Paso Robles’ IQMS gets $40 million investment
By Staff Report / Tuesday, August 4th, 2015 / Latest news, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Paso Robles’ IQMS gets $40 million investment
IQMS, a software company based in Paso Robles, announced Aug. 4 that growth equity firms Technology Crossover Ventures and Banneker Partners have made an additional $40 million investment, for a total of $75 million over the past year. “IQMS is a strong business in a healthy marketplace, and our initial August 2014 investment in IQMS Read More →

UCSB West Coast hub for Photonics Institute
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, July 31st, 2015 / Latest news, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on UCSB West Coast hub for Photonics Institute

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Amazon plans to hire more San Luis Obispo workers
By Philip Joens / Friday, July 31st, 2015 / Central Coast, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Amazon plans to hire more San Luis Obispo workers
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Amgen second-quarter profit beats analysts’ estimates
By Staff Report / Thursday, July 30th, 2015 / Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Amgen second-quarter profit beats analysts’ estimates
Thousand Oaks-based Amgen Inc. posted second-quarter profit that topped analysts’ estimates, driven by higher sales and lower operating expenses. The biotech also raised its revenue and earnings forecast for the year. Profit excluding one-time items rose to $2.57 a share, while analysts had predicted $2.43 on average. Revenue increased 3.7 percent to $5.37 billion, the Read More →
UCSB named West Coast hub for Photonics Institute
By Staff Report / Monday, July 27th, 2015 / Latest news, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on UCSB named West Coast hub for Photonics Institute
UC Santa Barbara’s Institute for Energy Efficiency will play a lead role in a $110 million federal program to develop new electronic products using the next generation of chip technology. UCSB will become the west coast hub for the newly formed American Institute for Manufacturing of Photonics (AIM), teaming with lead institution State University of Read More →

Ventura reuse plant may be solution to region’s water woes
By Philip Joens / Friday, July 24th, 2015 / Latest news, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Ventura reuse plant may be solution to region’s water woes
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Amgen submits data on cancer drug Kyprolis to FDA
By Staff Report / Thursday, July 23rd, 2015 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Amgen submits data on cancer drug Kyprolis to FDA
Thousand Oaks-based Amgen announced Thursday that it submitted data comparing its new multiple-myeloma drug against a rival to the Food and Drug Administration. Kyprolis is Amgen’s new treatment for multiple-myeloma, which is a form of blood cancer that forms in plasma cells and typically grows in bone marrow. The drug was approved for third-line treatments Read More →