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LTC earnings jump 14.7%

By   /  Friday, February 21st, 2014  /  Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, Real Estate  /  Comments Off on LTC earnings jump 14.7%

LTC Properties’ fourth-quarter profits jumped 14.7 percent to $13.7 million, or 40 cents per diluted share, it said on Feb. 20.

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Inogen shares stumble after $70.5M initial public offering

By   /  Friday, February 21st, 2014  /  Banking & Finance, Central Coast Health Watch, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies  /  2 Comments

Shares of Goleta-based Inogen settled into the low $15 range as the Business Times went to press Feb. 19 after the company raised $70.5 million in an initial public offering that priced at $16, the low end of its expected range. In addition to selling shares, the company changed some of the disclosures it made to investors, pointing out its steep reliance on government and private insurance programs for 41 percent of its total revenue in 2012.

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Templar banks on grapes: Asset-based lender launches winery arm

By   /  Friday, February 21st, 2014  /  Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Central Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Wine & Viticulture  /  Comments Off on Templar banks on grapes: Asset-based lender launches winery arm

Templar Capital does asset-based lending and recently launched Vintners Capital, a lending arm that caters specifically to wine-related businesses by lending against wine-club subscriptions and equipment, along with other collateral.

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Heritage Oaks and Mission Community merger to close Feb. 28

By   /  Thursday, February 20th, 2014  /  Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Central Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Heritage Oaks and Mission Community merger to close Feb. 28

The $56 million deal will make Heritage Oaks the largest community bank in the Tri-Counties, with about $1.6 billion in assets.

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Connexity sold to Shopzilla

By   /  Thursday, February 20th, 2014  /  Banking & Finance, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County  /  Comments Off on Connexity sold to Shopzilla

Ventura-based digital advertising firm Connexity has been purchased by Shopzilla, an online comparison shopping website out of Los Angeles, for an undisclosed sum.

The deal marks the first exit for a business that had operated out of the Ventura Ventures Technology Center, the city of Ventura’s startup incubator.

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Mission Community shareholders approve $56M acquisition

By   /  Tuesday, February 18th, 2014  /  Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Central Coast  /  Comments Off on Mission Community shareholders approve $56M acquisition

Shareholders of San Luis Obispo-based Mission Community Bancorp have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a proposed merger with Heritage Oaks Bancorp out of Paso Robles. The $56 million deal was announced in October 2013 and would leave Heritage Oaks as the survivor and the largest bank based in the Tri-Counties.

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Vitesse makes play for Internet of things in turnaround tactic

By   /  Friday, February 14th, 2014  /  Banking & Finance, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County  /  Comments Off on Vitesse makes play for Internet of things in turnaround tactic

Vitesse, which had $103.7 million in revenue last year, is hoping that the Internet of things will converge with the turnaround strategy it has been mounting for the past several years that is starting to come to fruition.

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