First California reports record 2011 earnings of $23.4M
Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Earnings, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies[wikichart align=”right” ticker=”NASDAQ:FCAL” showannotations=”true” livequote=”true” startdate=”26-07-2011″ enddate=”26-01-2012″ width=”300″ height=”245″] Westlake Village-based First California Financial Group reported profits of $23.4 million in 2011, a company earnings record. A year earlier, it had earned $1.4 million. “Our record breaking performance in 2011 was driven by the combination of continued successful execution of our strategic plan that focuses Read More →
Semtech to buy Canadian firm for $494M
Latest news, TechnologyCamarillo-based semiconductor firm Semtech plans to buy a Canadian chipmaker for $494 million. The agreement to buy Burlington, Ontario-based Gennum is Semtech’s second large acquisition since 2009, when it closed a deal to buy Irvine-based Sierra Monolithics for $180 million. The Gennum deal fits neatly into the strategic plan put in place by Semtech’s leadership Read More →
CHW changes name to Dignity Health
Health Care & Life Science, Latest newsCatholic Healthcare West announced today that it is changing its name and governance structure. The San Francisco-based health care system, which owns three Central Coast hospitals — Arroyo Grande Community Hospital, French Hospital Medical Center in San Luis Obispo and Marian Medical Center in Santa Maria — is now called Dignity Health. Under the new Read More →
Coast National snatches former Mission CEO
Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Latest newsAnita Robinson, the former CEO of Mission Community Bank, has moved to San Luis Obispo-based Coast Bancorp, parent of Coast National Bank. Her move comes two months after Mission announced that Robinson, the founding CEO of that bank, would be reassigned to head up its community development subsidiary. Coast is a four-branch bank with $135.6 Read More →
A peek into the future: Super-smart devices that blend into your life seamlessly
Op/Eds, OpinionThe theme from the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas: User-friendly smart gadgets that make connectivity easy.
Op/ed: What we can all agree on — Health care is broken
Op/Eds, OpinionThe U.S. Supreme Court soon will hear arguments about the legality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as health care reform.
