Central Coast accounting firms agree to merge
Glenn Burdette, an accounting firm with offices in Santa Maria, Paso Robles and San Luis Obispo, has announced plans to combine with Radakovich, Shaw & Blythe, an accounting firm headquartered in San Luis Obispo. Radakovich, Shaw & Blythe principals Mike Radakovich, Ed Shaw, Anne Blythe and Bonnie Blanchard will join Glenn Burdette as principals. Glenn Burdette Read More →
National Search Dog Foundation in Santa Paula trains heroes
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Fess Parker hotel in Santa Barbara upping its game
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New job formation slowing down in California
A long anticipated slowdown in new job formation occurred this year, California Economic Forecast Director Mark Schniepp said at the 2018 Los Angeles County and Ventura County Economic Outlook on Sept. 7 in Westlake Village. Schniepp attributes the slowdown mainly to an unemployment rate of less than 5 percent. He said a fully employed economy Read More →
Revenues up at Calavo Growers but net income down
Calavo Growers reported a 15 percent increase in its third quarter revenues but net income fell to $8.8 million, or 50 cents per share, down from $12.7 million and 73 cents per share for the previous third quarter. The Santa Paula company’s Renaissance Food Group saw a 24 percent increase in revenue, but cost of Read More →
Deckers Brands delays meeting, deadline for director nominations
Deckers Brands, the Goleta maker of Ugg boots, set a Sept. 15 deadline for the nomination of new directors after coming under fire from activist investors who demanded the sale of the company. Filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Sept. 5 also pushed the annual meeting back until December. The company told the Read More →
Community Memorial Health System in Ventura suffers data security breach
The Community Memorial Health System in Ventura has sent out a notice regarding a data security breach involving patient information. A CMHS employee’s email account was compromised by a phishing email and on June 23 the employee saw irregularities in their account and notified the CMHA administration. This prompted an investigation into whether or not Read More →
