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By Philip Joens / Friday, August 12th, 2016 / Columns, Latest news, Technology / Comments Off on Agoura Hills startup Estify makes its presence felt
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By Alex Kacik / Friday, August 12th, 2016 / Columns, Latest news, Nonprofits / Comments Off on World Business Academy trying to change ‘business of business’
The Santa Barbara-based World Business Academy thrust itself into the spotlight when it sued the California State Lands Commission last week. The nebulously named nonprofit challenged the commission over the approval of temporary land lease extensions at the Diablo Canyon Power Plant, which plans to close in 2025. The commission erred, according to the lawsuit, Read More →
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By Philip Joens / Friday, August 12th, 2016 / Central Coast Health Watch, middle, Technology / Comments Off on Sientra finds new factory to make breast implants
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, August 12th, 2016 / Columns, Latest news / Comments Off on Dubroff: Sientra goes for gold by partnering with Lubrizol
News from breast implant maker Sientra that it had secured a contract with a unit of lubricants maker Lubrizol to have its silicone breast implants produced in the U.S. sent the stock soaring on Aug. 9. In an ironic twist on the Rio Olympics, Sientra has been running away from Brazilian manufacturer Silimed after European Read More →
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By Philip Joens / Tuesday, August 9th, 2016 / Latest news / Comments Off on Goleta’s Sientra lines up new manufacturer for breast implants
Eleven months after manufacturing of its silicone breast implants stopped because it’s Brazilian factory was alleged to have unsafe manufacturing conditions, Sientra announced an agreement with a domestic manufacturer to make its implants Aug. 9. Sientra will use Vesta, a unit of Ohio-based tech conglomerate Lubrizol LifeSciences, which is owned by Berkshire Hathaway. CEO Jeffrey Read More →
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By Staff Report / Monday, August 8th, 2016 / Earnings, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on AppFolio second quarter revenues up, net loss down
AppFolio raised its financial outlook for the year as revenues increased sharply and losses narrowed in the second quarter, the company said Aug. 8. AppFolio, a Goleta-based developer of property management software for small- to medium-sized property managers, raised full-year financial-guidance estimates to a range between $103 million and $105 million Aug. 8. Previous estimates Read More →
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By Staff Report / Thursday, August 4th, 2016 / Earnings, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Inogen’s second quarter revenues, profits way up
Inogen revenues increased 24 percent and profits increased 48 percent, the company said when it released second quarter earnings results Aug. 4 Revenues for the Goleta-based maker of direct-to-consumer respiratory products increased 24 percent from $44 million during the second quarter of 2015 to $54.57 million in 2016, beating analyst revenue estimates of $52.44, million Read More →
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