Sellout crowd at clean investment forum
More than a dozen companies pitched to a crowd of several hundred investors at the Clean Business Investment Summit in Santa Barbara on Sept. 12. The summit is hosted by the California Coast Venture Forum and is in its fifth year at its new home at the Corwin Pavilion on the UC Santa Barbara Campus. Read More →
Murdock emerges as likely buyer for Dole
Dole Food Co. shares fell slightly to the $13.50 range after the company announced that a sale to Chairman and CEO David Murdock had cleared two key hurdles. Westlake Village-based Dole said that a 30-day “go shop” period had expired without a third party emerging as a competitive bidder. The company also announced that the Read More →
MB&T chief highlights role of community banks
Locally based banks that take deposits from and make loans to the community form the lifeblood of many regional economies, and yet these institutions have only recently secured a voice in the national debate on financial policy. That was the view from Janet Garufis, CEO and president of Santa Barbara-based Montecito Bank & Trust, in Read More →
Anatomy of a business failure: How one small firm was squeezed out
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New book looks at J.D. Power’s impact on auto industry
When the history of the automotive industry in the 21st Century is written, it will be hard to ignore the long-term influence of J.D. “Dave” Power III and the rankings produced by Westlake Village-based J.D. Power & Associates. Power’ pioneering efforts to put the consumer in the driver’s seat by measuring customer satisfaction with new Read More →
Jury sides with Sientra in Mentor lawsuit
Breast implant firm Sientra has prevailed in a lawsuit brought by competitor Mentor Worldwide over allegations that Sientra engaged in unfair business tactics by hiring more than a dozen of Mentor’s sales staff shortly after Sientra’s implants were approved in 2012. The suit stems from a heated race among implant makers to bring new teardrop-shaped Read More →
VanderKelen: SLO County philanthropy on upswing
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