
Jorge Mercado | Thursday, October 21st, 2021
Energy Vault preps to go public, could raise $388M
Banking & Finance, East Ventura County, Energy, Green Coast, Latest news, middle, Startups, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public CompaniesWestlake Village-based Energy Vault disclosed details of its financial performance for the first time in an Oct. 18 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, filed in advance of its public stock offering and its pending merger with a special purpose acquisition company. Energy Vault, a green energy storage company, agreed to go public Read More →

Jorge Mercado | Monday, October 18th, 2021
MannKind shares drop 18% after FDA says it will pass on new blood pressure drug
Banking & Finance, East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, left, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public CompaniesShares of Westlake Village-based MannKind Corp. dropped 18% on Oct. 18, after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration did not approve a hypertension treatment the company is developing with United Therapeutics. In a complete letter response, the FDA declined to approve a new drug application for Tyvasio DPI, a treatment being developed by MannKind and Read More →

Jorge Mercado | Friday, October 15th, 2021
Amgen’s investment in Neumora marks a return to neuroscience research
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Jorge Mercado | Friday, October 15th, 2021
Amgen goes full speed ahead on biosimilar drugs
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Jorge Mercado | Wednesday, October 13th, 2021
Mindbody to buy billion-dollar fitness company, fueling talk of new IPO
Central Coast, Latest news, right, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County EconomyEDITOR’S NOTE: This article was updated Oct. 15 with more information about the merger and an interview with Mindbody founder Rick Stollmeyer. After a year of pandemic-related struggles in the health and wellness industry, two companies are announcing a merger just as the sector is starting bounce back. San Luis Obispo-based Mindbody announced Oct. 13 Read More →

Jorge Mercado | Friday, October 8th, 2021
Jay-Z’s cannabis company buys Santa Barbara dispensary operator
Central Coast, Latest news, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County EconomyCoastal Holdings Company, a Santa Barbara-based cannabis dispensary and delivery operator, was purchased by The Parent Company, a publicly traded cannabis firm backed by the rapper Jay-Z, in a deal worth as much as $56.2 million. According to details of the transaction, which The Parent Company announced Oct. 4, The Parent Company is seeking to Read More →

Jorge Mercado | Friday, October 8th, 2021
ParentSquare takes its school-tech platform nationwide
Higher Education, Latest news, South Coast, Startups, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County EconomyThis article is only available to Business Times subscribers Subscribers: LOG IN or REGISTER for complete digital access. Not a Subscriber? SUBSCRIBE for full access to our weekly newspaper, online edition and Book of Lists. Check the STATUS of your Subscription Account.