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| Thursday, April 3rd, 2014

Irrigation technology firm raises $3.5M

Agribusiness, Central Coast, Technology, Top Stories

San Luis Obispo-based Hortau, a company that makes cloud-based irrigation control systems for farmers, has raised $3.5 million in financing from Avrio Capital.

| Thursday, April 3rd, 2014

Ventura surgical products firm wins $30M trademark verdict

Law & Goverment, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County

A Ventura-based surgical products company won a $30 million jury verdict today in a trademark infringement lawsuit. The verdict is the second attempt at a decision for Neurovision Medical Products, which sued San Diego-based medical device firm NuVasive in 2009. Neurovision alleged that NuVasive willfully infringed on the Ventura company’s “Neurovision” trademark. A jury in Read More →

| Thursday, April 3rd, 2014

Amgen pays $290M to exit osteoporosis drug deal

Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies

Amgen will pay $290 million to end its collaboration with British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline to commercialize the osteoporosis drug denosumab in certain markets outside the U.S.

| Tuesday, April 1st, 2014

Disease-carrying citrus psyllid found in SLO County

Agribusiness, Central Coast, East Ventura County, South Coast, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County

The Asian citrus psyllid, a tiny pest that spreads a disease fatal to citrus trees, has been discovered in San Luis Obispo County for the first time. The bug was found in an insect trap at a home near Arroyo Grande, the San Luis Obispo County Department of Agriculture said on April 1, prompting agricultural Read More →

| Tuesday, April 1st, 2014

Updated: Select Staffing files pre-packaged Ch. 11 bankruptcy

Banking & Finance, South Coast, Top Stories

The Select Staffing Family of Companies, the Santa Barbara-based staffing services giant, filed a pre-packaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy on April 1 listing between $50 million and $100 million in debts and $100 million to $500 million in assets.

| Monday, March 31st, 2014

Vandenberg apartments sell in Lompoc area’s largest deal in 3 years

Central Coast, Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

  A 122-unit apartment complex near Vandenberg Air Force Base in Lompoc has been sold after listing for $14 million. The sale of the Vandenberg Garden Apartments marks the largest sale of multifamily property in north Santa Barbara County since La Vista in Santa Maria changed hands in 2011 for $42 million, according to Radius Read More →

| Monday, March 31st, 2014

Whole Foods buys New Frontiers in SLO for first Central Coast store

Central Coast, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

  Grocery giant Whole Foods Market has purchased the New Frontiers Natural Marketplace in San Luis Obispo, setting the stage for its first Central Coast store. Austin-based Whole Foods announced on March 31 that it has purchased the New Frontiers stores in San Luis Obispo and in Flagstaff, Prescott and Sedona, Ariz. Terms of the Read More →