Powers: Ventura County keeping close watch on portfolio
Ventura County will closely monitor returns on its investment portfolio to make sure an 8 percent gain is reasonable, county CEO Mike Powers said in a March 15 talk. Speaking in Ventura at the quarterly California Lutheran University Corporate Leaders Breakfast, Powers said that while 8 percent has been a historically accurate return, constant monitoring Read More →
Read More →MB&T starts 37th year on high note
Ten nonprofits from across th region received grants on March 14 as Montecito Bank & Trust prepared to celebrate its 37th anniversary and it 20th year of adding a philanthropic twist to the festivities. The bank’s employees selected the 10 organizations, which included All for Animals, Alzheimer’s Association, American Heart Association, Council on Alcoholism and Read More →
Read More →Limoneira Q1 revenue up 73 percent
Despite a 73 percent jump in revenue, Santa Paula-based agribusiness Limoneira Company posted a $2.9 million loss during the first quarter of the year, it said March 12. For the quarter ended Jan. 31, revenue was $10.2 million, up from $5.9 million during the same period of the previous year, according to a news release. Read More →
Read More →Sheared by sheepskin: Ugg parent’s stock takes hit on rising prices
If you’re a Deckers investor concerned about the 17 percent decline in the company’s share price in recent weeks, consider eating mutton for dinner more often.
Read More →Salem earnings soar 195%
[wikichart align=”right” ticker=”NASDAQ:SALM” showannotations=”true” livequote=”true” startdate=”08-09-2011″ enddate=”08-03-2012″ width=”300″ height=”245″] Camarillo-based Salem Communications, a conservative and Christian radio broadcaster, increased profits 195 percent to $5.6 million in 2011, the company said March 8. Salem owns or operates 95 radio stations in the U.S., more than half of which are in the nation’s top 25 radio markets. Read More →
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