Amgen to pay $1.15 dividend to shareholders
The board of directors for Thousand Oaks biopharmaceutical giant Amgen approved at $1.15 dividend for the third quarter on July 28. Shareholders of record at the close of day on Aug. 17 will be paid the dividend on Sept. 8. • Contact Marissa Nall at mnall@pacbiztimes.com.
Read More →PG&E sends out alert over Diablo Canyon Power Plant oxygen levels
Pacific Gas & Electric Company released an alert of decreased oxygen levels for a containment unit at the Diablo Canyon Power Plant in San Luis Obispo County on July 28. The alert began at 12:06 p.m., but the company said both units were operating at full power and employees and the public were not at Read More →
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CSU Channel Islands developing housing on campus
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Read More →First Solar begins construction on Cuyama solar power facility
San Luis Obispo-based First Solar began construction of a 40 megawatt solar facility in Cuyama on July 25. Construction is expected to provide 200 jobs and the facility will generate enough electricity to power 16,000 homes on average when it is fully operational — displacing 30,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide each year. Peninsula Clean Read More →
Read More →Sienna stock soars after $65 million IPO
Westlake Village biotechnology company Sienna Biopharmaceuticals closed with a big gain after it raised $65 million in its initial public offering July 27. Sienna priced the 4.33 million shares it offered at $15. Shares had reached $21 around noon before ending at $19.25, a 28.3 percent premium on its opening price. The company operates in Read More →
Read More →Deckers Brands sales up 20 percent year-over-year
Deckers Brands reported a 20.3 percent year-over-year net increase in sales but still had a net loss of $42.1 million for its fiscal first quarter ended June 30. Sales continued to grow in its direct-to-consumer channel, including its Hoka One One brand, and the figure included wholesale shipments of Ugg products originally expected to ship Read More →
Read More →Dole supplier awarded Rainforest Alliance certification
Dole Food supplier Huelquen Farms, in Paine, Chile, achieved the Rainforest Alliance certification, the company announced July 26. The farm grows 100 hectares, or around 247 acres, of table grapes under the Westlake Village-based Dole Food label and was successfully audited to the Sustainable Agriculture Network Standard. The Rainforest Alliance is an international nonprofit organization Read More →
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