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Summit addresses need for affordable farmworkers housing
The lack of affordable housing for Ventura County’s farmworkers was the focus of panel discussions at a May 8 program in Santa Paula. “We’re trying to bring awareness to local developers to keep their minds open to serving farmworkers in their projects,” Ken Trigueiro, who sits on the board of House Farm Workers, which put Read More →
Read More →Former CLU President Lori Varlotta takes Antioch job
Former California Lutheran University President Lori Varlotta will take the helm at Antioch University later this summer, one year after leaving the Thousand Oaks campus. In a statement, Antioch said she will become president of Antioch University and executive vice president of Coalition for the Common Good, a partnership organization that includes several institutions, including Read More →
Read More →Craig Case sentenced to 26 years in state prison for embezzlement of elderly Montecito woman
Former private investigator and TV personality Craig Alan Case has been sentenced to nearly 30 years in prison for his role in defrauding an elderly woman from Montecito. Announced May 6, Santa Barbara County District Attorney John T. Savrnoch sentenced Case to 26 years and eight months in state prison after being found guilty of Read More →
Read More →Nipomo woman pleads guilty to falsifying hundreds of immigration forms
A San Luis Obispo County woman pleaded guilty to multiple crimes on May 7, related to her misuse of doctor credentials to create hundreds of false medical records for immigrants seeking legal permanent residency. Chantelle Lavergne Woods, 54, pleaded guilty to one count of presentation of false immigration document or application and one count of Read More →
Read More →LTC Properties reports first quarter earnings
Westlake Village-based LTC Properties, a real estate investment trust that primarily invests in seniors housing and health care properties, announced operating results for the first quarter ended March 31. LTC generated revenues worth $49 million in the first quarter of 2025, down from $51.3 million in the first quarter of 2024, which the company attributed Read More →
Read More →Mission Wealth receives investment from PE firm
Mission Wealth, a Santa Barbara financial planner firm celebrating its 25th year in business, announced it received a minority investment from private equity firm Great Hill Partners. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Known for investing in high-growth companies, the partnership will help Mission Wealth’s client service offering and support the firm’s national expansion Read More →
Read More →Amy Weaver officially steps into CEO role at Direct Relief
Former Salesforce CFO Amy Weaver is officially launching the next stage of her career, taking over as CEO of Direct Relief. Though the Santa Barbara-based nonprofit announced Weaver’s hire a few months ago, she officially started in the role on May 5. Weaver joins Direct Relief from Salesforce, where she served since 2020 as President Read More →
Read More →FDA lifts clinical hold on Atara’s lead treatment
Thousand Oaks-based Atara Biotherapeutics received a bit of good news on May 5, after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it has lifted its hold on Atara’s active Investigational New Drug application for the Ebvallo program. Ebvallo, which is already approved in Europe and is used for transplant-related blood cancer, was placed on Read More →
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CRE: HRL Laboratories opens new manufacturing plant in Camarillo
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Read More →CRE: Over 100 affordable housing units to be built in Santa Paula
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Read More →CRE: Ritz-Carlton Bacara celebrates 25th anniversary with huge upgrades
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Read More →CRE: New nonprofit aims to revitalize downtown Santa Barbara
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Read More →CRE: SLO County receives $1.6 million from federal government to address homelessness
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Read More →CRE: Habitat for Humanity hosts conference on housing crisis
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Read More →CRE: New CEO at VCCAR; Single-family home community opens in Nipomo
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Read More →CRE: Historic 350-acre parcel in Montecito purchased, will be protected as open space
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FDA lifts clinical hold on Atara’s lead treatment
Thousand Oaks-based Atara Biotherapeutics received a bit of good news on May 5, after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it has lifted its hold on Atara’s active Investigational New Drug application for the Ebvallo program. Ebvallo, which is already approved in Europe and is used for transplant-related blood cancer, was placed on Read More →
Read More →805 Tech: Biotech Corridor Conference hits it out of the park for 3rd straight year
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Read More →Biotech execs forecast rapid growth for 101 corridor
The Highway 101 biotech hub will continue to grow rapidly in coming years, key industry stakeholders forecast at an April 24 life sciences forum in Westlake Village. “In the last 15 years, the 101 biotech corridor has positioned itself as a vibrant life science cluster as it has addressed issues such as lack of wet Read More →
Read More →Ventura County enters MOU with India biotech firm
The BioScience Alliance in Westlake Village, Ventura County’s 2nd District, the Economic Development Collaborative and India’s Atal Incubation Centre have entered into an agreement aimed at accelerating biotech growth in the county. The pact was announced May 1. It will help Indian biotech companies expand into the U.S. market while providing Ventura County businesses with Read More →
