Amgen announces $721M acquisition
Amgen reported its second major acquisition of the month, as the Thousand Oaks-based firm announced March 30 that it will acquire Rodeo Therapeutics Corporation, a privately held biotech company based in Seattle. The deal is worth more than $700 million, $55 million of which will be paid upfront, with up to $666 million more in Read More →
UCSB Chancellor Henry Yang named to Business Times Hall of Fame
UC Santa Barbara Chancellor Henry T. Yang will become the 22nd member of the Pacific Coast Business Times Hall of Fame. Yang is the fifth chancellor in UCSB’s history, and by far its longest serving, having led the campus since 1994. He will be inducted at a virtual event on May 20 and will be Read More →
QAD shares climb 7% after earnings report
QAD, a cloud software company for the manufacturing industry, saw accelerated growth from its subscription services in the final quarter of the fiscal year, providing a bit of a bounce back for the Santa Barbara company. QAD generated revenue worth $83 million in the final quarter of the fiscal year, which ended Jan. 31. That Read More →
Biden appointments could send wind power blowing into Morro Bay
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Irwin: Tech will lead state’s pandemic recovery
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Semtech shares drop despite earnings beat
Semtech, a Camarillo semiconductor company specializing in Internet of Things applications, finished the 2020-21 fiscal year strong, beating analysts’ expectations and capping off a record-setting year. Semtech reported net sales of $164.1 million in the quarter ended Jan. 31, a 19.3% increase from the same quarter a year before, the company said in its fourth Read More →
Interlink reports profitable 2020
Interlink electronics, a sensor tech manufacturer with major operations in Camarillo, reported rising net income on March 16 for the fourth quarter and full year of 2020. Net income for the fourth quarter was at $53,000, or 1 cent per share, a better mark than the same quarter of 2019, when Interlink reported a loss Read More →
