Investor sues Deckers over board member slate, annual meeting
Deckers Brands investor Marcato Capital Management has filed a lawsuit against the company to get a new slate of board members approved and ensure that its annual shareholder meeting will take place as planned on Dec. 14. Marcato purchased around 6 percent of the Goleta Ugg boot-maker’s stock in February and now owns around 8.4 Read More →
Wells Fargo trying to restore customer trust
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Citizens Business Bank reports higher net income
CVB Financial and its subsidiary, Citizens Business Bank, saw net income rise for the quarter ended Sept. 30, it announced on Oct. 19. In a news release, the bank reported a net income of $29.7 million or 27 cents per share, an increase from $28.4 million for the second quarter of 2017 and $25.4 million Read More →
Amgen studying genes to target pain conditions
For the next year, Amgen and Boston Children’s Hospital will use genetic analysis to study pain sensitivity. The biotech giant based in Thousand Oaks will work with patients who have abnormal pain conditions, and the hospital will validate genetic markers as potential targets for new therapies, the two announced in a press release on Oct. 16. “Traditional Read More →
Calavo Growers to pay 95 cent dividend to shareholders
Santa Paula avocado distributor Calavo Growers announced Oct. 4 that it would pay a 95 cent dividend to shareholders, for a total of $16.7 million. Shareholders of record as of Nov. 17 will receive the dividend on Dec. 8. The company said in a news release that it was the sixth year that it had Read More →
American Riviera Bank buys building for Paso Robles branch
American Riviera Bank has completed the purchase of a building in Paso Robles that will house its newest branch, the bank announced on Oct. 3. Located at 1601 Spring St., the branch is set to open in early 2018 and will be the first full-service branch of American Riviera Bank in San Luis Obispo County. Read More →
Pacific Premier Bancorp on Fortune magazine’s Fastest Growing Companies list
Story updated at 10:20 a.m. Oct. 5: The holding company for Pacific Premier Bank, Pacific Premier Bancorp, has been ranked 21st on Fortune magazine’s Fastest Growing Companies for 2017. The magazine ranks publicly traded companies based on a formula that considers revenue growth rate, earnings per share growth rate and three-year annualized total return for Read More →
