Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital finds buyer for outpatient surgery center
By Staff Report / Monday, September 28th, 2015 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, South Coast / Comments Off on Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital finds buyer for outpatient surgery center
Cottage Health Systems and Sansum Clinic moved a step closer to their proposed merger as Cottage found a potential buyer for its Santa Barbara Outpatient Surgery Center, Cottage announced Sept. 28. Cottage tasked New York-based investment banking firm Cain Brothers & Co. to find a possible suitor and they came up with United Surgical Partners International, a Read More →
European regulators have good news for Amgen on cancer drugs
By Staff Report / Friday, September 25th, 2015 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on European regulators have good news for Amgen on cancer drugs
One of the world’s most expensive cancer drugs got conditional approval from European regulators on Sept. 25. Europeans granted Thousand Oaks-based Amgen conditional approval of its rare blood cancer drug Blincyto and gave a positive evaluation of Amgen’s multiple-myeloma drug Kyprolis. Blincyto is an immunotherapy that is designed to treat a rare form of leukemia Read More →
Stockholders sue Goleta-based Sientra after shares slide
By Philip Joens / Friday, September 25th, 2015 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Stockholders sue Goleta-based Sientra after shares slide
Sientra’s shares nosedived more than 52 percent on Sept. 24 and several law firms around the country announced on Sept. 25 investigations into possible violations of federal securities laws. On Sept. 23, the Goleta-based breast implant manufacturer sold 3 million new shares in a public offering. The offering raised $66 million for the company before Read More →
Emissions cheating irks VW owners in Tri-Counties
By pacbiztimes / Friday, September 25th, 2015 / Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Emissions cheating irks VW owners in Tri-Counties

Brian Martenis has buyer’s remorse. The Santa Maria resident purchased a brand new Volkswagen Golf SportWagen on Aug. 29 because he was attracted to the Golf’s “clean diesel” engine, which boasted economical gas mileage, reliability, quality performance, good resale value and low emissions, Martenis said. He opted to spring for the new car to replace Read More →

Veterans in need of more housing in Tri-Counties
By Marissa Nall / Friday, September 25th, 2015 / Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Veterans in need of more housing in Tri-Counties
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Early grape harvest in Tri-Counties results in lower yields
By Tom Bronzini / Friday, September 25th, 2015 / Agribusiness, Latest news, South Coast, Top Stories / Comments Off on Early grape harvest in Tri-Counties results in lower yields

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Ventura County firms develop turf product to reduce water use
By Marissa Nall / Friday, September 25th, 2015 / Latest news, Top Stories, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Ventura County firms develop turf product to reduce water use

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