
Avila Ranch housing project moves forward
Latest news, Real EstateThe 720-home Avila Ranch project cleared a hurdle with the approval of the San Luis Obispo County Airport Land Use Commission on Dec. 22. With a 6-1 vote, the commission agreed with a county staff report that the project would not have a negative impact on the economic vitality or efficient operation of the airport. Read More →

Salem Media agrees to let Word Broadcasting operate Louisville stations
Latest newsSalem Media Group, a Christian conservative radio company based in Camarillo, announced Dec. 23 that it will allow its Louisville, Kentucky stations to be operated by Pennsylvania-based Word Broadcasting Network under a marketing agreement effective Jan. 3. Word Broadcasting owns and operates 12 radio stations in Louisville. Salem owns an FM Christian teaching and talk Read More →

CalAmp reports $1.5 million loss in net income for third quarter
Earnings, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public CompaniesOxnard wireless parts maker CalAmp ended the third quarter with a $1.5 million loss in net income, or a 4 cent loss per diluted share, compared to $3.9 million in net income last year, or 11 cents per share. CalAmp was impacted by a legal expense that was $1.6 million more than the comparable period last year Read More →

Soraa LED lamps exceed state certification standards
Latest news, TechnologyGoleta-based LED technology company Soraa announced Dec. 22 that its products exceeded the certification needed for California’s Title 24 lighting standard, making it the first company with a complete line of LED lamps to do so. Soraa’s LEDs had both a color rendering index and a deep red rendering index of 95, greater than the Read More →

USDA will allow lemon imports from Argentina
Agribusiness, Latest newsThe U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Dec. 20 that it would publish its final rule allowing lemon imports from areas of Argentina into the U.S. Its pest risk assessment and three site visits, most recently in September, led the agency to conclude that a systems approach requiring registration, monitoring, treatment and traceability protocols for production Read More →

Amgen seeks to market osteoporosis drug in Japan
Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, TechnologyThousand Oaks biotech giant Amgen is seeking marketing approval in Japan for osteoporosis drug romosozumab, the company announced on Dec. 20. Amgen submitted the request to the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency in Japan, where an estimated 12 million people have a high risk of bone fracture. The company is co-developing the drug worldwide with Euronext Read More →