New firm wants to play ball at VC Fairgrounds
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Region’s unemployment rate rises slightly in November
The unemployment rate in the tri-county region has ticked up steadily over the past couple of months, rising to 3.2% in November, according to data released Dec. 16 by the California Employment Development Department. San Luis Obispo County continues to post the region’s lowest unemployment rate, currently sitting at 2.8%. In Santa Barbara County, the Read More →
Amgen buys Horizon Therapeutics for $27B in cash
Thousand Oaks-based Amgen today announced its largest acquisition in company history, $27 billion for Horizon Therapeutics, positioning itself with a pipeline of treatments that could pay dividends over the coming decades. Amgen, one of the largest biotechnology companies in the world, beat out competition from Sanofi and Johnson and Johnson, both of whom bowed out Read More →
Despite critics, Amgen sticks to its game plan
During its 42 years as a biotech company based in Thousand Oaks, Amgen has fiercely protected its independence, while rising to the top ranks of pharma companies, often by acquiring companies with drugs. The blockbuster transaction announced on Dec. 12 to acquire Horizon Therapeutics fits that growth pattern and it matches up with the company’s Read More →
SB, Ventura counties’ outlooks on ‘23
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