2016/2017 Giving Guide goes to press September 9
The Pacific Coast Business Times Giving Guide is an annual publication featuring nonprofits, foundations, health service agencies, youth programs, educational, cultural and arts organizations. The publication offers a needed, in-depth look at many of these organizations — highlighting their goals and sharing many of the ways they contribute to our community. It is our hope Read More →
Read More →Bill would hold pipeline regulators responsible for safety oversight
Story updated at 2 p.m. on June 15: U.S. Rep. Lois Capps’ office proposed a bill that strives to hold federal regulators responsible for inadequate pipeline safety oversight, the office announced June 14. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Accountability Act is a provision of the Pipes Act, which recently passed the House and the Read More →
Read More →Microsoft buying Lynda.com parent LinkedIn for $26 billion
Lynda.com parent LinkedIn is being acquired by Microsoft for $26 billion. LinkedIn bought the Carpinteria-based web tutorial service Lynda.com just over a year ago for $1.5 billion. Lynda.com still has about 350 employees at its office at 6410 Via Real in Carpinteria. Microsoft’s acquisition of professional social network LinkedIn is one of the largest technology Read More →
Read More →Lois Capps’ Pipeline Safety Act passes House
The Pipeline Safety Act, a bill that aims to improve federal oil and gas pipeline safety regulation, passed the House, U.S. Rep. Lois Capps’ office announced on June 8. Capps, D-Santa Barbara, authored the bill after last year’s Refugio oil spill, the consequences of which are still playing out throughout the Tri-Counties. This bill aims Read More →
Read More →Amgen’s new drug for migraines shows promise
Thousand Oaks-based Amgen said a drug being developed in collaboration with Novartis showed promising results in providing relief for patients suffering from chronic migraines. The Phase 2 clinical trial met benchmarks for migraine reduction at two levels of dosage and with limited side effects. “Migraine is the sixth-leading cause of disability worldwide. Three to seven Read More →
Read More →Limoneira misses second quarter estimates but analysts reconfirm strong outlook for year
Santa Paula-based Limoneira reported drops in revenue and operating income for the second quarter of 2016 in an earnings report June 9. But analysts reconfirmed strong fiscal year 2016 and 2017 outlooks despite the quarter’s performance, due to favorable lemon pricing and expectations for the company’s real estate development segment. Limoneira’s recently expanded packing facility Read More →
Read More →Impact Radius raises $30 million in funding round
Impact Radius, a Santa Barbara-based digital marketing firm, finished a $30 million funding round June 8 by Boston-based Silversmith Capital Partners. Founded in 2008 by veterans from the early days of Commission Junction, now CJ Affiliate by Conversant, Impact Radius is a pioneer of so-called performance marketing space, where advertisers only pay out a commission Read More →
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