Amgen announces $721M acquisition
Amgen reported its second major acquisition of the month, as the Thousand Oaks-based firm announced March 30 that it will acquire Rodeo Therapeutics Corporation, a privately held biotech company based in Seattle. The deal is worth more than $700 million, $55 million of which will be paid upfront, with up to $666 million more in Read More →
Read More →UCSB Chancellor Henry Yang named to Business Times Hall of Fame
UC Santa Barbara Chancellor Henry T. Yang will become the 22nd member of the Pacific Coast Business Times Hall of Fame. Yang is the fifth chancellor in UCSB’s history, and by far its longest serving, having led the campus since 1994. He will be inducted at a virtual event on May 20 and will be Read More →
Read More →Dubroff: The seven layers of e-commerce hell
1. Supplier stiletto: The descent begins with an innocuous email from a supplier indicating your account has been sold and a new vendor will require a switch of e-commerce processing. Before you finish your polite reply, your blood begins to drip on to the floor. 2. Authorize auto-da-fe: You set up a new account with the Read More →
Read More →Dubroff: Measuring time by massacres, from Columbine to Boulder
When you count the decades by the mass shootings you’ve covered, something is very, very wrong. But that’s the way it is in America, and the shootings are coming so fast and furious right now, I’m afraid we’re becoming numb to the onslaught. We’re a big country with a history of protecting gun rights and Read More →
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House bill gives growers new hope for immigration reform
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Read More →International tourists could return to region in fall
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Read More →One year later, Santa Barbara teen still zooming in to help seniors
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