PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust announces cash dividend

Westlake Village-based PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust announced a cash dividend to shareholders of record as of July 13. The real estate investment trust will pay 47 cents per common share on July 27.
Oxnard’s CalAmp partners with Autobrain

Internet of Things provider CalAmp, with operations in Oxnard, announced a partnership with Boca Raton, Fla-based Autobrain. Autobrain’s platform will use CalAmp’s networks to bring smart car capabilities to regular vehicles, according to the June 22 news release. Devices like OBD sensors and telematics systems will enable consumers to track their car’s location and condition Read More →
PennyMac to buy back $50 million of Class A common stock

PennyMac Financial Services announced on June 21 that it will repurchase up to $50 million of its Class A common stock. The number and timing of the purchases will depend on price, trading volume and market conditions, among other factors, the Moorpark-based company said in a statement. “We believe that the repurchase of common stock Read More →
Firestone Walker trying to expand brewing capacity in Paso Robles

The Paso Robles City Council is considering a proposal by Firestone Walker to expand its brewing capacity by taking over the former Nu-Way Cleaners location at 1385 Vendels Circle. The brewery would tear down an existing 19,000-square-foot building and replace it with a 6,300-square-foot structure and 12 fermentation storage tanks, connected to its current headquarters Read More →
Amgen asks FDA to consider new uses for Xgeva

Thousand Oaks-based biotech giant Amgen announced June 19 that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted a supplemental application for Xgeva (denosumab) that seeks to expand the currently approved indication for the prevention of fractures and other skeletal-related events in patients with bone metastases from solid tumors to include patients with multiple myeloma. “Multiple Read More →