Santa Barbara photographer turns love of sailing into business
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Dubroff: New leaders will shape city, county of San Luis Obispo
What a difference a decade makes. San Luis Obispo County entered the recession with a relatively weak private sector driven by a single industry — real estate. It also had talented and experienced fiscal hands at the helm of the city and county government. Fast forward 10 years and the change is 180 degrees. The Read More →
UCSB researchers to study biological effects of decommissioning Venoco’s Platform Holly
UC Santa Barbara researchers will study the biological effects of decommissioning options for Venoco’s Platform Holly on local fish and wildlife populations. The oil and gas company ceded the platform in April to the state, which has the option of either removing the structure completely or leaving a portion of it in place as an Read More →
Stellar Biotechnologies revenues fall in third quarter
Revenues for Port Hueneme-based immunotherapy developer Stellar Biotechnologies fell to $20,000 for its fiscal third quarter, about a ninth what it was for the same quarter the prior year. The slump in sales was a product of lower volume orders for the three months ended June 30, the company said in an earnings release Aug. Read More →
The Trade Desk doubles net income for second quarter
The Trade Desk stock slumped more than 7 percent ahead of an earnings release that showed a 54 percent increase in the Ventura-based company’s second quarter earnings, bringing in $72.8 million and doubling its net income to $18.8 million. Earnings per diluted share nearly tripled to 43 cents, up from 15 cents for the same Read More →
LTC Properties reports higher net income for second quarter
LTC Properties, a Westlake Village-based real estate investment trust, reported $25.3 million in net income or 64 cents per diluted share for the second quarter of 2017 on Aug. 9. That was up from $22.1 million, or 58 cents per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2016. The company had higher revenues in 2017 Read More →
Sientra increases sales but legal settlement doubles losses
Sientra increased net sales more than 30 percent for its second quarter ended June 30 but net losses doubled to $20.4 million, or $1.07 per share. The Goleta breast implant designer and manufacturer brought in $8.2 million in sales, up from $6.2 million for the second quarter of 2016, primarily for its breast products. Its Read More →
