Amgen asks FDA to consider new uses for Xgeva
East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Tri-County Public CompaniesThousand Oaks-based biotech giant Amgen announced June 19 that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted a supplemental application for Xgeva (denosumab) that seeks to expand the currently approved indication for the prevention of fractures and other skeletal-related events in patients with bone metastases from solid tumors to include patients with multiple myeloma. “Multiple Read More →
SLO software provider MindBody hires new president
Central Coast, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public CompaniesWellness industry software provider MindBody, based in San Luis Obispo, has hired Mike Mansbach to be president of the company. Prior to the appointment, Mansbach served as president of cloud-based video and communications company Blue Jeans Network, based in Mountain View, and he spent 10 years in executive roles at regional employer Citrix Systems. Under Read More →
Ernst & Young gives entrepreneur awards to Direct Relief, TrackR
Latest news, Nonprofits, TechnologyErnst & Young honored two members of the Santa Barbara business community at its annual Entrepreneur of the Year awards for the Greater Los Angeles Region on June 15. Thomas Tighe, president and CEO of Direct Relief, received the Social Entrepreneurship recognition. Also among the eight winners was tracking device company TrackR, co-founded by Chris Read More →
QAD declares quarterly dividend
Earnings, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public CompaniesSanta Barbara manufacturing software provider QAD declared a quarterly dividend on June 15 for stockholders of record as of June 27. Class A common stockholders will receive 7.2 cents per share and Class B common stockholders will receive 6 cents per share payable on July 6. • Contact Marissa Nall at mnall@pacbiztimes.com.
UCSB gets $4.4 million for program to reduce energy usage in data centers
Energy, Higher Education, Latest news, TechnologyThe Department of Energy awarded UC Santa Barbara $4.4 million for a program that reduces energy consumption in data centers by making communications technology faster and more efficient. U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Santa Barbara, announced the award, part of the department’s Advanced Research Project Agency-Energy program. UCSB’s Intelligent Reduction of Energy through Photonic Integration for Read More →
Food Share president Bonnie Atmore steps down
Agribusiness, Latest news, Nonprofits, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura CountyFood Share President and CEO Bonnie Atmore announced June 14 that she is stepping down to lead the Rancho Ventura Conservation Trust she founded with her husband, Richard. In her nine-year tenure with Food Share, the Oxnard-based food distribution nonprofit grew to serve more than 200 locations and 74,500 people per month. Food Share Read More →
USDA grant will establish water market on Oxnard Plain
Agribusiness, Latest news, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura CountyThe U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $1.9 million to a pilot project establishing a centralized water market on the Oxnard Plain, it was announced June 13. The Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency approved the plan in November, created through a partnership between California Lutheran University faculty members Matthew Fienup and Edgar Terry. Terry is Read More →
