Brad Graves
Reporter & Special Sections Editor
Phone: 619-366-6627
Recent Stories
Carvana Goes Touchless With Used Vehicle Sales
E-COMMERCE: ‘Vending Machine’ Building Planned in Escondido
A hands-off approach to auto sales seems to be a concept whose time has come. Carvana Co., which is building a location in Escondido, operates on that model with a playful twist.
Cubic Receives $193M, Five-Year Deal To Support P5 Combat Training System
Electronics Deals Go to La Jolla Logic, Forward Slope, Solute
The U.S. Air Force awarded Cubic Corp. (NYSE: CUB) a seven-year, $193 million firm-fixed-price contract for logistics support for the P5 Combat Training System.
Maravai LifeSciences to Expand Manufacturing at TriLink
BIOTECH: Sorrento Mesa Firm Cites Growing Demand for its Products
Maravai LifeSciences has announced plans to expand the contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) capabilities at one of its companies, TriLink BioTechnologies, for the second time in less than a year.
GA Designs Novel Rocket
TECH: Sends NASA Propulsion Concept
Nuclear-powered spacecraft may be moving from science fiction to reality, with General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems helping with the engineering details.
Kratos to Help Build ICBM Replacement
Northrop Grumman Plans Some Local Work on Missile
Northrop Grumman Corp.’s new contract to build a replacement for the Minuteman III nuclear-tipped missile system includes work for San Diego-based Kratos Defense.
General Dynamics NASSCO Gets $35.6M Deal to Expand Berthing on Sea Bases
RQ Construction to Build Child Development Center at Miramar Base
The following are selected defense contracts awarded to San Diego County companies in July, August and September. The U.S. Navy awarded General Dynamics NASSCO a $35.6 million modification to a previously awarded contract.
Ionis Pharmaceuticals to Acquire Remaining Stake in Akcea
BIOTECH: Boston Co. Was Spun Out of Ionis, Had IPO in 2017
Ionis Pharmaceuticals plans to acquire the remaining stake in Akcea Therapeutics that it does not already own for approximately $500 million cash.
Contractor Rules in Flux
EMPLOYMENT: State Voters Mull Drivers’ Fate
The rules governing whether and how California businesses may use independent contractors changed Sept. 4 when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation clarifying contractors’ roles. The evolving rules may change again.
Citadel Defense Gets $12.2M Contract for Anti-Drone Tech
Specific Defense Department Customer Was Not Disclosed
Omnitracs to Buy Vehicle Tech Provider SmartDrive for $450M
TECHNOLOGY: Two Companies’ Systems Complement Each Other
SmartDrive Systems, which offers video safety and telematics technology to operators of big-rig trucks and transit vehicles, has agreed to be bought by Dallas-based Omnitracs LLC.
