Goleta hospital gets $5M
Latest newsPhilanthropist Leslie Ridley-Tree has pledged $5 million to support the Center for Wound Management at Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, the hospital announced Sept. 8. In acknowledgement of the gift, the center will be named in Ridley-Tree’s honor. The new Ridley-Tree Center for Wound Management will be significantly larger than the current space, and it will Read More →
Economist predicts sustained recovery
Latest newsThe U.S. may have entered a new age of austerity, but fears of a double-dip recession are unwarranted, according to a Sept. 16 presentation by Mark Schniepp, director of the Goleta-based California Economic Forecast. “It’s not unusual for the economy to pause at this point,” Schniepp said, adding that the U.S. has been in recovery Read More →
Occam agrees to $171M acquisition
Latest newsGoleta-based Occam Networks, a supplier of broadband backbone equipment to rural telecommunications companies, has agreed to be bought by a Northern California company in a $171 million cash and stock deal. The acquisition by Petaluma-based Calix values Occam’s stock at about $7.75 a share, according to an announcement issued by Occam on Sept. 16. Shares Read More →
Limoneira quadruples last year's Q3 earnings
Latest newsLimoneira Co.’s third-quarter earnings soared on higher sales of its agricultural products, including a 208 percent jump in its avocado revenues. The Santa Paula-based lemon and avocado grower saw its third-quarter earnings grow by 300 percent over the same quarter last year, to $4.8 million or 43 cents per share, the firm reported Sept. 13. Read More →
Los Osos gets stimulus loan
Latest newsThe project to install a sewer system in Los Osos got a boost on Sept. 3 with the announcement of $87 million in federal stimulus money. Officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture came to the San Luis Obispo County Government Center to announce the grant, according to a USDA news release. The funding is Read More →
Harrington West files for bankruptcy
Latest newsSolvang-based Harrington West Financial Group, the former parent of failed Los Padres Bank, announced Sept. 10 that it has voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Harrington West, listing more than $26 million in liabilities, said it intends to file a liquidating plan within the next few months. With the loss of Los Padres Bank Read More →
Row 44 closes $37M funding round
Latest newsRow 44, a Westlake Village-based company that provides wireless Internet on commercial airlines, announced Sept. 8 that it had closed a $37 million round of private financing. The new Series B round brings Row 44’s venture capital total to more than $60 million since 2008. “This investment gives Row 44 the operating capital to continue Read More →
