
Refinancing boom hits Central Coast

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Read More →Pandemic relief grants available for SLO businesses

A public-private partnership in San Luis Obispo began accepting applications Aug. 10 for $260,000 in small business relief grants. The money will go to 52 local businesses, with each one receiving $5,000, according to a city news release. The application period opens at 11 a.m. on Aug. 10 and will remain open until Aug. 24. Read More →
Read More →Inogen revenue falls, but Q2 earnings beat analyst estimates

The COVID-19 pandemic continued to cut into Inogen’s revenue, as new physician referrals and patient mobility declined during a quarter usually marked by increased patient travel and demand. Revenue fell nearly 30 percent in the second quarter to $71.7 million, missing average analyst estimates, and net income of $2.7 million was down from $9.9 million Read More →
Read More →Goleta small-business grants available until Aug. 7

Grants are available for Goleta’s small businesses, but only for a short time. The grants are being provided by the Santa Barbara Better Together Fund Small Business Grant Program, which was launched in partnership with the city of Goleta, the Santa Barbara Foundation and Deckers Brands. Grants of up to $10,000 will be available for Read More →
Read More →Amgen teams up with competitors in COVID treatment trial

Amgen has joined two of its competitors in launching a trial for drugs to treat patients with COVID-19. Together with Chicago-based AbbVie and Japanese drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical, the Thousand Oaks biotech giant said Aug. 3 it had enrolled the first patients into a clinical trial for the anti-inflammatory drugs Otezla, cenicriviroc and Firazyr. Otezla is Read More →
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