LTC Properties earnings rebound from pandemic lows
LTC Properties saw its net income soar a year after the pandemic caused serious interruptions to the real estate investment trust’s business model. On July 29, the Westlake Village-based REIT reported its net income for the second quarter of 2021 at $18.1 million, or 46 cents per share — an increase of more than 900% Read More →
Westlake Village robotics firm closes $30M funding round
InVia Robotics, a Westlake Village-based warehouse automation solution company, secured $30 million in a Series C funding round announced July 28, led by M12, Microsoft’s venture fund, and Qualcomm Ventures. To date, inVia has raised $59 million in funding. With this investment, inVia said it plans to extend its products’ reach and operational support in Read More →
Teledyne shares rise after first earnings report since Flir acquisition
Teledyne Technologies crushed analysts’ expectations July 28, delivering revenue in the second quarter of 2021 that doubled its total from the same quarter a year ago, thanks in large part to its acquisition of Flir systems, an Oregon based company with significant operations in Goleta. Teledyne, a Thousand Oaks-based industrial and scientific conglomerate, generated $1.12 Read More →
Amgen to buy biotech startup TeneoBio
Amgen announced July 27 that it plans to buy a privately held Bay Area biotech company called TeneoBio in an all-cash deal worth as much as $2.5 billion. The deal is expected to close in the second half of this year and calls for Amgen to pay $900 million up front for all outstanding shares Read More →
Westlake Village office sale tops $80M
Westlake Park Place I, a five-building office campus in Westlake Village, sold recently for $80.8 million — the highest sale price for an office building in Ventura County in 2021. The buyer was a partnership between Amstar and Searles Property Group, and the seller was Invesco Real Estate. Westlake Park Place I started construction in Read More →
VCTC executive director to leave for top Metrolink post
Darren Kettle, the executive director of the Ventura County Transportation Commission, is the next CEO of Metrolink, Southern California’s regional passenger railroad agency. The Metrolink Board of Directors named Kettle CEO in a vote on July 23. Metrolink serves six counties in Southern California, including Ventura County, with a focus on commuter rail service. Kettle Read More →
Takeda expansion is latest coup for Conejo Valley pharma industry
Takeda Pharmaceuticals, a Japanese company with major operations in the Conejo Valley, will expand its facility in Thousand Oaks, investing $126 million to build out the manufacturing operations to support new product lines. The Takeda team, alongside the mayor of Thousand Oaks, Claudia Bill-de la Peña, is scheduled to hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the Read More →
