July 16, 2024

		

Jorge Mercado

Jorge Mercado is a staff writer with the Business Times. His beats include technology, agriculture, cannabis, energy and the environment, and higher education.


| Thursday, June 17th, 2021

Biotech’s movers and shakers gather for BioMedley

East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

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| Thursday, June 17th, 2021

Trade Desk shares up 5% after split

Banking & Finance, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County

The Trade Desk’s previously announced 10-for-1 split of its common stock took when the market opened on June 17.  The Ventura advertising technology company’s stock closed at $590.02 on June 16 and, after the stock split, shares opened at $59.14 the next morning. Shares were up about 5% during the first few hours of trading, Read More →

| Thursday, June 17th, 2021

Startups take center stage at Cal Poly’s AngelCon

Central Coast, Higher Education, Latest news, left, Small Business, Startups, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

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| Friday, June 11th, 2021

Mission Produce earnings up, buoyed by rising avocado consumption

Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County

Rising avocado sales helped Mission Produce turn a profit in the second quarter of 2021 after posting a loss a year earlier. The Oxnard-based avocado distributor generated earnings of $7.4 million, or 10 cents per diluted share, for the quarter ended April 30, the company announced on June 10. In the same quarter last year, Read More →

| Tuesday, June 8th, 2021

Limoneira, Calavo both report earnings growth as produce industry continues recovery

Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County

Santa Paula-based agribusinesses Limoneira and Calavo Growers both reported positive earnings in their second quarter financial results released June 8, with both saying their earnings mark a return back to pre-pandemic form. Limoneira reported earnings of $1.5 million for the quarter, or 10 cents per share, up from a loss of $5.3 million in the Read More →

| Friday, June 4th, 2021

New name, new plan for economic growth at Vandenberg

Central Coast, Latest news, middle, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

People from the private and public sectors believe the newly renamed Vandenberg Space Force Base has the potential to shape the Central Coast economy, and on June 3, those leaders laid out the first phase of their plan. At the online event, REACH — the Regional Economic Action Coalition, a San Luis Obispo-based economic development Read More →

| Friday, June 4th, 2021

Amgen’s new drug could be a blockbuster

Banking & Finance, East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, right, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies

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