Amgen’s new asthma treatment gets FDA approval
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Region’s venture capital topped $1.7B in 2021
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Mission Produce shares down after earnings release
Mission Produce’s stock tumbled 10% after the markets closed Dec. 22, after the Oxnard-based avocado distributor released its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2021 and missed analysts’ expectations. Mission Produce generated revenue of $237 million in the fourth quarter of 2021, a 15% increase from the same period a year ago. But, according Read More →
Calavo hires new CEO
Calavo Growers, a Santa Paula-based distributor of avocados and other produce, has hired a new CEO, after a period of instability that saw three permanent or interim leaders hold the job since early 2020. The new CEO, effective Feb. 1, is Brian Kocher, Calavo said in a Dec. 22 news release. He will take over Read More →
Calavo reports net loss, but revenue growth
Santa Paula-based Calavo Growers saw revenue increase year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2021, and despite a net loss for the quarter, the company beat analysts’ expectations. Calavo, an avocado distributor, delivered revenue worth $273.4 million for the quarter ended Oct. 31, a 17% increase from the same quarter a year ago. The company did Read More →
Glass House buys edibles brand for $26M
Glass House Brands, a cannabis grower and retailer with its chief operations in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, is buying one of California’s leading brands of edible cannabis in a deal worth $25.6 million in stock and debt-financed cash. Plus Products was the No. 4 brand of edibles ranked by sales in the third quarter Read More →
Region’s IPOs raised $3.2B in 2021, a record haul
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