Fleischmann Auditorium in Santa Barbara renovated
Destinations, Latest news, Nonprofits, South CoastThe newly restored Fleischmann Auditorium at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History will officially open to the public for the museum’s annual Folk & Tribal Arts Marketplace on Dec. 6–8. Since opening in 1938, Fleischmann Auditorium has become one of the most used spaces at the museum, hosting a dozen lectures a year (seating Read More →
New housing subdivision opens in Arroyo Grande
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Plea ends saga of Melchiori meltdown
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Deckers earnings beat analyst expectations
Earnings, Latest news, South Coast, Tri-County Public CompaniesGoleta-based footwear and apparel company Deckers Brands reported an 8 percent increase in its second quarter revenue Oct. 24, beating analyst expectations with $2.71 in earnings per share. The company also announced the appointment of a new chairman to its board of directors, board member and former CFO of Coach Inc., Mike Devine. Former chairman Read More →
Amgen cuts list price of Repatha by 60 percent
East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Tri-County Public CompaniesAmgen doubled down on its decision to slash the list price of one of its newest drugs, Repatha, listing it for all patients at $5,840 per year. The Thousand Oaks-based biotech giant reduced the list price by 60 percent for some patients for the cholesterol medication a year before, and the announcement Oct. 24 discontinues Read More →
Amgen warns investors of ‘mini-tender’ offer
Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Tri-County Public CompaniesBiotech giant Amgen warned investors of a so-called “mini-tender” offer by TRC Capital Corp. that seeks to buy half a million of the company’s shares at below-market prices ahead of its third quarter earnings. The unsolicited offer is dated Oct. 11 and offers to purchase up to 500,000 of Amgen common stock at $192 per Read More →
Dubroff: Zuckerberg plays monopoly, dodges the truth
East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Tri-County Public CompaniesAfter watching Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg labor to explain his company’s policies on privacy, diversity and currency in testimony before Congress on Oct. 23, I have come to some conclusions about the social media giant and its future. Like any company with monopoly or near-monopoly power, Facebook is way too concerned about costs. It Read More →
