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Amgen gets FDA approval for potential billion-dollar drug

By   /  Friday, May 28th, 2021  /  Banking & Finance, Biotech, East Ventura County, Latest news, right, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies  /  Comments Off on Amgen gets FDA approval for potential billion-dollar drug

Thousand Oaks-based Amgen won approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on May 28 for its latest oral drug treatment, Lumakras, potentially adding another huge market for one of the largest biotech firms in the world. According to the Wall Street Journal, Amgen will charge $17,900 a month for the drug and analyst think Read More →

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Opinion: Time to polish those interview skills, whichever side you’re on

By   /  Friday, May 28th, 2021  /  Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Opinion: Time to polish those interview skills, whichever side you’re on

By Kyle McIntosh The Department of Labor reported a record 8.1 million job openings in the U.S. at the end of March. While employers are eager to fill openings, it’s critical that managers are thorough in assessing candidates to ensure new hires fit their needs. Having interviewed hundreds of candidates during my 23 years in Read More →

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Lumber shortages drive building costs through the roof

By   /  Friday, May 28th, 2021  /  Central Coast, East Ventura County, Latest news, left, Real Estate, South Coast, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County  /  Comments Off on Lumber shortages drive building costs through the roof

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Public health meets private sector with Charity Dean’s new venture

By   /  Friday, May 28th, 2021  /  Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news, South Coast, Startups, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Public health meets private sector with Charity Dean’s new venture

Months into the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Charity Dean realized a harsh reality. She was then assistant director of the California Department of Public Health, and she knew the state and nation were literally in a do-or-die situation. “As a local health officer, I learned painfully that no one is coming to save me,” Dean, who Read More →

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QAD stock rises after earnings beat

By   /  Thursday, May 27th, 2021  /  Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, South Coast, Technology, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies  /  Comments Off on QAD stock rises after earnings beat

QAD, a Santa Barbara-based cloud software company for the manufacturing industry, beat analysts’ expectations with its earning for the first quarter of its 2021-22 fiscal year on May 26. QAD’s net income for the quarter was $1.8 million, or 7 cents per share, compared to a loss of $410,000 in the same quarter a year Read More →

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Feds, state reach agreement for Morro Bay offshore wind project

By   /  Tuesday, May 25th, 2021  /  Central Coast, Energy, Green Coast, Latest news, middle, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Feds, state reach agreement for Morro Bay offshore wind project

The U.S. Department of Defense gave the green light on May 25 to 3 gigawatts of offshore wind energy development off the coast of Morro Bay, culminating a years-long collaboration between state and federal regulators to advance the industry on the West Coast. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and California Gov. Gavin Newsom Read More →

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Invoca makes first acquisition, will push company past $100M annual revenue

By   /  Monday, May 24th, 2021  /  Latest news, right, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Invoca makes first acquisition, will push company past $100M annual revenue

Invoca, a marketing call analytics company based in Santa Barbara, announced its first acquisition May 24, the purchase of a Chicago-based call tracking and analytics company called DialogTech in a combined cash and stock deal. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Invoca said the puts it on track to exceed $100 million in revenue Read More →

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