With Newsom’s proposal, oil industry’s clock starts ticking
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Thousand Oaks biotech firm closes $140M funding round
Capsida Biotherapeutics, a biotechnology startup based in Thousand Oaks, announced April 29 that it is emerging from “stealth mode” with a $140 million funding round led by Westlake Village BioPartners and Versant Ventures. The Series A round includes $50 million from Westlake Village BioPartners, a venture capital firm in Thousand Oaks focused on biotech startups Read More →
Cal Poly to get $5M in federal funds for drone project
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo will get $5 million in federal funds to form a partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory to study drone technology. U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Santa Barbara, was one of three reps who helped direct $10 million to Cal Poly SLO and Cal Poly Pomona in the Consolidated Appropriations Act Read More →
Teledyne shares up on earnings news as Flir acquisition draws nearer
Teledyne Technologies saw growth in nearly all markets during the first quarter of 2021, helping the company beat expectations and deliver positive results on its first earnings report of the year. Teledyne, a Thousand Oaks-based industrial and scientific conglomerate, reported an adjusted earnings per share of $3.02 for the first quarter of 2021, beating Zacks’ Read More →
Amgen stock tumbles after earnings report
Editor’s note: This article was updated at 8:35 a.m. on April 28 with up-to-date information on Amgen’s stock price. Amgen’s shares fell nearly 8% following the company’s April 27 release of its first quarter 2021 earnings, which saw a decline in both revenue and net income compared to a year earlier. Amgen is headquartered in Read More →
American Riviera Bank tops $1B in assets
American Riviera Bank recorded more than $1 billion in assets for the first time when it reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2021. The Santa Barbara-based bank saw its net income rise during the quarter to $2.56 million, or 50 cents per share, compared to net income of $1.2 million, or 23 Read More →
Flights to start in June between SLO and San Diego, Portland
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct a reference to Alaska Airlines’ Santa Barbara-San Diego route. That route has not begun service yet. Alaksa Airlines will begin flying between San Luis Obispo and both Portland and San Diego on June 17. Both routes were originally planned to start last year but were delayed Read More →
