3rd quarter sales take off for missile defense company
Latest newsDefense and intelligence company Raytheon, which has large operations in Goleta, reported a 4.5 percent increase in sales for the third quarter of 2017, for a net income of $572 million. The missile systems segment led the company’s growth, with a 10 percent increase in net sales to $1.95 billion, and integrated defense systems rose Read More →
MindBody creeps closer toward profitability
Latest newsMindBody’s revenues continued its double-digit growth, and net losses fell by almost half to $3.6 million for the quarter ended Sept. 30. The San Luis Obispo-based software provider for the wellness and fitness industry saw a trickle of operating profits during the quarter. Excluding stock-based compensation and amortization of certain assets, the company posted a Read More →
Deckers halts sale hunt against investors’ wishes
Latest newsFootwear manufacturer Deckers Brands will launch a $400 million share buyback program as it wrapped up a strategic business review and simultaneously reported a 26 percent increase in its second quarter net income. In an earnings conference call on Oct. 26, the Goleta-based company said that it would no longer actively pursue a sale or Read More →
Amgen product sales slip but income stays steady
East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public CompaniesNet income at biotech giant Amgen stayed flat for the third quarter, despite a slight downtick in revenues to $5.8 billion, the company reported Oct. 25. Product sales saw a slight decline, including Neupogen, Epogen and its blockbuster rheumatoid arthritis drug Enbrel, which fell 6 percent, but net income stayed steady at a little more Read More →
Forecast: Ventura County economy to contract further in 2017
East Ventura County, Higher Education, Latest news, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura CountyVentura County’s economy is expected to contract further in 2017, declining by nearly 1 percentage point. That is the prediction of the California Lutheran University Center for Economic Research and Forecasting, which will present its forecast on Oct. 26. The CERF report says the dominant economic story to emerge in Ventura County over the past Read More →
Flir Systems reports third quarter increase in net earnings
Earnings, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public CompaniesThermal imaging device maker Flir Systems, which has large operations in Goleta, announced a 15 percent increase in its third quarter revenues, driving net earnings up 8 percent. The company saw increases in revenue across all segments, particularly its instruments, security and detection businesses, as well as a 39 percent increase in its original equipment Read More →
Complaint filed in bid to block Chumash development
Latest news, Law & Goverment, Real EstateA complaint has been filed against the County of Santa Barbara to stop it from allowing the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians to develop more than 1,400 acres of agricultural land in the Santa Ynez Valley, which has also been called Camp 4. The complaint outlines an assertion that the county cannot agree to Read More →
