Fischbach: Earn loyalty by making customers smarter
My mobile phone has become more of a need than a want. Anyone who loses or breaks a phone learns quickly how much of life revolves around a mobile device. Industry insiders report the average consumer unlocks their mobile device over 150 times per day. Content marketing has become a great way for businesses to Read More →
Grandson of Thoma Electric founder joining SLO company
Apple Senior Engineer Jeff Thoma will leave Silicon Valley to return to Silicon Beach. Thoma will rejoin San Luis Obispo-based Thoma Electric as a principal engineer in April at a company his grandfather founded more than 50 years ago. Thoma Electric is an electrical engineering firm that provides construction, design engineering and consulting services throughout Read More →
Panel gives IPO advice at MIT Enterprise Forum
Regional entrepreneurs packed the latest MIT Enterprise Forum of the Coast on March 16 to hear advice about initial public offerings. Lise Buyer, principal of Portola Valley-based Class V Group, served as the keynote speaker. Also on the panel were AppFolio Chief Financial Officer Ida Kane, Inogen CFO Ali Bauerlein and Rincon Venture Partners Managing Read More →
Amgen wins lawsuit against Regeneron, Sanofi for violating patents
A federal jury decided in favor of Amgen on March 16 in a lawsuit filed against Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Sanofi for violating patents on a cholesterol reducing drug. In October 2014, Thousand Oaks-based Amgen sued Paris-based Sanofi and Tarrytown, N.Y.-based Regeneron for violating patents on its cholesterol reducing drug Repatha. Sanofi and Regeneron co-developed Praluent Read More →
California Lutheran University launching new MBA program
The California Lutheran University School of Management will launch a new MBA program tailored to experienced professionals this fall. The MBA for Experienced Professionals program is designed for people with at least five years of progressive managerial or professional experience. The 18-month program will be delivered in a hybrid format with seven courses offered online Read More →
Farm Credit West net income grows
Roseville-based Farm Credit West increased its net income from $163 million in 2014 to $169 million in 2015, the credit union announced on March 14. Farm Credit West has offices in Carpinteria, Santa Maria, Templeton and Ventura, where it provides loans, leases and financial services to farmers, ranchers, rural homeowners, agribusinesses and agricultural and rural Read More →
Haggen to sell remaining grocery stores
And then there were none. Albertsons plans to purchase 29 of 32 Haggen’s “core stores” in Oregon and Washington for a “base amount” of about $106.2 million, according to a March 11 bankruptcy filing. Haggen plans to sell its three remaining locations over the next 60 days. In less than a year and a half, Read More →
