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Amgen’s investment confirms Conejo Valley as major biotech hub

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Dubroff: An innovation culture powered by Amgen’s big deal

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

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Technology

Mike Harris | Friday, September 5, 2025

Amgen’s investment confirms Conejo Valley as major biotech hub

A rendering of Amgen's new science and innovation center in Thousand Oaks. (courtesy photo) Biotech giant Amgen’s planned $600 million science and innovation center at its Thousand Oaks headquarters will further solidify the Highway 101 Biotech Corridor as a major life sciences hub both state-wide and nationally, experts say. “This announcement validates what we've long known,” Bruce Stenslie, president and CEO of the Economic Development Collaborative, a business consulting nonprofit Read More >

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

Health Care & Life Science

Mike Harris | Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Rose Care announces new CEO, expansion of services

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Agribusiness

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Central Coast agriculture gross value up in 2024

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