
FarmSolutions gives growers tools to monitor crops
By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, March 20th, 2015 / Agribusiness, East Ventura County, Latest news, Small Business, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on FarmSolutions gives growers tools to monitor crops

With California in the midst of some of its driest months on record, the statewide drought is far from over, and one Westlake Village firm is looking to bring farmers some solutions.
Amgen braces for battle over biosimilars
By Erika Martin / Friday, March 13th, 2015 / East Ventura County, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Amgen braces for battle over biosimilars
On March 9, a company memo announced its plans to shutter San Francisco facilities once belonging to Onyx Pharmaceuticals and lay off 300 employees there.
New $8M arts building planned for CLU
By Staff Report / Thursday, February 26th, 2015 / East Ventura County, Features, Latest news, Real Estate, South Coast, Top Stories / Comments Off on New $8M arts building planned for CLU
Real estate developer and art collector William Rolland is pledging up to $4 million to California Lutheran University for a new art department building. According to the university, CLU will cover the remaining $4 million needed to fund the development of a 25,000- to 30,000-square-foot art center on the Thousand Oaks campus to be named Read More →

Amgen profit tops analysts’ estimates on drug sales, tax credit
By Staff Report / Friday, January 30th, 2015 / East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Amgen profit tops analysts’ estimates on drug sales, tax credit

Amgen, the nation’s biggest biotech company, reported fourth-quarter profits that beat analysts’ estimates, aided by a tax benefit and higher-than-estimated sales of arthritis drug Enbrel.
Amgen’s moves could signal a post-Thousand Oaks future
By Erika Martin / Friday, January 16th, 2015 / East Ventura County, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Amgen’s moves could signal a post-Thousand Oaks future

On the back of its strong financial performance in 2014, Amgen, the Tri-Counties’ largest private employer, is set to begin shifting research operations away from its Thousand Oaks headquarters.
Simi, Ventura put a stop to new massage parlors
By Erika Martin / Friday, January 16th, 2015 / East Ventura County, Latest news, Law & Goverment, Small Business, Top Stories / Comments Off on Simi, Ventura put a stop to new massage parlors
The move came following the expiration of a state law that was ultimately incapable of stemming the proliferation of parlors that operate illegally by offering clients erotic add-ons to run-of-the-mill rub-downs.
Economy will strengthen, experts say
By Chris Officer / Friday, January 2nd, 2015 / Central Coast, East Ventura County, Latest news, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Economy will strengthen, experts say
Despite the optimism from nostalgic gas prices and an encouraging unemployment rate, issues including lack of water, troubled global economy, and looming interest hikes still threaten the Tri-Counties’ 2015 economic outlook.