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 | Thursday, March 15th, 2012

								
Dole earnings beat outlook

								Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies								
Fruit producer Dole Food Co. reported an adjusted loss of $2 million, or 2 cents per share, from continuing operations, beating the 12-cent loss predicted by analysts on average. The recent loss compares to a $31 million, or 35 cent per-share, loss a year earlier. CEO David DeLorenzo said strong sales and a cost-reduction program Read More →

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Thursday, March 15th, 2012

								
Powers: Ventura County keeping close watch on portfolio

								Banking & Finance, Latest news, Tri-County Economy								
Ventura County will closely monitor returns on its investment portfolio to make sure an 8 percent gain is reasonable, county CEO Mike Powers said in a March 15 talk. Speaking in Ventura at the quarterly California Lutheran University Corporate Leaders Breakfast, Powers said that while 8 percent has been a historically accurate return, constant monitoring Read More →

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Monday, March 12th, 2012

								
Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital kicks off fundraiser

								Latest news								
The Board of Trustees for the Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital Foundation kicked off a community fundraising campaign on March 12 with the announcement of a gift from the Wood-Claeyssens Foundation. The goal of the campaign, which kicked off with a reception for more than 200 community members at Bacara Resort & Spa, is to raise Read More →

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Monday, March 12th, 2012

								
Limoneira Q1 revenue up 73 percent

								Earnings, Latest news								
Despite a 73 percent jump in revenue, Santa Paula-based agribusiness Limoneira Company posted a $2.9 million loss during the first quarter of the year, it said March 12. For the quarter ended Jan. 31, revenue was $10.2 million, up from $5.9 million during the same period of the previous year, according to a news release. Read More →

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, March 9th, 2012

								
Eichholz Foundation gives $5.5M to museum

								Latest news								
The Eichholz Foundation has recently granted $5.5 million to the Santa Barbara Museum of Art to fund the museum’s director position. Mercedes Eichholz formed the foundation on behalf of herself and her late husband Robert to support the arts. In a news release, Eichholz said the foundation decided to fund the director position to add Read More →

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, March 9th, 2012

								
Fashion designer Heidi Merrick to keynote Top Women

								Latest news, Women Inc.								
Fashion designer Heidi Merrick will keynote the Pacific Coast Business Times’ awards event for its annual Top Women in Business special section. The event, held April 12 in Santa Barbara, will feature Merrick, a native of Carpinteria and daughter of famed surfboard shaper Al Merrick. Merrick launched her line of clothing in 2007, and the Read More →

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, March 9th, 2012

								
Friendlier fun: Zindagi taps market for non-violent video games

								Features, Technology								
Zindagi seeks to bring a friendlier face to a video game industry focused on gunning down or blowing up fellow players.