Stimulus talks renew hope for financial relief
Conversations in Washington of a second round of economic relief are in the works, in hopes to offset the financial impact of COVID-19
Read More →New state order could close restaurants, other businesses if ICUs fill up
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a revised stay-at-home order on Dec. 3 that is tied to each region of the state’s intensive care capacity. In areas where the ICU capacity falls below 15%, a stay-at-home order will be implemented for three weeks. Under this new order, the state is broken into five regions, with Ventura, Read More →
Read More →Semtech reaches record highs after earnings beat
Semtech, a Camarillo semiconductor company specializing in Internet of Things applications, announced earnings on Dec. 2 that beat both the previous quarter and analysts’ estimates. Shares of Semtech were trading at just under $70 my midday on Dec. 3, the highest stock price in the company’s history. The company’s shares are up 23% in the Read More →
Read More →Amgen joins new cooperative trials for COVID treatment
With COVID-19 continuing to surge across the globe, a coalition of pharmaceutical companies including Thousand Oaks-based Amgen has announced a joint trial for new coronavirus treatments. Amgen, along with Takeda and UCB, are now collaborating to study methods of treatment for patients who are hospitalized due to COVID-19, the three companies announced. The trial enrolled Read More →
Read More →Trade Desk CEO, CSUCI team up to help students stay in school during pandemic
CSU Channel Islands is helping its student stay in school and graduate with $500,000 in funding for scholarships and peer mentors from Jeff Green, the CEO and co-founder of The Trade Desk. Earlier this year, after the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the Jeff Green Family Foundation gave $250,000 to CSUCI’s peer mentorship programs, which provide mentors Read More →
Read More →QAD reports slight revenue dip, big earnings jump
Profits at Santa Barbara-based software firm QAD hit $3.2 million in the third quarter of 2020, up from $125,000 in the same quarter of 2019, the company announced Nov. 24. QAD had earnings of 16 cents per share, up from just 1 cent per share a year earlier. “We made significant progress toward our long-term Read More →
Read More →Montecito Bank & Trust hands out nearly $1.2M in charitable grants
Montecito Bank & Trust upped the ante for the 2020 round of its corporate philanthropy, giving away $1.175 million at its 18th annual Community Dividends program on Nov. 23. The program was presented virtually on Zoom, and around 350 people participated from 194 organizations in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. The program was the creation Read More →
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