Area banks hiring
After posting mostly solid first-quarter earnings, banks in the region are scouting for resumes again. Three of the largest firms in the region are looking to fill more than 300 open positions among them.
Beyond biologics: Amgen bets new drugs will pay dividend
Amgen executives believe the biotech giant will grow substantially in the next decade, pursuing drugs that treat major melanoma and bone loss.
ValueClick defies its skeptics
ValueClick is out to prove to investors that it still has some pluck after more than a decade in the digital marketing business.
Strength in numbers: Thousand Oaks firm taps crowds
Invested.in helps individuals and organizations tap their social networks for funding.
Bank earnings rebound signals better times
Santa Barbara Bank & Trust and its smaller banking peers in the region are reporting improved earnings.
Final withdrawal: Behind the scenes of San Luis Trust seizure
A team of about 60 FDIC staff members worked late into the night and through the weekend to wind San Luis Trust down and transfer its assets to First California.
Dealing a new card at First California
First California Financial Group’s foray into the prepaid debit card market is a potentially lucrative moneymaker for the banking firm, but also a step into a riskier, increasingly regulated business.
