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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, June 19th, 2015 / East Ventura County, Small Business, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Entrepreneurs in Tri-Counties leading resurgence of innovation
Amid a startup wave in Santa Monica, a revitalizing downtown and an emerging tech corridor on Highway 101, a younger and hipper group of entrepreneurs is beginning to reshape the corporate culture of Greater Los Angeles. That’s part of the reason why it put a smile on my face to see two companies from Ventura Read More →
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By Elijah Brumback / Friday, June 19th, 2015 / Central Coast, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on San Luis Obispo County thirsty for desalination partnership
California’s continued drought is helping build the case for costly desalination plant reboots and entirely new projects up and down the coast. In San Luis Obispo County, Third District Supervisor Adam Hill said a possible plan to use excess desalinated water production capacity at the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant to replenish south county aquifers Read More →
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By Philip Joens / Thursday, June 18th, 2015 / Central Coast, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on MIT Enterprise Forum of the Central Coast heats up with thermal imaging
A rare packed house filled the Cabrillo Pavilion Arts Center Wednesday night for the MIT Enterprise Forum of the Central Coast. The monthly event brings together businesses and technology experts to educate and inform entrepreneurs. Wednesday night, executives from Santa Barbra’s thermal imaging sector came together to inform entrepreneurs about the possibilities in thermal imaging. Read More →
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By Staff Report / Wednesday, June 17th, 2015 / East Ventura County, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Allergan buying Westlake Village-based Kythera Biopharmaceuticals Inc.
Just a few months after it shut a Santa Barbara facility, Botox-maker Allergan has re-entered the Tri-Counties, agreeing to buy Kythera Biopharmaceuticals Inc. for about $2.1 billion. The deal will add the Westlake Village-based Kythera’s treatments for double chins and male pattern baldness to Allergan’s existing line of products, including a breast implant operation formerly Read More →
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By Staff Report / Monday, June 15th, 2015 / Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH to open in Saks Fifth Avenue Santa Barbara
Hudson’s Bay Company plans to renovate and convert its Saks Fifth Avenue store in Santa Barbara to the Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH format within the same location. The conversion is expected be completed by October after existing merchandise is sent to nearby Saks Fifth Avenue stores. “This is a strategic decision to optimize the Read More →
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By Elijah Brumback / Friday, June 12th, 2015 / Central Coast, Energy, South Coast, Top Stories, Tourism / Comments Off on Plains has spent more than $60 million on Refugio oil spill cleanup
Plains All American Pipeline, the company responsible for spilling thousands of gallons of crude oil on the Gaviota Coast, said Friday it has spent more than $60 million on clean up efforts to date. There is no timeline on how long it will take to call the response complete, but the most recent update from Read More →
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