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By Staff Report / Friday, June 13th, 2014 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Top Stories / Comments Off on Coast National Bank parent raises $6.8M in private placement
Coast Bancorp has raised $6.8 million through a private placement of debt and equity, a capital infusion that the San Luis Obispo-based banking firm said will be used for future growth as it turns the corner toward profitability. The parent company of Coast National Bank said the raise included 4.8 million shares of common stock Read More →
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By Austen Hufford / Friday, June 13th, 2014 / Banking & Finance, East Ventura County, Small Business, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Ventura startup hopes to bring meals to your door
FreshRealm is betting millions of dollars on a revolutionary concept: A backend service for businesses that enables customers to get fresh food sent directly to their homes. Combined with a reusable container that can be filled at a store and shipped via FedEx to the home, the service utilizes existing infrastructure and can scale quickly, its founders say.
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By Austen Hufford / Thursday, June 12th, 2014 / Banking & Finance, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Vitesse plans $23.2M stock offering
Shares of Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. plummeted 11.3 percent on Thursday after the company revealed plans to raise $23.2 million by selling common stock. The Camarillo-based chip design company said Thursday that the proceeds of the offering, a planned sale of 7.5 million shares at $3.35 each, would be used for working capital and general corporate Read More →
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By Staff Report / Monday, June 9th, 2014 / Banking & Finance, East Ventura County, Technology, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Amgen hires former 3M exec as CFO
Amgen has hired David Meline, formerly with industrial conglomerate 3M Co., as its new chief financial officer. At 3M, Meline was responsible for the finances of a Minnesota-based company with more than $30 billion in worldwide revenues. Amgen, the world’s largest biotechnology firm, had profits of $5 billion in 2013, a 17 percent increase from Read More →
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