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| Wednesday, August 19th, 2015

Goleta will allow Venoco to transport oil using trucks

Energy, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies

The city of Goleta issued a notice of decision to Venoco on Aug. 17 that denied an emergency permit application to transport oil using trucks but deemed the work consistent under the existing Ellwood Onshore Facility operating permit and Safety, Inspection, Maintenance and Quality Assurance Plan. Venoco will evacuate crude oil from tanks and pipelines Read More →

| Tuesday, August 18th, 2015

Amgen agrees to pay $71 million over false marketing of 2 drugs

Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies

Thousand Oaks-based Amgen agreed to pay $71 million in a settlement with California, 47 other states and the District of Columbia because the biotech giant unlawfully promoted two drugs. According to a news release Aug. 18 from California Attorney General Kamala Harris, Amgen unlawfully promoted biologic medications Enbrel and Aranesp by “promoting Aranesp for dosing Read More →

| Friday, August 14th, 2015

Haggen closing 4 stores in Tri-Counties

Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies

Four Haggen grocery stores are closing in the Tri-Counties, the company announced Aug. 14. Two stores in Simi Valley, one in Newbury Park and another in Los Osos will close in 60 days. The stores will continue to operate in the meantime, according to the news release. “Haggen’s goal going forward is to ensure a Read More →

| Thursday, August 13th, 2015

Camarillo-based Interlink Electronics reports increased revenues

Earnings, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies

Camarillo-based Interlink Electronics, a tech company that focuses on manufacturing sensors that are used in portable electronic devices, saw revenues increase by 6 percent from $2.7 million during the second quarter last year to $2.8 million this year. Interlink posted earnings of 8 cents per share, an improvement of 1 cent from the same quarter Read More →

| Thursday, August 13th, 2015

Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce gives out awards

Central Coast, Latest news

The Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce handed out its top awards at an Aug. 12 dinner that celebrated a rebounding economy for North Santa Barbara County. Commercial construction firm Halsell Builders was named Business of the Year, retired City Engineer Rick Sweet received the Robert F. Grogan Public Service Award and James E. Peterson, Read More →

| Thursday, August 13th, 2015

32 in Tri-Counties make Inc. Magazine list of 5000 fastest growing private companies

Latest news, Small Business, Technology

Thirty-two companies from around the Tri-Counties made the Inc. Magazine list of the 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America. The largest was Ventura-based advertising agency The Trade Desk, which was listed at No. 34. It had revenues of $202 million last year and grew 6,949 percent. Inc. Magazine ranked companies according to the percentage Read More →

| Wednesday, August 12th, 2015

Thousand Oaks’ Ceres sees stock price spike after patent approved

Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies

Ceres, a Thousand Oaks based agriculture-biotechnology company, saw shares spike 373 percent Wednesday after the company received a patent for its iCODE multi-gene trait development system. Ceres shares started the day at just 95 cents per share, and soared all the way to $4.80 when the markets opened at 6:30 a.m. PST. Ceres closed the Read More →