Revenue up at Semtech, down at QAD
Two of the region’s top technology companies reported second quarter earnings on Aug. 26, with results underscoring how the Internet of Things and cloud computing are transforming established players in semiconductors and software. Camarillo-based Semtech Corp, with a market cap of slightly more than $4 billion, said sales for the second quarter were $143.7 million, Read More →
Vista Equity founder Robert Smith under tax investigation
Robert Smith, the founder of Vista Equity Partners, which counts Mindbody and LogicMonitor in its portfolio, is facing an investigation by U.S. tax authorities over his personal offshore holdings. According to reports first published in Bloomberg, then in the Financial Times and others, Smith has come under scrutiny over tax treatment of millions of dollars Read More →
Unemployment rate drops in Tri-Counties, still in double digits
Unemployment rates in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties continued to inch downward in July, though all three remained at historically high levels in the fourth month of the coronavirus pandemic. The combined civilian unemployment rate for the tri-county area was 10.7 percent in July, according to a Business Times analysis of data Read More →
Interlink shares rise despite earnings drop
Interlink Electronics shares popped 36 percent to a new 52-week high ahead of an earnings report on Aug. 17 that showed a 15 percent dip in revenue but net income that stayed barely in the black. The results come as the sensor manufacturer is preparing to move into a new headquarters in Irvine and make Read More →
Charges filed in Wolfe & Associates hacking case
Felony charges were filed Aug. 12 against six people suspected of hacking into the computer networks of Wolfe & Associates, a Santa Barbara-based property management firm, as part of an unemployment insurance fraud scheme. The suspects—Gordon Alan Welteren, Nicole Michelle Milan, William Lee Gormley and Christina Renata Hesler of San Diego; David Zarate of Oxnard; Read More →
Region’s restaurants take it outside
In San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, businesses have been encouraged to take advantage of outdoor spaces around them, and in cities like Paso Robles, Solvang, Santa Barbara and Ventura, cities have shut down main thoroughfares to give restaurants more room to expand into the streets and sidewalks. “It’s a really great opportunity Read More →
Pandemic has silver lining for Trade Desk
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