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| Friday, April 24th, 2015

Community West post big first-quarter numbers

Earnings, Latest news, Top Stories

Goleta-based Community West Bancshares, parent company of Community West Bank, reported a profit of $1.8 million in the first quarter of 2015. The company recorded a profit of $1.4 million in the same period last year. “Community West’s first quarter accomplishments were a good start to the year as we continue to successfully strengthen our Read More →

| Friday, April 24th, 2015

Comcast, Time-Warner’s $45B deal falls through

Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies

Comcast has dropped its $45 billion bid to acquire Time-Warner Cable. The deal would have more than doubled Comcast’s market share in California and created a Comcast-Cox duopoloy among tri-county cable providers. However, in a statement released today, Comcast Chairman and CEO Brian Roberts said the deal was structured so that both companies could walk Read More →

| Thursday, April 23rd, 2015

Smart & Final bulking up in Oxnard shopping center

Latest news, Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories, West Ventura County

Smart & Final is more than doubling its footprint in Oxnard’s Lemon Grove Plaza shopping center. The Commerce-based company recently signed a lease for 43,200 square feet at the center and is re-opening as a Smart & Final Extra concept. The center is located on North Oxnard Boulevard. The company had been operating in a roughly Read More →

| Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015

CalAmp’s fourth-quarter earnings surpass predictions

Earnings, Latest news

[wikichart align=”right” ticker=”NASDAQ:CAMP” showannotations=”true” livequote=”true” startdate=”22-10-2014″ enddate=”22-04-2015″ width=”300″ height=”245″] CalAmp shares soared more than 20 percent on April 22 after the company reported earnings for the quarter that beat estimates. Volume was unusually heavy with nearly 6 million shares trading hands, roughly 15 times average daily volume of about 450,000 shares. CalAmp’s profit was 32 Read More →

| Tuesday, April 21st, 2015

Amgen boosts outlook on positive first-quarter results

Earnings, East Ventura County, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies

On the strength on the results, the company raised its full-year earnings per share guidance to between $9.35 and $9.65 from its previous forecast of $9.05 to $9.40.

| Monday, April 20th, 2015

Santa Barbara Airport gets $3M grant from FAA

Central Coast, Latest news, South Coast, Top Stories

The Santa Barbara Municipal Airport is getting an infrastructure overhaul thanks to a Federal Aviation Administration grant of just over $3 million. Retiring Congresswoman Lois Capps announced the FAA funding, most of which will go toward the airport’s $3.37 million airfield lighting and safety project. “The project will improve airfield pavement, markings, lighting, and security Read More →

| Friday, April 17th, 2015

Apartment building revival, home starts put Santa Maria on the map

Central Coast, Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories

The UCSB Economic Forecast Project will focus on housing and residential construction when it holds its annual forecast summit on May 8 at the Radisson Santa Maria on Skyway Drive.