Amgen executive VP/chief tech officer retiring after 21 years
Biotech giant Amgen on April 22 announced the retirement of David Reese, executive vice president and chief technology officer, who has been with the Thousand Oaks-based company for 21 years. Reese, an M.D., joined the global life sciences powerhouse in 2005 as a clinical development leader in oncology and later served as executive vice president of research and development Read More →
Teledyne announces record first-quarter results
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Firestone Walker snaps up Stone Brewing
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Central Coast unemployment dips back below 5% in February
In an effort to catch up on previous reports, the California Employment Development Department has released unemployment numbers for February. Announced April 17, the unemployment rate for the Central Coast saw a shift in February, dropping from a 5.03% unemployment rate in January to a 4.8% in the most rate in the most recent report. Read More →
Radius Q1 report highlights record-breaking sales volume
Santa Barbara County’s South Coast commercial real estate market started off the new year with a bang, carried by the largest non-hotel CRE deal ever completed in the area, according to Radius Commercial Real Estate’s Q1 report. Announced April 20, the south coast CRE market sales volume hit $361 million across 40 transactions, a record-high, Read More →
From design to AI, 2026 SCBT winners break the mold
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Updated: Glimmer Wish strikes a deal on Shark Tank
A young startup from Santa Barbara County captured the eyes of millions when it appeared on ABC’s Shark Tank and managed to swim away with a deal. Glimmer Wish, a beauty products company founded by Sydney Myers, the 16-year-old daughter of Inogen co-founder Byron Myers, appeared on Season 17, episode 16 of Shark Tank, which Read More →
