Olaplex reports growth in sales, profits
Olaplex, a Montecito-based hair care products company, reported big increases in revenue and net income in its earnings report for the first quarter, released May 11. Olaplex had just under $62 million in net income in the first quarter of 2022, a 36.1% increase over the first quarter of 2021. Net sales hit $186.2 million Read More →
Environmental groups, governments and Patagonia sue Forest Service over logging project
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Newsom says state may try to keep Diablo Canyon nuclear plant open past 2025
In a move that caught Central Coast politicians scrambling for details, Gov. Gavin Newsom signaled on April 29 that he might try to keeping the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant near San Luis Obispo open beyond its scheduled 2025 closure. During a meeting with the Los Angeles Times editorial board, Newsom opened the door to California Read More →
A new name marks a new era at The Colleges of Law
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Amgen shares drop after earnings release and disclosure of $5B tax dispute
When Thousand Oaks-based Amgen released its financial results for the first quarter of 2022 on April 27, the biggest surprise didn’t come from its dip in net profits or rise in revenue, but from a tax dispute with the Internal Revenue Service. Amgen said it received a notice of deficiency from the IRS on April Read More →
Orfalea reflects on childhood, Kinko’s sale, and his ‘one measure of success’
Paul Orfalea still hasn’t forgiven the alphabet. “I think it’s chickenshit, the alphabet,” the Kinko’s founder told a lunchtime meeting of the Rotary Club of Ventura-South on April 25, at the Tower Club atop the Topa Financial Plaza in Oxnard. “ ‘GH’ is an ‘F,’ ‘PH’ is an ‘F’, and ‘F’ is an ‘F.’ Why Read More →
Santa Barbara plant-based food startup raises $5.6M in seed round
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