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By Philip Joens / Friday, September 18th, 2015 / Banking & Finance, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on New venture capital fund aims to spur Central Coast tech
A new Central Coast tech venture capital fund will give entrepreneurs in the Highway 101 corridor another avenue for funding. Santa Barbara Technology Ventures seeks to invest primarily in tech startups by having a close affiliation with companies coming out of UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, according to a Sept. 1 Read More →
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By pacbiztimes / Friday, September 18th, 2015 / Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Limoneira, Lewis Group partner to build 1,500 homes in Santa Paula
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By Staff Report / Thursday, September 17th, 2015 / Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Central Coast, Latest news / Comments Off on Community West Bank opens loan office in San Luis Obispo
Goleta-based Community West Bank opened a new loan production office in San Luis Obispo, the company announced Sept. 17. The bank snatched up area expertise when it hired Bill Filippin in May as the executive vice president. Filippin previously worked with San Luis Obispo-based Heritage Oaks Bank (and Mission Community Bank until it was merged Read More →
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By Staff Report / Wednesday, September 16th, 2015 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Amgen buys biotech company, partners with another
Thousand Oaks-based biopharmaceutical giant Amgen bought a Netherlands-based company and partnered with a Monrovia-based company in an effort to fend off competitors. Amgen announced Sept. 16 that it will buy Dezima, a biotech company focused on developing new treatments for dyslipidemia, a disease where a person has an abnormal amount of lipids in their blood. Read More →
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By Staff Report / Tuesday, September 15th, 2015 / Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Goleta-based Sientra to offer 525,000 new shares
Goleta-based breast implant manufacturer Sientra updated documents for its second public offering on Sept. 14 and it will offer 525,000 new shares. On Sept. 3, Sientra filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a new public offering. At the time, the documents did not list the amount of shares Sientra planned to offer. Read More →
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By Staff Report / Tuesday, September 15th, 2015 / Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Hewlett-Packard laying off 25,000 to 30,000 employees
Hewlett-Packard is laying off 25,000 to 30,000 employees globally as part of a restructuring program that will save the company $2.7 billion per year. HP announced the layoffs on Sept. 15 at a meeting of its securities analysts. The cuts represent about 10 percent of HP’s workforce of about 302,000. It wasn’t immediately clear how Read More →
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By Staff Report / Tuesday, September 15th, 2015 / Latest news, Personal Finance / Comments Off on Carey & Hanna moving from Ventura to Oxnard
Ventura-based Carey & Hanna Tax and Wealth Planners is relocating to a larger office in Oxnard. Carey & Hanna Tax and Wealth Planners will move into the former National University building at 1000 Town Center Drive, Suite 200, on Oct. 22. The office has been located at 1445 Donlon Road, Suite 6 in Ventura since Read More →
