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Semtech tops expectations with record quarter
Camarillo-based Semtech topped analysts’ expectations on Dec. 1 with an announcement of record net sales and net income in the third quarter of its 2021-22 fiscal year. Semtech, a semiconductor company specializing in Internet of Things applications, generated sales totaling $194.9 million in the third quarter of 2021, up 27% from the same quarter a Read More →
People’s Self-Help Housing secures $50K Bank of America grant
People’s Self-Help Housing, the longest-serving affordable housing nonprofit on the Central Coast, has received a $50,000 grant from Bank of America to scale its programs. The grant, announced by People’s Self-Help on Dec. 1, is part of Bank of America’s 2021 Neighborhood Champion program. Women’s Economic Ventures, a Santa Barbara-based nonprofit, received one of the Read More →
Bank of the Sierra gives $1M to Housing Trust Fund Ventura County
The Housing Trust Fund Ventura County announced a $1 million contribution from Bank of the Sierra on Nov. 30, to fund the nonprofit’s loans to developers who build affordable housing in Ventura County. The award is designated for the organization’s Everyone Deserves a Home Revolving Loan Fund. The community impact note will be pooled with Read More →
Montecito Bank & Trust gives out $1.2M in annual Community Dividends
In recognition of community enrichment through compassion, 179 Central Coast nonprofits received a boost from Montecito Bank & Trust after persevering through 20 months of pandemic-related changes. The bank awarded those nonprofits from Santa Barbara and Ventura counties with a total of $1.2 million at its 19th annual Community Dividends program on Nov. 22. The Read More →
Sonos reports loss for quarter but record annual revenue
Santa Barbara home audio company Sonos beat analysts’ expectations with its fourth-quarter earnings and also delivered record revenues for its 2021 fiscal year, but supply chain issues could spoil the first half of 2022, the company said. Sonos reported a net loss of $8.7 million in the quarter ended Sept. 30, according to results released Read More →
WEV wins $50K Bank of America grant for equity programs
Women’s Economic Ventures received $50,000 in grant funding from Bank of America’s philanthropic program to help underrepresented entrepreneurs on the Central Coast. The grant, announced by the Santa Barbara-based nonprofit on Nov. 17, will be used to advance a micro-grant and entrepreneurial training pilot program it launched recently in partnership with an Oxnard-based nonprofit supporting Read More →