Read More →Teledyne delivers Q1 earnings beat, announces new CEO
Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies has had an interesting end to the month of April, beating analysts’ expectations when it released its earnings on April 23 and announcing its new CEO a few days later on April 28. George C. Bobb III, who most recently served as the company’s president and COO, was elevated to president Read More →
Read More →HRL Laboratories opens new manufacturing plant in Camarillo
HRL Laboratories, a company that develops new technologies for the defense, automotive and aerospace industries, is expanding its reach into Camarillo. Announced April 28, HRL has officially opened its new advanced research and manufacturing facility in Camarillo. The 60,000-square-foot facility houses state-of-the-art labs, cleanrooms, high-bay and office space, and enhances HRL’s fabrication and in-house testing capabilities. Read More →
Read More →Teledyne appoints new CEO
Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies has a new chief executive, the company announced April 28. George C. Bobb III, who most recently served as the company’s president and COO, was elevated to president and CEO effective immediately, the company said after the markets closed April 28. Bobb takes over for Edwin Roks, who retired from the Read More →
Read More →Amgen continues investing in Ohio facility
Thousand Oaks-based Amgen is continuing its commitment to its latest facilities here in the United States after the biotech company announced a $900 million expansion of its Ohio manufacturing facility. Announced April 25, the commitment will bring the total number of jobs created to 750 and the total investment in Central Ohio to over $1.4 billion. Amgen, one of the largest biotechs Read More →
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Ridley-Tree Cancer Center announces greater prostate cancer treatments
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Read More →Central Coast healthcare organizations share cancer care practices
A cancer diagnosis is one of the scariest things a person can experience, regardless of what stage it is caught at. However, advancements in treating all different types of cancers are happening at a rapid pace, and Central Coast healthcare organizations are trying to stay at the forefront as well. Matt Baumann, vice president of Read More →
Read More →New Cottage CEO comes from healthcare lineage
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Read More →Camarillo nurse gives birth to newborn care business
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Read More →Tri-county Medi-Cal administrators alarmed by possible cuts
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Read More →Cottage Health names Scott Wester as new CEO
Scott Wester, an experienced executive at several healthcare organizations, has been selected as Santa Barbara-based Cottage Health’s newest president and CEO, Cottage announced Feb. 26. Wester, who has three decades of experience in healthcare, will assume the post on April 7. He is succeeding Ron Werft, who announced in 2024 that he would be retiring Read More →
Read More →Doctors prescribe health tips during ‘quad-demic’ season
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Read More →Foothill Surgery Center acquires cutting-edge robotic surgical system
The Sansum Clinic’s Foothill Surgery Center has become one of the first outpatient surgery centers in the country to start using the innovative Intuitive da Vinci 5 robotic system. The $3 million investment was funded by a $1 million anonymous gift, $675,000 from community supporters and $1.3 million from Sutter Health, an integrated health system headquartered in Read More →
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Summit addresses need for affordable farmworkers housing
The lack of affordable housing for Ventura County’s farmworkers was the focus of panel discussions at a May 8 program in Santa Paula. “We’re trying to bring awareness to local developers to keep their minds open to serving farmworkers in their projects,” Ken Trigueiro, who sits on the board of House Farm Workers, which put Read More →
Read More →Food Bank CEO gives talk at Apeel HQ on food insecurity
For the longest time, Erik Talkin, the CEO of the Food Bank of Santa Barbara County, thought ending hunger was as simple as just giving people more food. “But just giving people more food does not end hunger… hunger is complicated, hunger is hard because being poor is hard,” Talkin said in a 2019 TedX Read More →
Read More →Agromin, Limoneria partner on commercial-scale composting facility
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Read More →Hub-Western Growers insurance partnership blooming
Three months after they joined forces, the Hub International Limited/Western Growers Insurance Services partnership is blooming. With offices throughout California, including the Central Coast, Hub announced in November that it had acquired the retail insurance brokerage business of the Western Growers Association. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered in Chicago, Hub is a Read More →
Read More →Trump policies impacting Ag in tri-county region
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Read More →Limoneira completes $1.7M water pumping rights transactions
Santa Paula-based lemon grower Limoneira announced Jan. 23 the successful completion of three water pumping rights transactions in the Santa Paula Basin totaling $1.7 million. The sales, which valued the water pumping rights at $30,000 per acre-foot, underscore the increasing value of water resources in the region and validate the company’s long-term strategy of optimizing Read More →
Read More →Calavo ends fiscal year strong, maintains focus on ‘core avocado business’
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Read More →Strong avocado sales drive revenue growth for ag companies
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