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 | Tuesday, March 26th, 2013

								
Limoneira predicts bumper lemon and avocado crop

								Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies								
Santa Paula-based  Limoneira  Co. told shareholders on March 26 that it expects a 25 percent jump in lemon sales and a record avocado crop in 2013. CEO Harold  Edwards said avocados could hit 18 million pounds this year — up 50 percent from 2012. But because of strong production and higher volumes, avocado prices will Read More →

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Monday, March 25th, 2013

								
Markwith to retire from top post at Sierra Vista

								Health Care & Life Science, Latest news								
After eight years at the helm of San Luis Obispo’s Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center, Candace “Candy” Markwith will retire in September. Markwith, who has been head of the 164-bed hospital since March 2005, announced her upcoming retirement on March 25. With 772 employees, Sierra Vista is the largest employer in the city of San Read More →

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, March 22nd, 2013

								
Top Women in Business 2013 announced

								Features, Women Inc.								
The Business Times is pleased to announce our 2013 class of Top Women in Business. This annual special section published with the March 22 print edition. An evening awards reception for the honorees will be held on Thursday, April 11 at Bacara Resort & Spa in Goleta. [Click here for event ticket information.] As with Read More →

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Thursday, March 21st, 2013

								
FCAL shareholders vote in favor of merger with PacWest

								Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies								
Shareholders in First California Financial Group voted overwhelmingly in favor of merging the bank into rival PacWest Bancorp at a March 20 meeting. Investors in the Westlake Village bank cast 23.4 million votes in favor of the $233 million deal, with 212,252 shares voting against the proposal and 5,865 abstaining. The deal still requires regulatory Read More →

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Thursday, March 21st, 2013

								
At annual address, SB leaders say city is going strong

								Latest news								
As Santa Barbara continues its upward climb out of the Great Recession, civic leaders are working hard to make sure the city remains a hub for startup businesses and tourism. City Administrator Jim Armstrong told a crowd of business leaders gathered at the Fess Parker Doubletree Resort on March 21 that despite the economic downturn, Read More →

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Wednesday, March 20th, 2013

								
Amgen shares jump on good news from melanoma drug study

								Latest news								
[wikichart align=”right” ticker=”NASDAQ:AMGN” showannotations=”true” livequote=”true” startdate=”20-09-2012″ enddate=”20-03-2013″ width=”300″ height=”245″] Shares of Thousand Oaks-based Amgen rose in light trading on March 20 after the company announced favorable results from a drug that treats advanced melanoma. The drug, dubbed T-VEC, uses a virus to infiltrate tumors and shrink them. It achieved positive results in a large number Read More →

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Tuesday, March 19th, 2013

								
VSolvit wins $53M Navy contract

								Latest news, Small Business, Technology								
Thousand Oaks-based firm VSolvit has won a $53.1 million contract to provide support services to the U.S. Navy’s IT center at Naval Base Ventura County. Founded in 2006 by Payal Kamdar, VSolvit, pronounced “we solve it,” has in the past produced mapping systems for the USDA and the White House, for which it produced maps Read More →