Inogen IPO raises $70.5M, prices at low end
By Stephen Nellis / Thursday, February 13th, 2014 / Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Inogen IPO raises $70.5M, prices at low end
Goleta-based Inogen has raised $70.5 million in an initial public offering of 4.4 million shares priced at $16, the bottom of the expected $16 to $18 a share range, according to IPO investment firm Renaissance Capital.
Company founder shares how J.D. Power rocked the auto industry
By Erika Martin / Monday, February 10th, 2014 / Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Company founder shares how J.D. Power rocked the auto industry
When Dave Power launched the Westlake Village-based research firm in the 1960s, he made waves in the auto industry by allowing consumers to for the first time critique — and therefore influence — the cars they were buying.
Tri-county cities scramble as state cuts water deliveries
By Christine De La Cruz / Friday, February 7th, 2014 / Agribusiness, Central Coast, East Ventura County, Green Coast, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Tri-county cities scramble as state cuts water deliveries
Customers of the State Water Project will not receive any water deliveries this year if current dry conditions persist, a cutback that could be troublesome for certain tri-county cities.
Mussel tussle: Ventura County water districts at odds over invasive quagga
By Christine De La Cruz / Friday, February 7th, 2014 / Agribusiness, East Ventura County, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Mussel tussle: Ventura County water districts at odds over invasive quagga
Amid a historic statewide drought, low reservoir levels and diminishing groundwater supplies, two Ventura County water districts are caught in a saga over the invasive quagga.
REC spinout could expand SLO solar jobs
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, February 7th, 2014 / Central Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on REC spinout could expand SLO solar jobs
San Luis Obispo can expect to see a slight increase in solar-power industry jobs with a recent deal that split up REC Solar and sold off its residential installation business to a San Francisco firm.
Told Corp. closes three-for-one deal as large tenants expand
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, February 7th, 2014 / East Ventura County, Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Told Corp. closes three-for-one deal as large tenants expand
Camarillo-based Told Corp., one of the most prolific developers in the Tri-Counties, recently closed a three-way deal that added another industrial property to its portfolio and allowed it to retain two important tenants.
Resonant’s $13.8M IPO sets stage for push into iPhones
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, February 7th, 2014 / South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Resonant’s $13.8M IPO sets stage for push into iPhones
Resonant’s planned initial public offering is small at $13.8 million, but there’s a chance that the Santa Barbara-based company’s development deal with a major supplier to Apple’s iPhone and every other mobile handset-maker could become very large, very quickly.