Inogen earnings top Wall Street expectations again
By Staff Report / Monday, April 27th, 2015 / Latest news, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Inogen earnings top Wall Street expectations again
Inogen, the Goleta-based maker of direct-to-consumer respiratory products, on April 27 reported fourth-quarter profit of $1.5 million. The company said it had net income of 7 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for pretax gains, were 6 cents per share. Inogen, which produces oxygen concentrators for patients suffering from chronic respiratory conditions, posted revenue of $29.1 Read More →
Smart & Final bulking up in Oxnard shopping center
By Staff Report / Thursday, April 23rd, 2015 / Latest news, Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Smart & Final bulking up in Oxnard shopping center
Smart & Final is more than doubling its footprint in Oxnard’s Lemon Grove Plaza shopping center. The Commerce-based company recently signed a lease for 43,200 square feet at the center and is re-opening as a Smart & Final Extra concept. The center is located on North Oxnard Boulevard. The company had been operating in a roughly Read More →
Amgen boosts outlook on positive first-quarter results
By Staff Report / Tuesday, April 21st, 2015 / Earnings, East Ventura County, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Amgen boosts outlook on positive first-quarter results
On the strength on the results, the company raised its full-year earnings per share guidance to between $9.35 and $9.65 from its previous forecast of $9.05 to $9.40.
Santa Barbara Airport gets $3M grant from FAA
By Staff Report / Monday, April 20th, 2015 / Central Coast, Latest news, South Coast, Top Stories / Comments Off on Santa Barbara Airport gets $3M grant from FAA
The Santa Barbara Municipal Airport is getting an infrastructure overhaul thanks to a Federal Aviation Administration grant of just over $3 million. Retiring Congresswoman Lois Capps announced the FAA funding, most of which will go toward the airport’s $3.37 million airfield lighting and safety project. “The project will improve airfield pavement, markings, lighting, and security Read More →
Customer list, library drive $1.5B merger
By Erika Martin / Friday, April 17th, 2015 / Latest news, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Customer list, library drive $1.5B merger
It is the second largest tech acquisition in the tri-county region’s history, after the $6.9 billion purchase of Santa Barbara-based Software.com.
Beach town in spotlight: Carpinteria benefits from tech firms like Lynda.com
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, April 17th, 2015 / Latest news, Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories / Comments Off on Beach town in spotlight: Carpinteria benefits from tech firms like Lynda.com
Carpinteria is made up of just seven square miles and about 14,000 residents, yet companies including Agilent Technologies subsidiary Dako, silicone manufacturer Nusil and restaurant management firm CKE all call it home.
Surgery centers at issue in health care merger
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, April 17th, 2015 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories / Comments Off on Surgery centers at issue in health care merger
The FTC would not comment on the merger, but officials at the two companies say the agency has questioned at length the merger of the only inpatient hospital on the South Coast with the large physician practice.