Staff Report | Monday, August 10th, 2015
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Tri-County Public Companies Westlake Village-based Kythera Biopharmaceuticals missed analyst estimates when it released second quarter earnings on Aug. 6. Kythera lost $1.44 per share, missing analyst estimates of a loss of $1.10 per share. For the quarter, Kythera lost $37.2 million, compared to $19.5 million during the second quarter of 2014. On June 17, Allergan announced that it Read More →
Staff Report | Friday, August 7th, 2015
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Staff Report | Thursday, August 6th, 2015
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Tri-County Public Companies Appfolio lost $3.2 million during the second quarter, the company reported Aug. 6. Goleta-based Appfolio makes property management software for small-to medium-sized real estate managers. Revenues were up 59 percent in the second quarter of 2015 from $11.6 million last year to $18.4 million this year. Appfolio lost 34 cents per share, which met analyst Read More →
Staff Report | Thursday, August 6th, 2015
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Technology Researchers at UC Santa Barbara created a new type of super glue for underwater use by studying how mussels, oysters and barnacles stick to rocks. Researchers saw a need for adhesives that stick underwater. Because synthetic adhesives do not work well, UCSB scientists Jacob Israelachvili, Michael Rapp, Greg Maier, Herb Waite and Alison Butler turned Read More →
Staff Report | Tuesday, August 4th, 2015
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Tri-County Public Companies San Luis Obispo-based Mindbody beat analyst estimates when it released second quarter earnings on Aug. 4, but shares still ended down for a ninth consecutive day. Mindbody lost 21 cents per share, but analysts had predicted losses of 31 cents per share. Mindbody’s surprising earnings are a rare recent bright spot for the company since Read More →
Staff Report | Tuesday, August 4th, 2015
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Tri-County Public Companies One of the biggest employers in Ventura County faces an ownership change less than one month after it was spun off from its Chicago-area parent. Shire Plc, a pharma company based in Dublin, Ireland, stunned the markets on Aug. 4 with a $30 billion bid for Baxalta. Baxalta, which employs around 2,000 at two locations Read More →
Staff Report | Tuesday, August 4th, 2015
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Technology,
Top Stories IQMS, a software company based in Paso Robles, announced Aug. 4 that growth equity firms Technology Crossover Ventures and Banneker Partners have made an additional $40 million investment, for a total of $75 million over the past year. “IQMS is a strong business in a healthy marketplace, and our initial August 2014 investment in IQMS Read More →
