Opinion: Parkinson’s diagnosis holds lessons for coping with COVID-19
By Paul D. Witman I was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, a progressive, slow-moving disease that has no known cure. My father passed away 10 years ago from the same disease, so this diagnosis generated some deep thinking about how I would respond to it. Modern science has identified treatments for many of the symptoms, Read More →
MannKind stock dips on report of 2020 losses, but company touts fourth quarter comeback
MannKind Corp. struggled during 2020, but impressive financial results from its final quarter could be a sign of good things to come for the Westlake Village biotech company. MannKind, which develops drugs and treatments for those suffering from diabetes and pulmonary arterial hypertension, reported a net loss of $57.2 million in fiscal year 2020, up Read More →
Inogen announces net loss, predicts better 2021
Goleta-based Inogen reported declines in both revenue and net income due to the COVID-19 pandemic on Feb. 24, when the maker of portable oxygen concentrators released its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2020. Total revenue for the fourth quarter was $74 million, a decline of 6.3% from the same quarter Read More →
AeroVironment makes $30M AI acquisition
AeroVironment, a drone company based in Simi Valley, announced Feb. 24 that it has acquired the Intelligent Systems Group from Progeny Systems Corp. for $30 million or more in cash. The Intelligent Systems Group develops intelligence-enabled computer vision, machine learning and perceptive autonomy technologies and provides those services to United States government customers, AeroVironment said. Read More →
Santa Maria farm pays $30k to workers to settle labor complaint
More than 200 Santa Maria farmworkers received settlement checks from Rancho Laguna Farms on Feb. 21, a day after the farm agreed to a $30,000 informal settlement of an unfair labor practice charge with the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board. The board distributed checks to 212 farmworkers at the Central Coast United for a Sustainable Read More →
LTC Properties reports income jump in fourth quarter
LTC Properties saw steady returns and a higher net income than a year ago when it reported its finances for the fourth quarter of 2020. The Westlake Village-based real estate investment trust, which focuses on senior housing and health care properties, reported net income of $17.5 million, or 45 cents per diluted share, for 2020’s Read More →
State says it’s still getting a handle on unemployment fraud
The California Employment Development Department said Feb. 18 that it is still working through possible fraud cases after the agency identified 1.4 million unemployment benefit claims that needed additional verification. Out of the 1.4 claims suspended towards the end of 2020, 1.1 million people were directed to verify their identity with ID.me and Thomson Reuters. Read More →
