FDA approves Amgen cancer treatment biosimilar Mvasi
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a cancer treatment biosimilar developed in partnership between Allergan and Thousand Oaks-based Amgen, the company announced Sept. 13. Mvasi was approved to treat five types of cancer in combination with other therapies. “The approval of Mvasi marks a significant milestone for healthcare practitioners and patients as the first Read More →
Activist investor nominates 10 candidates for Deckers board
Activist investor Marcato Capital Management nominated 10 candidates for the board of directors for Goleta-based Deckers Brands. The shoe company confirmed that it had received the nominations in a news release issued Sept. 13. Earlier in the month, Deckers set a Sept. 15 deadline for nominations and pushed back its annual stockholders meeting, usually held Read More →
Bacara Resort & Spa in Goleta to become a Ritz-Carlton
Pacific Hospitality Group confirmed Sept. 12 that it had entered the final stages of a sale of the Bacara Resort & Spa in Goleta to a new buyer and its transition to a new management company but declined to provide names. Industry sources said that it had been bought by New York real estate investment Read More →
CalAmp expands partnership in Latin America
CalAmp, the LoJack owner with operations in Oxnard, announced Sept. 12 that its licensee Car Security had expanded its contract, using the company’s full portfolio, including devices and risk management services. Car Security, based in Argentina, will use CalAmp’s CrashBoxx incident reporting service to manage claims and guard against fraud in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. Read More →
Limoneira reports revenues up but net income down
Santa Paula citrus producer and real estate investment company Limoneira reported on Sept. 11 a slight increase in revenues for its third quarter, ended July 31, but a drop in net income to $7.7 million, or 52 cents per share. Avocado production fell by nearly half, since the crop bears in alternate years, but declines Read More →
Cal Poly SLO gets funding to study strawberry plants, teach communications
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo announced Sept. 8 that it received a grant to teach environmental science communications a day after the university’s strawberry center was included in a $4.5 million study to find disease resistance in strawberry plants. The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded professors Yi-Wen Chiu and Jason Peters $140,000 over three years to pilot the new curriculum, Read More →
Central Coast accounting firms agree to merge
Glenn Burdette, an accounting firm with offices in Santa Maria, Paso Robles and San Luis Obispo, has announced plans to combine with Radakovich, Shaw & Blythe, an accounting firm headquartered in San Luis Obispo. Radakovich, Shaw & Blythe principals Mike Radakovich, Ed Shaw, Anne Blythe and Bonnie Blanchard will join Glenn Burdette as principals. Glenn Burdette Read More →
