Amgen’s game-changing lung cancer treatment gains FDA approval
Thousand Oaks-based Amgen has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its treatment, Imdelltra, which is used on adult patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer with disease progression on or after platinum-based chemotherapy. Announced May 16, Amgen said in a press release that Imdelltra has received accelerated approval based on “encouraging Read More →
Santa Maria Valley Chamber names new CEO
The Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce has named Michael Boyer as its new President and CEO. He will take over on June 10, replacing Glenn Morris, the Chamber’s longtime CEO, who is moving on to helm the association for Chambers of Commerce in the Western region. Boyer, a resident of Arroyo Grandey currently serves Read More →
Dubroff: CLU Regents hit the reset button on leadership
Four years ago, Lori Varlotta took the helm at California Lutheran University as an agent of change determined to shake up the status quo and focus on social issues. Her transformational formula was an advantage for CLU as it was forced to deal with the pandemic and the changes sweeping through universities nationwide. But her Read More →
Updated: Embattled California Lutheran University president stepping down
The article was updated on May 22 to add more detail on Varlotta’s tenure at CLU. Four months after the faculty at Thousand Oaks-based California Lutheran University passed a no-confidence resolution in her, President Lori Varlotta announced she will be stepping down from her role effective May 31. John Nunes, most recently pastor at Pilgrim Lutheran Church Read More →
Leadership may be on Cal Lutheran’s Town Hall agenda
Faculty and staff of California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks will gather for a May 21 Town Hall meeting at which the future of embattled President Lori Varlotta may be up for discussion. The Town Hall will be held from 11 a.m. to Noon at the Preus-Brandt Forum. It is closed to the public and Read More →
Santa Barbara economic summit discusses State Street’s needs
The need for housing throughout Santa Barbara County is well documented, as is the need to reinvent Santa Barbara’s State Street. But with the cost of construction costs and permitting taking even longer in 2024, those projects with great ambition to help the county are becoming less desirable, Gene Deering, a principal at Radius Real Read More →
Small business owners, in the nation and in the region, keep rosy outlook
A new Bank of America study finds that a majority of small and mid-sized business owners have an optimistic outlook about their businesses over the next year. Among other things, many expect their revenues to increase and plan to expand their businesses, the survey, released May 1, found. Jenn Kennedy, who has a Santa Barbara Read More →
