Deckers bets $120M on Sanuk’s success
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, May 27th, 2011 / Banking & Finance, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Deckers bets $120M on Sanuk’s success
Deckers Outdoor Corp. is trying a sandal company on for size.
Santa Barbara hoteliers ask for more police aid
By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, May 27th, 2011 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Santa Barbara hoteliers ask for more police aid
Fed up with reports that crime and homelessness are putting a damper on the Santa Barbara vacation experience, tourism industry leaders stormed City Hall earlier this month to ask for more cops on the city’s streets. Despite a projected $2.7 million shortfall in the city’s general fund next year, the Santa Barbara Police Department proposed Read More →
DeVry arrives in Oxnard with MBA offerings
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, May 27th, 2011 / Top Stories / Comments Off on DeVry arrives in Oxnard with MBA offerings
A new player has entered the crowded field of schools offering MBAs in the Tri-Counties — and this one is hoping to make a buck at it. DeVry University, the school whose publicly traded Illinois parent firm made $280 million in net income during fiscal 2010, has opened an Oxnard location at 300 E. Esplanade Read More →
Trustees seek $148M from Bryan Cave
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, May 20th, 2011 / Banking & Finance, Top Stories / Comments Off on Trustees seek $148M from Bryan Cave
A large law firm faces allegations that it knew about potentially illegal activities at defunct Paso Robles-based mortgage lender Estate Financial.
SLO firm making job cuts
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, May 20th, 2011 / Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on SLO firm making job cuts
San Luis Obispo drone maker AeroMech Engineering is laying off about 20 percent of its work force.
West Ventura County forms tourism district
By Tom Bronzini / Friday, May 20th, 2011 / Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on West Ventura County forms tourism district
Hoteliers in western Ventura County are the latest to band together to form a Tourism Business Improvement District.
Amgen drug shows blockbuster promise
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, May 20th, 2011 / Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Amgen drug shows blockbuster promise
Putting test results behind the talk at its recent product pipeline review, Thousand Oaks-based Amgen on May 17 released promising results for the Xgeva variant of its potential blockbuster bone drug denosumab.