
Central Coast dairy industry fading away
By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, June 19th, 2015 / Agribusiness, Central Coast, Latest news, Small Business, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Central Coast dairy industry fading away

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Entrepreneurs in Tri-Counties leading resurgence of innovation
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, June 19th, 2015 / East Ventura County, Small Business, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Entrepreneurs in Tri-Counties leading resurgence of innovation
Amid a startup wave in Santa Monica, a revitalizing downtown and an emerging tech corridor on Highway 101, a younger and hipper group of entrepreneurs is beginning to reshape the corporate culture of Greater Los Angeles. That’s part of the reason why it put a smile on my face to see two companies from Ventura Read More →
San Luis Obispo County thirsty for desalination partnership
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, June 19th, 2015 / Central Coast, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on San Luis Obispo County thirsty for desalination partnership

California’s continued drought is helping build the case for costly desalination plant reboots and entirely new projects up and down the coast. In San Luis Obispo County, Third District Supervisor Adam Hill said a possible plan to use excess desalinated water production capacity at the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant to replenish south county aquifers Read More →
MIT Enterprise Forum of the Central Coast heats up with thermal imaging
By Philip Joens / Thursday, June 18th, 2015 / Central Coast, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on MIT Enterprise Forum of the Central Coast heats up with thermal imaging

A rare packed house filled the Cabrillo Pavilion Arts Center Wednesday night for the MIT Enterprise Forum of the Central Coast. The monthly event brings together businesses and technology experts to educate and inform entrepreneurs. Wednesday night, executives from Santa Barbra’s thermal imaging sector came together to inform entrepreneurs about the possibilities in thermal imaging. Read More →
Allergan buying Westlake Village-based Kythera Biopharmaceuticals Inc.
By Staff Report / Wednesday, June 17th, 2015 / East Ventura County, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Allergan buying Westlake Village-based Kythera Biopharmaceuticals Inc.
Just a few months after it shut a Santa Barbara facility, Botox-maker Allergan has re-entered the Tri-Counties, agreeing to buy Kythera Biopharmaceuticals Inc. for about $2.1 billion. The deal will add the Westlake Village-based Kythera’s treatments for double chins and male pattern baldness to Allergan’s existing line of products, including a breast implant operation formerly Read More →
Homebuilder Ryland Group shares soar after announcing merger with Standard Pacific
By Staff Report / Monday, June 15th, 2015 / Earnings, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Homebuilder Ryland Group shares soar after announcing merger with Standard Pacific
Shares of Westlake Village-based homebuilder Ryland Group soared more than $2.20 or 5 percent to more than $45 per share after the company announced a merger with rival Standard Pacific of Irvine. Though billed as a “merger of equals,” the roughly $5.2 billion deal would give Standard Pacific shareholders the majority of shares in the Read More →
Plains has spent more than $60 million on Refugio oil spill cleanup
By Elijah Brumback / Friday, June 12th, 2015 / Central Coast, Energy, South Coast, Top Stories, Tourism / Comments Off on Plains has spent more than $60 million on Refugio oil spill cleanup

Plains All American Pipeline, the company responsible for spilling thousands of gallons of crude oil on the Gaviota Coast, said Friday it has spent more than $60 million on clean up efforts to date. There is no timeline on how long it will take to call the response complete, but the most recent update from Read More →