Yardi adds 200 employees with purchase of billing company
Latest newsYardi Systems said May 17 that it purchased Ista North America’s Multifamily Services Group, a business that provides utility billing services for owners and managers of apartment complexes. The deal brings 200 employees into Yardi’s fold. Goleta-based Yardi makes property management software for apartment complexes. With about 350 employees, it’s one of the largest private Read More →
Allegiant Air debuts flight from Santa Maria to Honolulu
Latest newsAllegiant Air is introducing a direct flight from Santa Maria to Hawaii, the airline announced May 15. Weekly nonstop flights from Santa Maria Public Airport to Honolulu International Airport will start in November. Fares for the new route start at $199 each way, the airline said in a news release. News of the route comes Read More →
NiMin reports $1.5M loss
Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public CompaniesNiMin Energy Corp., the Carpinteria-based oil and gas producer that is disbanding, said it narrowed its first-quarter loss to $1.5 million, compared to a loss of $8.5 million a year ago. The company said in late April that poor stock-price performance prompted it to start dismantling the business and selling its assets. The move came Read More →
Making change: Penny Revolution’s offbeat economic stimulus plan
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First California rejects PacWest takeover bid
Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Latest news, Tri-County Public CompaniesWestlake Village-based First California Financial Group has spurned an unsolicited takeover offer from Los Angeles-based PacWest Bancorp. First California, a $2 billion bank whose profits dropped drastically in the first quarter, is under pressure from three major shareholders to sell itself and has hired an investment banking firm to help evaluate its options. The company Read More →
