Report: Aerospace employs 80,000 in tri-county region
A new report makes the case that with 7,000 companies employing some 80,000 workers, the region should be recognized as a major hub for aerospace and autonomous systems. Called “The Central Coast: Built to Prove What’s Next,” the report catalogues a number of familiar assets and some new initiatives. The report was released by a Read More →
CRE: Colliers expands Santa Barbara presence with new office
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New Westlake Village biotech center could see first tenants in 2027
Life sciences tenants could begin moving into a new biotech center in Westlake Village as soon as next year. The approximately 100,000-square-foot property was acquired in early 2023 by San Francisco-based Graymark Capital in partnership with Argosy Real Estate Partners. The former headquarters of Anthem Blue Cross, the facility, now named Westlake Labs, has been Read More →
Moorpark College, CSUCI partner on new bachelor program in cybersecurity
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Rona inks deal worth up to $1.16B to license obesity drug
Rona Therapeutics, a world-leading RNAi therapeutics company dedicated to addressing cardiometabolic, obesity and degenerative diseases with a next-generation RNA technology platform, announced it has entered into an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement worth up to $1.16 billion with Roche for its investigational obesity drug candidate. Rona is based in Shanghai, China, but maintains a U.S. headquarters Read More →
Emergency prep 2026: How to remain protected against El Niño
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Dubroff: Direct Relief CEO — Innovation can advance private philanthropy
After a bit over a year on the job, Amy Weaver of Direct Relief, our Business Times CEO of the Year, finds her organization at the center of a global crisis in humanitarian response. When I sat down with her for our latest Civil Dialogues podcast episode, I was struck by how much the world Read More →
