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By Staff Report / Monday, December 23rd, 2013 / East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Thomas Aquinas prevails in suit over birth-control mandate
Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Paula, a Catholic four-year liberal arts college, has prevailed in a lawsuit challenging the birth-control mandate of the Affordable Care Act, the school said Dec. 23.
The U.S. District Court judge, however, ruled against Thomas Aquinas’ co-plaintiffs, including the Catholic University of America and the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Washington, in the suit over the new health-care law.
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By Staff Report / Monday, December 23rd, 2013 / East Ventura County, Latest news, Technology / Comments Off on California Energy Commission awards grants to two regional research projects
Ron Pretlac of GreenTech Motors Corp. in Westlake Village and Peter Jardine of Shape Change Technologies in Thousand Oaks will receive almost $95K each from the Energy Innovations Small Grant Program.
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By Staff Report / Friday, December 20th, 2013 / Agribusiness, East Ventura County, Latest news, South Coast / Comments Off on USDA creates emergency response framework to fight citrus disease
The framework will allow the USDA and its partners to coordinate resources, share information and develop strategies to combat a serious bacterial disease affecting citrus crops locally and in other states.
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, December 20th, 2013 / East Ventura County, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Atara raises $38.5M for dialysis, cancer drugs
Atara Biotherapeutics, a Thousand Oaks firm that emerged last year with major Silicon Valley backers and licenses to develop six Amgen assets, has raised $38.5 million to pursue treatments for dialysis complications and ovarian cancer.
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By Staff Report / Tuesday, December 10th, 2013 / Banking & Finance, East Ventura County, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Salem buys Twitchy.com from Michelle Malkin
Salem Communications said Dec. 10 that it has purchased startup Twitter curation website Twitchy.com from conservative political columnist Michelle Malkin for an undisclosed sum. Camarillo-based Salem runs dozens of Christian and conservative radio stations and websites including HotAir.com. It also publishes magazines and books under those themes.
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, November 29th, 2013 / East Ventura County, Real Estate, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Target store in Westlake Village takes aim at mid-2014 opening
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, November 22nd, 2013 / East Ventura County, Real Estate / Comments Off on Simi mall owners pin turnaround plan on high-end theater anchor
Over the last three years, the new owners have gone through dozens of draft plans and contended with the demise of Simi Valley’s redevelopment agency. The developers have finally settled on a vision that will add a Studio Movie Grill as a second anchor tenant and build a new, centrally located parking lot.
