Amgen bone density drug shows positive results
Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Tri-County Public CompaniesThousand Oaks-based pharmaceutical giant Amgen announced results Oct. 12 showing its bone density drug Prolia reduced the incidences of bone fractures in post-menopausal women with osteoporosis over 10 years. Prolia is designed to raise bone density in people with a history of osteoporosis. Amgen released the data during the annual conference of the American Society Read More →
Gov. Jerry Brown signs oil pipeline safety bills
Energy, Latest news, Top StoriesGov. Jerry Brown signed a bill on Oct. 8 that requires the California Fire Marshal to review oil pipeline conditions every year, rather than every two years or more. Houston-based Plains All American Pipeline performed an inspection of its Line 901 about two weeks before May 19’s Refugio oil spill. But it was too Read More →
Haggen lines up buyers for 10 stores in Tri-Counties
Latest news, Top StoriesHaggen is looking to sell some of its soon-to-be vacant stores in the Tri-Counties to Gelson’s Markets and Smart & Final pending bankruptcy court approval, the company announced Oct. 5. Gelson’s and Smart & Final got the first pick of 127 shuttering Haggen stores. The high-end Encino-based grocer Gelson’s signed an asset purchase agreement Read More →
Cal Amp’s second quarter earnings beat analyst estimates
Earnings, Latest news, Tri-County Public CompaniesOxnard-based Cal Amp, which makes products for the wireless sector, beat analyst estimates on Oct. 1 when it reported second quarter 2016 results. Cal Amp posted earnings of 27 cents per share, beating analyst estimates of 26 cents per share. Analysts expected Cal Amp’s revenues to be around $68 million, but the company beat those Read More →
Goodland Hotel in Goleta sold for $41 million
Latest news, Real Estate, TourismThe Goodland Hotel in Goleta was sold to KHP Capital Partners for $40.9 million in September, property records show. The 158-room lodge was developed by Makar Properties, a privately owned real estate development company based in Newport Beach. Makar acquired the former Holiday Inn in June 2013 for $24 million and opened as The Goodland in Read More →
