Lynda.com expands to Southeast Asia
By Staff Report / Thursday, January 30th, 2014 / Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Lynda.com expands to Southeast Asia
Weeks after hiring a group of executives to bolster international expansion, Carpinteria-based online education firm lynda.com said it is expanding to Southeast Asia, offering its instructional video library in Hong Kong, Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Mobile chip firm files $13.8M IPO
By Stephen Nellis / Tuesday, January 28th, 2014 / Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Mobile chip firm files $13.8M IPO
Santa Barbara-based Resonant has filed for an initial public offering to raise up to $13.8 million and has disclosed a development agreement with Skyworks, a major chip supplier for Apple’s iPhone.
Semtech to cut jobs
By Staff Report / Monday, January 27th, 2014 / Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Semtech to cut jobs
Camarillo-based chipmaker Semtech Corp. said Jan. 27 that it is slashing 6 percent of its workforce in anticipation of lower demand for its products in the second half of this year.
Network Hardware Resale to boost hiring as sales near $300M
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, January 24th, 2014 / Latest news, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Network Hardware Resale to boost hiring as sales near $300M
CEO Mike Sheldon said the company has been aggressively pursuing a “growth through diversification” strategy, adding maintenance services as well as servers and hard drives to its product lineup.
Athena Cosmetics launches national push after court ruling
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, January 24th, 2014 / Health Care & Life Science, Law & Goverment, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Athena Cosmetics launches national push after court ruling
A federal appeals court has upheld an order banning Ventura-based Athena Cosmetics from selling its eyelash-boosting products in California but ruled that the firm can resume selling them in the rest of the nation.
Northrop Grumman CEO christens Cal Poly lab
By Stephen Nellis / Thursday, January 23rd, 2014 / Central Coast, Technology, Top Stories / 1 Comment
Wes Bush, the CEO of Northrop Grumman, one of the nation’s largest defense contractors, praised Cal Poly San Luis Obispo for its ability to produce work-ready engineers and called on other CEOs to partner with the school and others like it.
Lynda.com founder dishes details over breakfast
By Erika Martin / Thursday, January 23rd, 2014 / Latest news, South Coast, Technology / Comments Off on Lynda.com founder dishes details over breakfast
Lynda.com founder and executive chair Lynda Weinman put new details behind the explosive growth of her digital education company during remarks at the California Lutheran University Corporate Leaders Breakfast.