Firestone Walker trying to expand brewing capacity in Paso Robles
The Paso Robles City Council is considering a proposal by Firestone Walker to expand its brewing capacity by taking over the former Nu-Way Cleaners location at 1385 Vendels Circle. The brewery would tear down an existing 19,000-square-foot building and replace it with a 6,300-square-foot structure and 12 fermentation storage tanks, connected to its current headquarters Read More →
Amgen asks FDA to consider new uses for Xgeva
Thousand Oaks-based biotech giant Amgen announced June 19 that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted a supplemental application for Xgeva (denosumab) that seeks to expand the currently approved indication for the prevention of fractures and other skeletal-related events in patients with bone metastases from solid tumors to include patients with multiple myeloma. “Multiple Read More →
SLO software provider MindBody hires new president
Wellness industry software provider MindBody, based in San Luis Obispo, has hired Mike Mansbach to be president of the company. Prior to the appointment, Mansbach served as president of cloud-based video and communications company Blue Jeans Network, based in Mountain View, and he spent 10 years in executive roles at regional employer Citrix Systems. Under Read More →
QAD declares quarterly dividend
Santa Barbara manufacturing software provider QAD declared a quarterly dividend on June 15 for stockholders of record as of June 27. Class A common stockholders will receive 7.2 cents per share and Class B common stockholders will receive 6 cents per share payable on July 6. • Contact Marissa Nall at mnall@pacbiztimes.com.
Limoneira reports nearly triple net income for second quarter
Limoneira nearly tripled its second quarter net income compared to last year, with revenues that climbed to $35.4 million. Net income came to $3.54 million during the quarter ended April 30, compared to $1.22 million for the second quarter of 2016. Earnings per share rose to 24 cents, up from 8 cents for the same Read More →
Calavo Growers reports record sales and earnings
Shares of Santa Paula-based Calavo Growers soared on June 6 after the company reported record sales and earnings for the second quarter of its fiscal year. Calavo shares jumped $4 and closed at $73.05 on average trading volume, a 5.8 percent gain for the day which made it the 20th biggest gainer on Nasdaq. The Read More →
Salem Media announces dividend
The board of directors for Camarillo-based Salem Media declared a 6.5 cent dividend June 1. Stockholders of record as of June 16 will receive the dividend June 30. Shares for the Christian and conservative radio company were up 0.7 percent as of 12:18 p.m. June 1 to $6.90. • Contact Marissa Nall at mnall@pacbiztimes.com.
