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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, October 7th, 2011 / Banking & Finance, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Amgen braces for biosimilars rules
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, October 7th, 2011 / Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Chevron, SLO weigh development pact
Chevron has big plans for remediation and commercial development of a 332-acre plot along the Tank Farm Road corridor of San Luis Obispo. But the petroleum giant says those plans don’t pencil out unless the city agrees to a development agreement that would have taxpayers reimbursing $11.1 million of the costs. San Luis Obispo city officials Read More →
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By Staff Report / Thursday, October 6th, 2011 / Latest news, Nonprofits / Comments Off on Arts groups receive $3.7M
Thirteen Central Coast arts institutions are receiving a total of $3.7 million from The James Irvine Foundation, a nonprofit that hands out grants to help organizations achieve cultural and financial success. The grants, which were announced on Wednesday, are part of the Irvine Foundation’s five-year-old Arts Regional Initiative. Since 2006, the program has targeted music, Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Wednesday, October 5th, 2011 / Columns, Opinion / Comments Off on Why American business will miss Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs changed the world by giving the people what they want — vision.
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By Staff Report / Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 / Green Coast, Latest news, Technology / Comments Off on Transphorm gets $3.6M grant
Transphorm, the Goleta-based energy efficiency firm backed by $63 million from Google and other investors, has received a $3.6 million federal grant to improve solar panels. Transphorm’s technology uses a semiconducting material called gallium nitride to drastically reduce heat waste in electronic systems. The grant from the U.S. Department of Energy went to Transphorm in Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Monday, October 3rd, 2011 / Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Vitesse slashes workforce, dims sales outlook
Vitesse Semiconductor, the Ventura County chipmaker rocked by a stock-options scandal in 2006, has laid off 10 percent of its workforce and shuttered one of its Camarillo facilities. Vitesse disclosed the pink slips in a regulatory filing Oct. 3. The company said it ended its lease on facilities at 4721 Calle Carga and terminated 10 Read More →
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, September 30th, 2011 / Latest news, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Forecast: Crummy, with a slight chance of worse
The professional services and hospitality industries are leading the South Coast’s private-sector job creation, with each adding about 1,000 jobs since the recession ended.
