Allergan buys Westlake Village-based Kythera for $2.1 billion
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, June 19th, 2015 / East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Allergan buys Westlake Village-based Kythera for $2.1 billion
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MIT Enterprise Forum of the Central Coast heats up with thermal imaging
By Philip Joens / Thursday, June 18th, 2015 / Central Coast, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on MIT Enterprise Forum of the Central Coast heats up with thermal imaging
A rare packed house filled the Cabrillo Pavilion Arts Center Wednesday night for the MIT Enterprise Forum of the Central Coast. The monthly event brings together businesses and technology experts to educate and inform entrepreneurs. Wednesday night, executives from Santa Barbra’s thermal imaging sector came together to inform entrepreneurs about the possibilities in thermal imaging. Read More →
Allergan buying Westlake Village-based Kythera Biopharmaceuticals Inc.
By Staff Report / Wednesday, June 17th, 2015 / East Ventura County, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Allergan buying Westlake Village-based Kythera Biopharmaceuticals Inc.
Just a few months after it shut a Santa Barbara facility, Botox-maker Allergan has re-entered the Tri-Counties, agreeing to buy Kythera Biopharmaceuticals Inc. for about $2.1 billion. The deal will add the Westlake Village-based Kythera’s treatments for double chins and male pattern baldness to Allergan’s existing line of products, including a breast implant operation formerly Read More →
Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH to open in Saks Fifth Avenue Santa Barbara
By Staff Report / Monday, June 15th, 2015 / Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH to open in Saks Fifth Avenue Santa Barbara
Hudson’s Bay Company plans to renovate and convert its Saks Fifth Avenue store in Santa Barbara to the Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH format within the same location. The conversion is expected be completed by October after existing merchandise is sent to nearby Saks Fifth Avenue stores. “This is a strategic decision to optimize the Read More →
Mindbody, Appfolio IPOs might be start of South Coast tech boom
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, June 12th, 2015 / Banking & Finance, Central Coast, Columns, Latest news, Opinion, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Mindbody, Appfolio IPOs might be start of South Coast tech boom
You might call it the Mindbody-Appfolio effect. The pair of $100 million-plus initial public stock offerings filed last month has caught the attention of dealmakers from the Bay Area to Los Angeles. Add to that the stunning, $1.4 billion sale of Lynda.com to Linkedin and you have the most buzz in the region since the Read More →
Santa Barbara’s A Different Point of View serves underprivileged
By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, June 12th, 2015 / Latest news, Small Business, South Coast, Top Stories / Comments Off on Santa Barbara’s A Different Point of View serves underprivileged
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Santa Barbara’s Mission Linen embraces recycling
By Manny Araujo / Friday, June 12th, 2015 / Energy, Latest news, Small Business, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Santa Barbara’s Mission Linen embraces recycling
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