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By Staff Report / Thursday, August 27th, 2015 / Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Amgen’s cholesterol-lowering drug Repatha gets U.S. approval
Thousand Oaks-based biotech giant Amgen won U.S. approval for its powerful cholesterol-lowering drug Repatha for certain patients, making it the second in a new class of treatments to come to market, Bloomberg News reported Aug. 27. The Food and Drug Administration cleared Repatha for people with hard-to-treat levels of bad cholesterol, according to a statement Read More →
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By Alex Kacik / Friday, August 21st, 2015 / Central Coast, Latest news, Real Estate, Top Stories / Comments Off on Madonna plans $500 million development in SLO
John Madonna plans to transform 111 acres in San Luis Obispo into a $500 million mixed-use project that caters to the city’s aging population. The proposed Froom Ranch project includes a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) that offers 350 residential units for seniors, 150,000-350,000 square feet of commercial retailers for its residents, 200 apartments and Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, August 21st, 2015 / Editorials / Comments Off on LA hosting 2024 Olympics would be great for Central Coast
Efforts to designate Los Angeles as the U.S. host city for the 2024 Olympic are worth more than passing attention by leaders along the Highway 101 corridor. That’s because a successful bid by Los Angeles for the summer games would produce multiple benefits for the Central Coast, with a broad impact on business. The 1984 Read More →
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By Staff Report / Thursday, August 20th, 2015 / East Ventura County, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Easton Baseball/Softball moving headquarters to Thousand Oaks
Easton Baseball/Softball is moving its headquarters from Van Nuys to Thousand Oaks, the company announced on Aug. 20. Easton Baseball/Softball makes baseball and softball equipment and apparel. In a news release, the company said it plans to open a 90,000-square-foot global headquarters in Thousand Oaks. The building will have room for more than 100 employees. Read More →
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By Staff Report / Tuesday, August 18th, 2015 / Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Amgen agrees to pay $71 million over false marketing of 2 drugs
Thousand Oaks-based Amgen agreed to pay $71 million in a settlement with California, 47 other states and the District of Columbia because the biotech giant unlawfully promoted two drugs. According to a news release Aug. 18 from California Attorney General Kamala Harris, Amgen unlawfully promoted biologic medications Enbrel and Aranesp by “promoting Aranesp for dosing Read More →
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By Henry Dubroff / Friday, August 14th, 2015 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Mine mishap shows EPA stewardship inadequate
Just when you think environmental stewardship can’t get any worse … it gets worse. About three months ago, the Central Coast witnessed its worst environmental disaster in decades when Plains All American Pipeline leaked more than 140,000 gallons of oil onto the Refugio Beach area. About a fourth of that ended up in the ocean, Read More →
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By Marissa Nall / Friday, August 14th, 2015 / East Ventura County, Latest news, Small Business, Top Stories / Comments Off on SCORE mentors will use Thousand Oaks facility to help entrepreneurs
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