Ventura visitor’s bureau names new executive director
Latest newsAfter several months of searching for a new executive director, the Ventura Visitors and Convention Bureau named Marlyss Auster to the top post. Auster replaces Brian Pendleton, who has been the bureau’s interim director since the beginning of October. The search for a new executive director began in July, when longtime director Jim Luttjohann resigned Read More →
Ugg maker shears outlook after plunging Q3 profits
Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies[wikichart align=”center” ticker=”DECK” showannotations=”true” livequote=”true” rollingdate=”1 year” width=”390″ height=”245″] Ugg boot company Deckers Outdoor Corp.’s shares plunged 14.7 percent in after-hours trading on Oct. 25 as the footwear firm’s sales slipped and it said 2012 profits are expected to be down one-third compared to last year. Deckers, currently building a new, campus-style headquarters in Goleta, Read More →
Amgen’s profits jump as forecast brightens
Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public CompaniesAmgen reported higher-than-expected earnings on Oct. 23 and raised its outlook for the rest of the year. Amgen’s earnings are regionally significant because the Thousand Oaks biotech firm is Ventura County’s largest private sector employer. The company turned in adjusted third-quarter earnings of $1.67 a share, topping the Wall Street estimate of $1.47 by a Read More →
Helix Medical buys Kentucky firm
Health Care & Life Science, Latest newsHelix Medical, a Carpinteria-based manufacturer of medical devices, has acquired Kentucky-based MedVenture Technology Corp., it said Oct. 17. The Carpinteria company purchased MedVenture, a medical device design, development and manufacturing company that also has offices in Indiana and Minnesota, from Ampersand Capital Partners, a Massachusetts-based private equity firm. Terms were not disclosed. With 150 employees Read More →
Kimpton’s Canary names new GM
Latest newsKimpton’s Canary Hotel in Santa Barbara has welcomed Caroline Dyal as its new general manager. Dyal comes to Canary, a 98-room boutique hotel in downtown Santa Barbara, from Kimpton’s Hotel La Jolla. She replaces Laura McIver, who in August took on the top job at El Encanto, the historic Santa Barbara resort that’s set to Read More →
Melchiori files for Ch. 7 bankruptcy
Latest newsSanta Barbara-based Melchiori Construction Co. has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection amid a flurry of creditor lawsuits. The general contractor filed bankruptcy documents at 9:02 a.m. on Tuesday and listed assets of $50,000 or less and debts between $1 million and $10 million. In a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, a debtor seeks to liquidate its Read More →
