Staff Report | Thursday, January 30th, 2014
CLU to open business incubator in Westlake Village
East Ventura County, Top StoriesThousand Oaks-based California Lutheran University will open a Westlake Village location this year that will house a new business incubator, its graduate business programs and its economic forecasting center.
Staff Report | Thursday, January 30th, 2014
Lynda.com expands to Southeast Asia
Technology, Top StoriesWeeks after hiring a group of executives to bolster international expansion, Carpinteria-based online education firm lynda.com said it is expanding to Southeast Asia, offering its instructional video library in Hong Kong, Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Staff Report | Wednesday, January 29th, 2014
Camarillo Chamber CEO resigns amid legal dispute
Top Stories, West Ventura CountyJennifer Wells, the CEO of the Camarillo Chamber of Commerce, has resigned about a month after the chamber’s former tourism marketing director sued the organization when he was allegedly fired in a dispute over the handling of child support payments.
Staff Report | Tuesday, January 28th, 2014
Amgen profits hit $5B, beat expectations
Earnings, East Ventura County, Top Stories, Tri-County Public CompaniesThe biotech company recorded earnings per share of $7.60, well above the $7.46 expected by a survey of 27 analysts by Thomson Reuters.
Staff Report | Monday, January 27th, 2014
Semtech to cut jobs
Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura CountyCamarillo-based chipmaker Semtech Corp. said Jan. 27 that it is slashing 6 percent of its workforce in anticipation of lower demand for its products in the second half of this year.
Staff Report | Friday, January 24th, 2014
Ceres files for $20M offering
Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, East Ventura County, Green Coast, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Public CompaniesThe Thousand Oaks-based firm said it would like to use the proceeds from the public offering to expand its Brazilian operations, participate in collaborations and break into new markets.
Staff Report | Thursday, January 23rd, 2014
State economist cautions that California is still on the mend
Agribusiness, South Coast, TourismSanta Barbara County’s economy relies heavily on its billion-dollar tourism and agricultural industries, two of the fastest-growing sectors of California’s economy by number of jobs. But those are also industries with highly seasonal workforces and generally low-paying wages.