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Oxnard hotels are powering up tourism boom

Staybridge Suites Oxnard River Ridge by IHG completed a $16 million renovation and conversion from Read More >

Wedgewood Weddings sale to second PE firm closes

Wedgewood Weddings/Hospitality Group is under a new private equity umbrella as TJC, formerly known as Read More >

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Real Estate

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CRE: Bombardier chooses Moorpark for manufacturing facility

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CRE: ATSU signs new lease in SLO County; Hotel Santa Barbara completes renovations

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CRE: $28M Construction loan secured for multifamily development in Santa Maria

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CRE: Ventura County office markets reset to 2024 levels, NAI report finds

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Technology

Mike Harris | Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Amgen to invest $600M in new science and innovation center

Amgen's research and development facility in San Francisco. (courtesy photo) Biotech giant Amgen on Sept. 2 announced plans to invest more than $600 million in a new, state-of-the-art center for science and innovation at its global headquarters in Thousand Oaks. The center is designed to bring together researchers, engineers, and scientists across disciplines to enhance collaboration and accelerate the discovery of next-generation therapeutics for patients with the most serious diseases, the company said Read More >

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Atara shares up behind slew of good news, earnings

Health Care & Life Science

Mike Harris | Monday, July 21, 2025

Cottage Health, Livingston nursing credited for quality of care

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Medi-Cal cuts to impact tens of thousands on Central Coast

Dignity Health adds second surgical robot

Wilshire Health shutters as buyout deal collapses

Cal Poly spinout sells to leading healthcare company

Agribusiness

Verifying status of immigrants vexes farmers

Verifyingimmigrant employment eligibility can be a challenge, one which Glass Read More >

Central Coast ag gross value up in 2024

200 people arrested by federal agents following Glass House raid

Feds raid area cannabis operations

Federal agents raided Glass House Farms' Carpinteria facility on July Read More >

Central Coast agriculture gross value up in 2024

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