Treasurers tackle school bond issuance costs
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Read More →Dubroff: Sientra goes for gold by partnering with Lubrizol
News from breast implant maker Sientra that it had secured a contract with a unit of lubricants maker Lubrizol to have its silicone breast implants produced in the U.S. sent the stock soaring on Aug. 9. In an ironic twist on the Rio Olympics, Sientra has been running away from Brazilian manufacturer Silimed after European Read More →
Read More →SLO County rancher asks conservancy to help protect land from development
A San Luis Obispo County cattle ranch owner is a step closer to protecting her land from development. The 1,800-acre Hill Ranch is about 12 miles west of Templeton in San Luis Obispo County along Highway 46. The owner has asked the Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County to help preserve the highly valued Read More →
Read More →AeroVironment drones tested, destroyed by Navy
AeroVironment, a Monrovia-based company with major operations in Simi Valley, had several small drones tested and destroyed by the U.S. Navy in a recent test. AeroVironment made the announcement in a news release Aug. 11. On Aug. 3, the Navy used AeroVironment’s RQ-20B Puma in a test on the small destroyer USS Monsoon in the Read More →
Read More →Proposal to close Diablo Canyon submitted to California Public Utilities Commission
Parties that drafted the joint proposal to close the Diablo Canyon Power Plant formally submitted it to the California Public Utilities Commission on Aug. 11. On June 21, Pacific Gas & Electric announced plans to close the aging nuclear power plant near Avila Beach by the end of 2025 and replace power produced by the Read More →
Read More →Companies Pitch at GEM Demo Day
Six companies presented to investors, colleagues and friends Aug. 9 as the Goleta Entrepreneurial Magnet held a demo day for for regional companies. The Goleta Entrepreneurial Magnet held the event for six teams that finished its seven week G2 Summer Accelerator at the Bacara Resort & Spa Aug.n9 Among the teams that presented was Vibe; Read More →
Read More →Stellar Biotechnologies revenues up but losses grow
Stellar Biotechnologies’ revenues increased slightly during the third quarter of 2016 but losses widened as the company signed a new partnership with a French company and held an offering for institutional investors, the company said in a quarterly earnings report Aug. 8. Stellar revenues increased slightly from $157,748 during the third quarter of 2015 to Read More →
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