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 | Monday, September 14th, 2015

								
CIO Solutions opening San Luis Obispo office

								Central Coast, Latest news								
CIO Solutions, a Goleta-based computer consulting and management-company, will officially open a new office in downtown San Luis Obispo on Sept. 21. A ribbon cutting will be held at 4:30 p.m. at the new office at 864 Osos St. with members of the San Luis Obispo City Council and the chamber of commerce. The company Read More →

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, September 11th, 2015

								
Ventura County Community Foundation lays off staff, suspends Center for Nonprofit Leadership

								Latest news, Nonprofits								
The Ventura County Community Foundation has laid off a number of staff members and indefinitely suspended its Center for Nonprofit Leadership. Shortly after bringing in new foundation management earlier this year, an independent financial consultant found there’s been a “lack of focus and professional procedures,” said Vanessa Bechtel, president and CEO of the Ventura County Read More →

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Thursday, September 10th, 2015

								
Santa Barbara’s Pensionmark partners with CAPTRUST

								Latest news, Personal Finance								
Santa Barbara-based Pensionmark Financial Group and CAPTRUST Financial Advisors have partnered to better deliver corporate retirement plans with a combined $180 billion of assets under advisement, the companies announced Sept. 10. The new jointly owned entity will operate as Pensionmark’s registered investment advisor and will take on more than 3,000 combined clients. CAPTRUST and Pensionmark Read More →

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Thursday, September 10th, 2015

								
Grocer Haggen files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

								Latest news								
Washington-based Haggen, the West Coast regional grocer, announced late Sept. 8 that it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in an effort to reorganize. The company received $215 million in debtor-in-possession financing from its lenders to maintain its existing operations, according to a news release. “After careful consideration of all alternatives, the company concluded that a Read More →

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Wednesday, September 9th, 2015

								
Limoneira partners with Lewis Group on Santa Paula Gateway

								Agribusiness, Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County								
In a transformative deal, Limoneira Co. has landed a partner for its Santa Paula Gateway project, unlocking as much as $100 million in cash flow over the next 10 years. In a statement, Limoneira said it has joined with The Lewis Group of Companies, a real estate investment company based in Claremont, to develop the Read More →

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Thursday, September 3rd, 2015

								
Amgen shares drop as Novartis launches cheaper drug

								East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies								
Amgen, the giant biotech company based in Thousand Oaks, saw its shares drop 2 percent to $149.23 on Sept. 3 after its rival Novartis launched a drug similar to Amgen’s that costs 15 percent less. Novartis’ Zarxio and Amgen’s Neupogen both help chemotherapy patients battle infections by increasing the production of white blood cells. The Read More →

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Thursday, September 3rd, 2015

								
Goleta-based Sientra to offer additional $75 million worth of stock

								Latest news, South Coast, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies								
Sientra, a Goleta-based breast implant manufacturer, submitted documents to the Securities and Exchange Commission to offer an additional $75 million worth of stock on Sept. 3. Sientra raised about $77 million after paying underwriting expenses when it started trading on the Nasdaq on Oct. 29, 2014. At the time, the company said it sold 5.75 Read More →