Amgen stock tumbles after earnings report
By Jorge Mercado / Tuesday, April 27th, 2021 / Banking & Finance, Earnings, East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, middle, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Amgen stock tumbles after earnings report
Editor’s note: This article was updated at 8:35 a.m. on April 28 with up-to-date information on Amgen’s stock price. Amgen’s shares fell nearly 8% following the company’s April 27 release of its first quarter 2021 earnings, which saw a decline in both revenue and net income compared to a year earlier. Amgen is headquartered in Read More →
Santa Barbara County cannabis company to go public in $567M merger
By Jorge Mercado / Friday, April 23rd, 2021 / Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Latest news, South Coast, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Santa Barbara County cannabis company to go public in $567M merger
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Evidation Health closes funding round with $1B valuation
By Jorge Mercado / Friday, April 23rd, 2021 / Banking & Finance, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, South Coast, Startups, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Evidation Health closes funding round with $1B valuation
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SLO Brewing incubates its first successful spin-off beer
By Jorge Mercado / Friday, April 23rd, 2021 / Central Coast, Latest news, middle, Small Business, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on SLO Brewing incubates its first successful spin-off beer
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Small speaker is a big move for Sonos
By Jorge Mercado / Friday, April 23rd, 2021 / Banking & Finance, Latest news, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Small speaker is a big move for Sonos
The newest speaker from Sonos, Roam, made its debut April 20 and has the potential to help the Santa Barbara smart-speaker company grow in 2021 and beyond. Roam is Sonos’ first attempt into breaking into the portable Bluetooth speaker market, a market that is expected to see an annual growth rate of 11.71% from 2019 Read More →
Business Times Hall of Fame: UCSB Chancellor Henry Yang
By Tony Biasotti / Friday, April 23rd, 2021 / Higher Education, Latest news, left, South Coast, Special Sections, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Business Times Hall of Fame: UCSB Chancellor Henry Yang
Editor’s note: Henry Yang, the chancellor of UC Santa Barbara since 1994, is this year’s entry into the Pacific Coast Business Times tri-county business Hall of Fame. He will be honored in a virtual event on May 20. Register for the event here and check out the entire Hall of Fame special section here. He’s Read More →
UC, CSU campuses plan to require COVID-19 vaccinations in fall
By Tony Biasotti / Thursday, April 22nd, 2021 / Health Care & Life Science, Higher Education, Latest news, right, Top Stories / Comments Off on UC, CSU campuses plan to require COVID-19 vaccinations in fall
UC Santa Barbara, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CSU Channel Islands and the other 30 public four-year universities in California will require students and employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before they return to campus in the fall, the University of California and California State University systems announced April 22. The requirement will only go Read More →