Thomas fire rebuilding goes slowly
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215-room Hyatt House hotel coming to Channel Islands Harbor
A four-story, 215-room Hyatt House hotel is slated to break ground in April at Channel Read More →UC Santa Barbara students push for blockchain adoption
In early 2018, UC Santa Barbara had a blockchain club that couldn’t accept blockchain donations. Read More →Thousand Oaks courts incubator Hub101 for Civic Arts Plaza
A new master plan for downtown Thousand Oaks would mix arts and entrepreneurship as it Read More →
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Camarillo man arrested for cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme
A Camarillo man has been arrested along with two others in connection with an alleged cryptocurrency mining scheme that defrauded investors of $722 million, U.S. Read More →
Defense bill includes adding Camp 4 to federal trust for Chumash
The land known as Camp 4 will be put into a federal trust for the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians under provisions of the Read More →
Seek Thermal launches miniaturized cameras for manufacturers
Goleta-based Seek Thermal announced a milestone in its bid to bring down the cost of thermal imaging, launching two new miniaturized thermal cameras for manufacturers. Read More →
FDA OKs Phase 2 trials for Dyve gout treatment
Thousand Oaks dermatology biotech firm Dyve Biosciences got the nod from regulators to send its topical pain and gout treatment through Phase 2 trials. The Read More →
Atara shares soar on positive tab-cel study results
Atara Biotherapeutics stock popped nearly 5 percent Dec. 9 on promising safety and efficacy data for its flagship drug tab-cel. In a study of 61 Read More →
Tim Draper invests in blockchain accelerator Goren Holm Ventures
Regional blockchain accelerator Goren Holm Ventures added Tim Draper to the masthead Dec. 9, after the well-known venture capitalist made an undisclosed investment in the Read More →
Amgen leases R&D space in South San Francisco
Thousand Oaks biotech giant Amgen has leased 240,000 square feet in South San Francisco for a new research and development facility, where it will pursue Read More →
Dubroff: Transforming the workforce key to Ventura County’s future
With virtually no chance that the Central Coast will find the political will to build housing fast enough to enhance the region’s prospects, is there Read More →
Ventura County multifamily rent declined in third quarter
The average asking rent in Ventura County’s multifamily market retreated from its all-time high in the third quarter and is down 0.5 percent from the Read More →
Community Choice Energy program adds 130,000 tri-county customers
Monterey Bay Community Power voted to include nine tri-county cities and Santa Barbara County in its service area, expanding the Community Choice Energy program to Read More →
Yardi extends platform to Canada
Property management software firm Yardi announced that it has extended its Yardi Marketplace platform to Canada. The marketplace allows users to view available products and Read More →
Amgen gets approval for arthritis drug biosimilar
Biotech giant Amgen received its third U.S. approval for a biosimilar Dec. 6, a competitor for Johnson & Johnson rheumatoid arthritis drug Remicade. Worldwide sales Read More →
Manchak: SLO, state economies face same hurdles
By Michael Manchak Common threads surfaced about the challenges and opportunities facing both state and local economies at two recent events. The Central Coast Economic Read More →
Sengupta: Measure your company’s impact score
By Sumantra Sengupta A few years back, I was fortunate to attend a multiday World Economic Forum meeting in Tianjin, China, where a majority of Read More → Our view: Schwab’s exit from state just the latest departure
The news that iconic financial services firm Charles Schwab is leaving for Texas broke just before Thanksgiving. But the shockwaves will — and should — Read More →
South Coast auto body shop driven to donate
An auto body shop is helping a Santa Barbara homeless shelter provide assistance to families in need by donating and gathering clothing, blankets, new toiletries Read More →
SLO startup Pashion Footwear plugged on Ellen Degeneres Show
A convertible high heel designed by San Luis Obispo startup Pashion Footwear got a demonstration on the Ellen Degeneres Show, when it was featured in Read More →
Borderline Bar & Grill to reopen and second venue planned
The Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks is planning a comeback, and in the meantime, owners Troy Hale and Brian Hynes will launch a Read More →
Semtech shares fall after earnings miss estimates
Shares dipped for Camarillo semiconductor maker Semtech after the company reported a nearly 19 percent dip in revenue from the previous third quarter to $141 Read More →
AeroVironment earnings beat analyst estimates
AeroVironment topped analyst estimates with net income of $7.5 million for its fiscal second quarter, or 31 cents per share, and reported a 14 percent Read More →
Amgen gets approvals for BeiGene deal, Nplate drug
Amgen received two approvals from regulators over the Thanksgiving weekend, allowing its deal to acquire a minority stake in a Chinese biotechnology firm to move Read More →
SLO releases draft EIR for senior housing project
The city of San Luis Obispo is seeking input on a draft Environmental Impact Report for the Villaggio San Luis Obispo, a massive senior housing Read More →
SLO County hospitals get ‘A’ grades for safety
All four San Luis Obispo County hospitals received “A” grades in the Leapfrog Group’s 2019 Hospital Safety Grades ratings of hospitals nationwide. Across the region, Read More →
Panelists ponder gender bias and inclusion
Cultivating inclusion and psychological safety in the workplace could be key to unlocking new business growth, according to experts at a Santa Barbara conference on Read More →
Our view: High housing costs put workers at risk
One of the overlooked pieces of the housing puzzle on the Central Coast is how much high housing prices impact the real cost of living Read More →
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