Limoneira pleased by FY2023 despite revenue dip
By Mike Harris / Thursday, December 28th, 2023 / Agribusiness, Earnings, Regions, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Public Companies, Ventura County / Comments Off on Limoneira pleased by FY2023 despite revenue dip

Despite a 2.5% dip in fiscal year 2023 revenues compared to fiscal year 2022, the CEO of Santa Paula-based Limoneira says he’s pleased with the agribusiness’s year-over-year performance. “We achieved our full-year avocado and revised lemon volume guidance despite harsh weather conditions and softer lemon pricing throughout most of the year,” Harold Edwards said during Read More →
Central Coast developer hit with new federal charges
By Mike Harris / Tuesday, December 26th, 2023 / Latest news, Law & Goverment, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Central Coast developer hit with new federal charges
A Central Coast developer already charged with bribing a Santa Barbara County supervisor has been hit with new charges alleging that he participated in a scheme to defraud investors in a Texas real estate project. A federal grand jury returned the latest indictment against Ryan Wright, 37, also known as “Ryan Petetit,” of Grover Beach, Read More →
Arcutis’ treatment gets additional FDA approval
By Jorge Mercado / Friday, December 22nd, 2023 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Arcutis’ treatment gets additional FDA approval
Westlake Village-based Arcutis Biotherapeutics announced that its main treatment option, Zoryve, received approval from the U.S. Drug and Food Administration for treating a skin condition called seborrheic dermatitis, the company announced on Dec. 15 It is the second FDA approval received by Arcutis’ Zoryve, being approved to be used in individuals nine years of age Read More →

Atara to cut workforce by 30%, will keep T.O. locations operational
By Jorge Mercado / Tuesday, December 19th, 2023 / Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy, Ventura County / Comments Off on Atara to cut workforce by 30%, will keep T.O. locations operational

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Limoneira CEO says company isn’t looking to move
By Mike Harris / Wednesday, December 13th, 2023 / Agribusiness, Latest news, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Limoneira CEO says company isn’t looking to move

Santa Paula-based Limoneira is unlikely to leave the area if it sells some or all of the company as part of its strategic review, CEO Harold Edwards told the Business Times. “I just don’t see it,” he said during a Dec. 11 interview. “This isn’t about us leaving. This is about us figuring out how Read More →

Newmark completes $14.9M sale of Thousand Oaks building
By Mike Harris / Tuesday, December 12th, 2023 / Latest news, Real Estate, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story / Comments Off on Newmark completes $14.9M sale of Thousand Oaks building

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A psychedelic renaissance: Lucid Therapeutics aims to heal mental wounds
By Jorge Mercado / Wednesday, December 6th, 2023 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Small Business, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on A psychedelic renaissance: Lucid Therapeutics aims to heal mental wounds

For nearly two decades, Dr. Remi Drozd spent his life healing people’s physical pain as an emergency room physician on the East Coast. And while it brought him joy, it also left him thinking about the subsect of people he felt he couldn’t help quite as easily. “For 15 years I witnessed people going through Read More →