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By Staff Report / Friday, December 27th, 2013 / Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on CalAmp shares slide as Q4 outlook misses
Shares of Oxnard-based CalAmp plunged 9 percent on Christmas Eve, after the company delivered a fourth-quarter outlook that missed analyst expectations. The wireless products company said it expects fourth-quarter profits of between 19 and 23 cents per share, lower than the 24 cents per share analysts were expecting, on average, according to FactSet.
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By Staff Report / Monday, December 23rd, 2013 / East Ventura County, Latest news, Technology / Comments Off on California Energy Commission awards grants to two regional research projects
Ron Pretlac of GreenTech Motors Corp. in Westlake Village and Peter Jardine of Shape Change Technologies in Thousand Oaks will receive almost $95K each from the Energy Innovations Small Grant Program.
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, December 20th, 2013 / East Ventura County, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Atara raises $38.5M for dialysis, cancer drugs
Atara Biotherapeutics, a Thousand Oaks firm that emerged last year with major Silicon Valley backers and licenses to develop six Amgen assets, has raised $38.5 million to pursue treatments for dialysis complications and ovarian cancer.
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, December 20th, 2013 / Central Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Mafi-Trench gears up: Santa Maria manufacturer plans for new plant
James Reilly has been pushing for a new manufacturing plant to bring about 100 new jobs to Santa Maria for two years, and now the real work of getting it financed is about to begin.
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, December 20th, 2013 / Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Clean Diesel changes ethics rules after $1.9M federal fine
The CEO of Ventura-based Clean Diesel Technologies has stepped down after a year on the job, a move that likely reflects a faltering relationship with Italian tire-maker Pirelli. In a separate announcement, the company said it has amended its ethics code in light of a $1.9 million fine from federal labor regulators over a whistleblower complaint.
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By Staff Report / Tuesday, December 17th, 2013 / Central Coast Health Watch, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Amgen spinout Atara raises $38.5 million
Atara Biotherapeutics, a Thousand Oaks firm that emerged last year with major Silicon Valley backers and licenses to develop six Amgen assets, has raised $38.5 million to pursue treatments for dialysis complications and ovarian cancer.
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