Lynda.com founder dishes details over breakfast
Lynda.com founder and executive chair Lynda Weinman put new details behind the explosive growth of her digital education company during remarks at the California Lutheran University Corporate Leaders Breakfast.
Amgen reports positive trial results for high-cholesterol treatment
The portion of Amgen’s Phase 3 trial of evolocumab that evaluated patients with high cholesterol who cannot tolerate statins has met goals related to percent reduction of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
Teledyne shares dip despite jump in Q4 profits
Shares of defense and industrial conglomerate Teledyne Technologies sank 1.6 percent in midday trading on Thursday despite higher sales and profits from the Thousand Oaks-based firm.
Cruise ship industry floats $2.4M into Santa Barbara
The cruise ship industry had an estimated $2.4 million economic impact on Santa Barbara last year, with more than 50,000 passengers visiting the city, according to a recently released survey.
Amgen enters into deals for colon cancer, IBD treatments
Thousand Oaks-based Amgen has entered into two new collaborations, one involving treatment for colon cancer and another regarding therapies for inflammatory bowel disease.
Armstrong lands construction contract for Children’s Museum
Construction on a 17,000-square-foot Children’s Museum in Santa Barbara kicks off this summer. Area general contractor Armstrong Associates has been tapped to build the new museum at 125 State St., adjacent to the train station.
