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| Monday, October 12th, 2015

Amgen bone density drug shows positive results

Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies

Thousand 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 →

| Thursday, October 8th, 2015

Gov. Jerry Brown signs oil pipeline safety bills

Energy, Latest news, Top Stories

  Gov. 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 →

| Wednesday, October 7th, 2015

Brown signs bill to establish Isla Vista community services district

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Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill on Oct. 7 that seeks to establish a local government for the unincorporated area of Santa Barbara County known as Isla Vista. The bill would establish a community services district. AB 3 requires the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors to submit an application to the Local Agency Formation Read More →

This Haggen store in Santa Barbara is among 23 that are closing in the Tri-Counties.

| Monday, October 5th, 2015

Haggen lines up buyers for 10 stores in Tri-Counties

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  Haggen 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 →

| Friday, October 2nd, 2015

IDE Americas to refurbish, operate Santa Barbara desalination plant

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Carlsbad-based IDE Americas will refurbish, operate and maintain Santa Barbara’s desalination plant. IDE’s reverse osmosis solution will help Santa Barbara’s Charles E. Meyer Desalination Plant efficiently convert seawater to potable water, the company said. It would produce 3,125 acre feet of water per year initially, meeting 26 percent of the city’s water demand. The plant Read More →

| Thursday, October 1st, 2015

Cal Amp’s second quarter earnings beat analyst estimates

Earnings, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies

Oxnard-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 →

| Thursday, October 1st, 2015

Goodland Hotel in Goleta sold for $41 million

Latest news, Real Estate, Tourism

The 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 →