 million in senior notes due Read More →
Read More →Cal Lutheran remembers “Big Red Machine” manager
California Lutheran University honored the memory of Hall of Fame baseball manager Sparky Anderson Tuesday evening in a program full of baseball lore and warm stories about his ties to the university and the community of Thousand Oaks. Former Detroit Tigers shortstop Alan Trammell, Angels manager Mike Scioscia and sportswriter David Lassen traded stories about Read More →
Read More →Dobyns named Mission Community Bank CEO
Tom Dobyns is the new CEO of San Luis Obispo-based Mission Community Bank. He was most recently president and CEO of American Security Bank in Newport Beach, prior to which he was with First Interstate Bank of California, Great Western Bank and Home Savings of America. His career started with Bank of America Corp., where Read More →
Read More →Knight named Santa Clara Valley Bank chief exec
Bank insider Cheryl Knight is the new CEO and president of Santa Clara Valley Bank, the firm said Nov. 17. Knight joined the Santa Paula-based bank in October 2010 as a chief credit officer and senior vice president. She also held the position of chief operating officer when she was named CEO. Before joining Santa Read More →
Read More →Panel tackles startup funding
There’s less venture capital to start technology businesses, and most of it is being crammed into existing firms rather than raw startups. But for new entrepreneurs who have a viable product in a large market with the team that can make it happen, there are as many opportunities as ever to get started and get Read More →
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