CONEJO VALLEY CAMARILLO Ofo, a Chinese bicycle sharing company, will equip its bikes with technology manufactured by Semtech Corp., the company has announced. The Camarillo semiconductor manufacturer said Ofo’s bikes are outfitted with trackers that transmit data to an online application allowing Ofo and its users to pinpoint the location of the bicycles. The Semtech equipment will allow network connectivity even in remote areas and dense buildings. Ofo operates in more than 180 cities, providing about 10 million bicycles and 25 million rides daily. “Semtech’s LoRa technology is one of the best choices and Ofo is willing to work with global partners to promote a green riding culture,” Xue Ding, co-founder at Ofo, said in a statement. THOUSAND OAKS Amgen Inc. has launched a cancer awareness campaign with Joan Lunden, a breast cancer survivor and award-winning journalist. The biotech’s campaign, named At Home with Joan, aims to help cancer patients navigate the risks of chemotherapy. In series of video interviews, Lunden speaks with cancer survivors who were treated with strong chemotherapy, as well as oncology care professionals. “With so much information out there and critical decisions to make, it’s normal to feel overwhelmed,” said Lunden in a statement. “By sharing our stories, we can learn from each other. It is my hope that these heartfelt conversations with courageous, inspiring survivors will provide candid perspectives and tips on how to advocate for yourself and ask the right questions early on.” Lunden also serves as a spokeswoman for A Place for Mom, the senior care referral service. The direct marketing campaign is managed by InterMedia Group of Cos. in Woodland Hills. WESTLAKE VILLAGE MannKind Corp. has announced that it has submitted paperwork in Brazil to seek approval of its sole product, Afrezza. The Westlake Village biotech company is working with BIOMM, a Brazilian biopharmaceutical company, to secure government approval. BIOMM will also handle promotion, sales and distribution of Afrezza in Brazil. The company also announced restructuring of its debt obligations, announcing that it has extended the maturity of $10 million of its Deerfield credit facility from Oct. 31 to Jan. 15 of next year, and allowed for some outstanding principle to be converted into common stock. The company will exchange senior convertible notes of $27.7 million due in August for $23.7 million due in October 2021 and nearly 1 million shares of common stock. SAN FERNANDO VALLEY The Valley Industry Commerce Association presented its annual economic forecast on Oct. 20 at the Hilton Los Angeles in Universal City. The half-day conference included an overall status of the nation’s and state’s economic health as well as breakout sessions on issues such as housing and tourism. Eugenio Aleman, senior economist at Wells Fargo, said the national deficit is now at $640 billion and it’s expected to climb to $1 trillion. The U.S. economy is growing at 2 percent annually since the Great Recession, and that’s about 1-plus percent less growth than before the Great Recession. Incomes, however, are not growing, he said. Jeffrey Kravetz, regional investment director, the private client reserve of U.S. Bank, said California’s gross domestic product is 2.6 percent, number six in the world, and the state contributes 14 percent of the nation’s GDP. BURBANK Digital content quality control firm My Eye Media has been acquired by a Belgian company to gain a foothold in the U.S. market. Financial terms of the deal between My Eye in Burbank and Eurofins Digital Testing in Brussels were not disclosed. My Eye Media reviews files used for home entertainment products and online downloads and streaming for entertainment clients such as Warner Bros. Entertianment, Paramount Pictures and Comedy Central, as well as post-production services. It has offices in New York, Tokyo and Seoul. Eurofins Digital also does quality assurance and testing of digital content and the acquisition of My Eye strengthens its ability to serve studios, programmers, broadcasters and streaming providers. My Eye Chief Executive Michael Kadenacy will remain as president along with the company’s 80 employees. NORTHRIDGE Officials at California State University – Northridge have named the building that houses the university’s business college Bookstein Hall in honor of alumni Harriet and Harvey Bookstein. The renaming of Juniper Hall, home of the David Nazarian College of Business and Economics, recognizes the $5 million gift from accountant Harvey Bookstein and his wife. The donation helped CSUN reach its fundraising goal of $25 million for the business college. “There are few individuals who have had as profound an impact on CSUN and our students as Harvey and Harriet,” said CSUN President Dianne Harrison during a ceremony marking the building’s new name. Harvey Bookstein graduated from CSUN in 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He became a certified public accountant and co-founded the firm RBZ in 1975. In 2015, the firm merged with Armanino LLP, where Bookstein is now a senior partner. TARZANA A new law will allow Providence Tarzana Medical Center to request an additional extension from the California Hospital Seismic Safety Act. The extension was granted with the passage of Assembly Bill 908, which was signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown on Sept. 28. The new law will allow the Tarzana hospital to request an extension until October 2022. Under the existing law, a general acute care hospital building that is determined to be at risk in the event of an earthquake can only be used for nonacute care purposes unless an extension is provided. Tarzana Medical Center is working on an upgrade, but completion of the facility will fall beyond its current seismic deadline of 2020. The bill, authored by Assemblyman Matt Dababneh, will allow certainty for the hospital in the meantime. VAN NUYS A two-building, 100,000-square-foot office portfolio has sold for more than $22 million, according to CoStar Group Inc. Harrison Street Real Estate Capital in Chicago and Vukota Capital Management in Los Angeles bought Valley Medical Plaza I at 14600 Sherman Way, a 50,000-square-foot office building built in 1990, and Valley Medical Plaza II at 14624 Sherman Way, a 52,000-square-foot office building built in 1991, for nearly $22.4 million, or about $218 a square foot, according to CoStar. The seller was Excelsior LaSalle Property Fund Inc. in Stamford, Conn. Tenants in the building are mostly health care providers. SANTA CLARITA VALLEY The proposed Newhall Ranch development in Santa Clarita Valley made it into the regional pitch to Amazon.com Inc. as a possible second headquarters. The Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. on behalf of the L.A. County region and in conjunction with the L.A. County Board of Supervisors, proposed nine sites to the e-commerce giant to consider in its quest to copy its massive Seattle headquarters campus somewhere else. Amazon said it will reveal its choice sometime next year. Newhall Ranch developer Five Point Holdings in Aliso Viejo would not provide specifics about the county’s proposal, or its participation in the site selection process. “If Amazon is considering a second West Coast home, California for many reasons is the best place to build it,” said Five Point’s Chief Executive Emile Haddad in a statement. VALENCIA Valencia Fulfillment Inc. has taken an additional 20,000 square feet, according to Realty Advisory Group Inc. The marketing and warehousing company has signed a lease for 20,300 square feet at the Valencia Commerce Center at 28608 Hasley Canyon Road. The roughly 44,000-square-foot building has 30-foot clear height ceilings, dock-high loading and ground-level loading doors and a high-performance sprinkler system, according to Realty Advisory. Valencia currently leases nearly 11,000 square feet next door, the brokerage firm said. Valencia Commerce Center recently finished its second phase of construction by developer Avalon Investment Co. Simi VALLEY Monster Digital Inc. has received a letter from the Nasdaq about non-compliance with the exchange’s stockholder equity requirement, which could serve as a basis for delisting the stock. The Simi Valley digital camera manufacturer plans to request a hearing on the issue, where it will present a plan for regaining compliance. The panel could grant the company an extension until April 17. In July, Monster Digital announced a reverse merger agreement with Innovate Biopharmaceuticals Inc. in Raleigh, N.C. Under the agreement, after the merger Innovate shareholders will own about 91 percent of the company and Monster shareholder will own about 9 percent.