Amgen’s game-changing lung cancer treatment gains FDA approval
Thousand Oaks-based Amgen has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its treatment, Imdelltra, which is used on adult patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer with disease progression on or after platinum-based chemotherapy. Announced May 16, Amgen said in a press release that Imdelltra has received accelerated approval based on “encouraging Read More →
Tri-county unemployment rate drops below 4%
The unemployment rate for the Central Coast fell below 4% in the month of April, according to the latest data provided by the California Employment Development Department. Released on May 17, the unemployment rate of the tri-counties was at 3.96% for the month of April, down from a 4.56% unemployment rate in the month of Read More →
$70M Refugio oil spill deal gets tentative OK
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Housing crunch: 11,000+ new homes could ease area shortage
More than 11,000 housing units in the tri-county region are being built, have been ap- proved or are proposed to help tackle the area’s acute housing shortage. One such housing project is the 1,500-unit Harvest in Limoneira in Santa Paula. The development is a 50/50 joint venture between Santa Paula-based lemon grower Limoneira and The Read More →
Nexstera Tech, Mense win big at AngelCon 2024
Female founders stood proudly in the spotlight on May 2 as two women-founded companies took first and second place at the seventh annual AngelCon Pitch Competition. Hosted by the Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Small Business Development Center, six teams competed at AngelCon, which raised a total of $215,000 from 21 investors. Nexstera Tech, a Read More →
Dubroff: Housing projects have the green light but more construction is still needed
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VC Housing Trust announces $12M for affordable housing
Housing Trust Fund Ventura County on May 2 announced $12 million in loan commitments for 492 affordable housing units in Oxnard, Santa Paula and Ventura. The nonprofit said $7 million of the commitments will be matched by Prop 1 funding. The Valentine Road Apartments in Ventura, a Homekey development by the Housing Authority of Ventura, Read More →
