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Amazon plans to hire more San Luis Obispo workers

By   /  Friday, July 31st, 2015  /  Central Coast, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Amazon plans to hire more San Luis Obispo workers

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Rabobank wants to be tops in ag, small biz lending

By   /  Friday, July 31st, 2015  /  Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Latest news, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Rabobank wants to be tops in ag, small biz lending

  After a series of branch consolidations and a strategic rethinking, Rabobank will focus its California lending on business banking, agribusiness and renewables in its core markets in the Central Valley and on the Central Coast. The Netherlands-based banking giant has set a goal to be the global leader in food and agriculture lending as Read More →

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Deckers loses $47.3 million in fiscal first quarter

By   /  Thursday, July 30th, 2015  /  Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies  /  Comments Off on Deckers loses $47.3 million in fiscal first quarter

Goleta-based Deckers on July 30 reported a loss of $47.3 million in its fiscal first quarter and a loss of $1.43 on a per-share basis. Despite the per-share loss, the results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of $1.51 per share. Deckers Read More →

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Amgen second-quarter profit beats analysts’ estimates

By   /  Thursday, July 30th, 2015  /  Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies  /  Comments Off on Amgen second-quarter profit beats analysts’ estimates

Thousand Oaks-based Amgen Inc. posted second-quarter profit that topped analysts’ estimates, driven by higher sales and lower operating expenses. The biotech also raised its revenue and earnings forecast for the year. Profit excluding one-time items rose to $2.57 a share, while analysts had predicted $2.43 on average. Revenue increased 3.7 percent to $5.37 billion, the Read More →

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Venoco asks Goleta for permission to move two truckloads of oil per day

By   /  Tuesday, July 28th, 2015  /  Energy, Latest news, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Venoco asks Goleta for permission to move two truckloads of oil per day

Venoco has asked the city of Goleta for emergency authority to move two truckloads per day of oil from its Ellwood facility to Santa Maria for the next 17 days. Venoco said it was making the request so that lines and other facilities could be cleared in order to complete mandatory inspections. Venoco said it Read More →

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Bauerlein to keynote 2015 Spirit of Small Business awards

By   /  Monday, July 27th, 2015  /  Latest news, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Bauerlein to keynote 2015 Spirit of Small Business awards

  The Pacific Coast Business Times is pleased to announce our 2015 class of Spirit of Small Business award winners. The annual special section, now in its 13th year, celebrates small-business ownership and entrepreneurship in the Tri-Counties. The report published with the July 24 print edition of the Business Times. The honorees will be celebrated Read More →

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UCSB named West Coast hub for Photonics Institute

By   /  Monday, July 27th, 2015  /  Latest news, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on UCSB named West Coast hub for Photonics Institute

UC Santa Barbara’s Institute for Energy Efficiency will play a lead role in a $110 million federal program to develop new electronic products using the next generation of chip technology. UCSB will become the west coast hub for the newly formed American Institute for Manufacturing of Photonics (AIM), teaming with lead institution State University of Read More →

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