Staff Report | Monday, October 12th, 2015
Health Care & Life Science,
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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 →
Staff Report | Thursday, October 8th, 2015
Energy,
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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 →
Staff Report | Wednesday, October 7th, 2015
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Top Stories 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 →
Staff Report | Monday, October 5th, 2015
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Top Stories 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 →
Staff Report | Friday, October 2nd, 2015
Latest news 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 →
Staff Report | Thursday, October 1st, 2015
Earnings,
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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 →
Staff Report | Thursday, October 1st, 2015
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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 →