Register now for our Best Places to Work awards reception and panel discussion
What makes a great place to work on the Central Coast? The Pacific Coast Business Times 2021 Central Coast Best Places to Work virtual luncheon will take place June 24 at 1 p.m. Join us as we recognize top employers in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. After collecting more than 1,000 nominations through an employee-based survey, Read More →
Amgen gets FDA approval for potential billion-dollar drug
Thousand Oaks-based Amgen won approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on May 28 for its latest oral drug treatment, Lumakras, potentially adding another huge market for one of the largest biotech firms in the world. According to the Wall Street Journal, Amgen will charge $17,900 a month for the drug and analyst think Read More →
Lumber shortages drive building costs through the roof
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Public health meets private sector with Charity Dean’s new venture
Months into the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Charity Dean realized a harsh reality. She was then assistant director of the California Department of Public Health, and she knew the state and nation were literally in a do-or-die situation. “As a local health officer, I learned painfully that no one is coming to save me,” Dean, who Read More →
Feds, state reach agreement for Morro Bay offshore wind project
The U.S. Department of Defense gave the green light on May 25 to 3 gigawatts of offshore wind energy development off the coast of Morro Bay, culminating a years-long collaboration between state and federal regulators to advance the industry on the West Coast. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and California Gov. Gavin Newsom Read More →
Invoca makes first acquisition, will push company past $100M annual revenue
Invoca, a marketing call analytics company based in Santa Barbara, announced its first acquisition May 24, the purchase of a Chicago-based call tracking and analytics company called DialogTech in a combined cash and stock deal. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Invoca said the puts it on track to exceed $100 million in revenue Read More →
United to connect Santa Barbara and Chicago in June
United Airlines has begun taking reservations for Santa Barbara-to-Chicago service and offering some Windy City-style hot dogs to make a splash. What airport officials describe as Santa Barbara’s longest flight will kick off on June 3 with nonstop daily to O’Hare International Airport, leaving at 7 a.m., according to a May 24 news release from Read More →
