Limoneira lost $3.1M in Q1
Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Latest news, Tri-County Public CompaniesLimoneira Co., a Santa Paula-based lemon grower and land developer, reported a wider first-quarter loss on March 12 despite higher revenue. Limoneira lost $3.1 million in the first quarter of 2013, compared to a $2.8 million loss a year earlier. The company pinned the wider loss on lower lemon prices and the seasonality of its Read More →
Semtech sets sales record, shares soar
Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies[wikichart align=”right” ticker=”NASDAQ:SMTC” showannotations=”true” livequote=”true” startdate=”06-09-2012″ enddate=”06-03-2013″ width=”300″ height=”245″] Camarillo-based Semtech beat analyst expectations for revenue and profits for its most current fiscal year and raised its sales prediction for the next quarter, sending shares up more than 11 percent in after-hours trading. Semtech said its full-year revenue came to $578.8 million, up 20.4 percent Read More →
FindTheBest raises $11M
TechnologySanta Barbara-based FindTheBest has raised $11 million in venture capital from New World Ventures and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, among others. FindTheBest has created a comparison engine that weaves data together from credible sources to help users make decisions about everything from where to take a ski trip, where to go to college or Read More →
Deckers earnings dropped 36% in 2012
Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, Tri-County Public CompaniesShares of Deckers Outdoor Corp. shot up 7.4 percent in after-hours trading as the Goleta firm predicted 2013 revenue will increase 7 percent over last year’s levels. Deckers earned $98 million in the fourth quarter, a 22.9 percent decline over a year earlier. Diluted earnings per share were $2.77 compared to $3.18 a year earlier, Read More →
CLU names new management school dean
Latest newsCalifornia Lutheran University said Feb. 28 that Gerhard Apfelthaler is the new dean of its School of Management, effective June 1. Apfelthaler joined the Thousand Oaks university’s faculty in 2009 and is currently the associate dean for the management school’s graduate program. He is also a professor of international business and management. In his new Read More →
2013 Family Business & Closely Held Companies honorees announced
Agribusiness, Central Coast, Features, Restaurants, Small Business, TourismCongratulations to the 2013 Family Business & Closely Held Companies award winners. The section published Friday, Feb. 22 and is available with the print edition of the Business Times. This year’s winners are: Family Business Titan: Gills Onions, an Oxnard-based onion processing company owned by brothers Steve and David Gill. Legacy Family Businesses • Green Read More →
Breaking news: Bacara on cusp of sale to Irvine group
Real Estate, TourismBy Henry Dubroff and Marlize van Romburgh on February 20, 2012 Bacara Resort & Spa, the luxury resort in Goleta that was snapped up by Ohana Resorts for a bargain price in July 2011, is close to having a new owner. Sources familiar with the transaction said Pacific Hospitality Group of Irvine is in the Read More →
