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| Monday, August 10th, 2015

Camarillo-based Salem Media Group beats expectations

Earnings, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies

Camarillo-based Salem Media Group beat analyst expectations when it reported second-quarter earnings of 14 cents per share on Aug. 5. Analysts predicted Salem Media Group would earn just 4 cents per share. Salem’s revenues declined by 2 percent from $68.6 million during the second quarter of last year to $67.3 million. This still beat analyst Read More →

| Monday, August 10th, 2015

Westlake Village-based Kythera Biopharmaceuticals reports second quarter loss

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

Westlake Village-based Kythera Biopharmaceuticals missed analyst estimates when it released second quarter earnings on Aug. 6. Kythera lost $1.44 per share, missing analyst estimates of a loss of $1.10 per share. For the quarter, Kythera lost $37.2 million, compared to $19.5 million during the second quarter of 2014. On June 17, Allergan announced that it Read More →

| Friday, August 7th, 2015

Paso Robles’ IQMS gets another $40 million in venture capital

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| Thursday, August 6th, 2015

Appfolio reports $3.2 million loss for second quarter

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

Appfolio lost $3.2 million during the second quarter, the company reported Aug. 6. Goleta-based Appfolio makes property management software for small-to medium-sized real estate managers. Revenues were up 59 percent in the second quarter of 2015 from $11.6 million last year to $18.4 million this year. Appfolio lost 34 cents per share, which met analyst Read More →

| Thursday, August 6th, 2015

UCSB researchers create underwater super glue

Latest news, Technology

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara created a new type of super glue for underwater use by studying how mussels, oysters and barnacles stick to rocks. Researchers saw a need for adhesives that stick underwater. Because synthetic adhesives do not work well, UCSB scientists Jacob Israelachvili, Michael Rapp, Greg Maier, Herb Waite and Alison Butler turned Read More →

| Tuesday, August 4th, 2015

San Luis Obispo’s Mindbody beats estimates but shares still down

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

San Luis Obispo-based Mindbody beat analyst estimates when it released second quarter earnings on Aug. 4, but shares still ended down for a ninth consecutive day. Mindbody lost 21 cents per share, but analysts had predicted losses of 31 cents per share. Mindbody’s surprising earnings are a rare recent bright spot for the company since Read More →

| Tuesday, August 4th, 2015

Shire makes $30 billion bid for Thousands Oaks’ Baxalta

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

One of the biggest employers in Ventura County faces an ownership change less than one month after it was spun off from its Chicago-area parent. Shire Plc, a pharma company based in Dublin, Ireland, stunned the markets on Aug. 4 with a $30 billion bid for Baxalta. Baxalta, which employs around 2,000 at two locations Read More →