January 11, 2025

		

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.


| Friday, December 10th, 2021

Saalex spins off its IT division

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| Tuesday, December 7th, 2021

AeroVironment shares in nosedive after company lowers revenue guidance

Banking & Finance, Earnings, East Ventura County, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies

Shares of AeroVironment plummeted 27.5% on Dec. 7 after the company announced with its quarterly financial results that it would slash its full-year revenue guidance by at least $100 million, “primarily due to three headwinds” tied to supply chains and staffing. AeroVironment, an aerial drone company based in Arlington, Virginia but with major operations in Read More →

| Friday, December 3rd, 2021

Dole shares down after earnings drop

Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Earnings, East Ventura County, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies

Westlake Village-based Dole saw its stock fall 2.5% on Dec. 3 after the company revealed a big dip in earnings for the third quarter of fiscal year 2021-22. Dole, which is dually based in Westlake Village and Ireland and is one of the largest fruit and vegetable producers in the world, saw adjusted net income Read More →

| Friday, December 3rd, 2021

Cal Poly grads built ES Aero into an aerospace mainstay

Central Coast, Latest news, right, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

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| Friday, December 3rd, 2021

Santa Barbara’s Bexson Biomedical wants to kick our opioid habit

Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, South Coast, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

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| Friday, December 3rd, 2021

Semtech tops expectations with record quarter

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

Camarillo-based Semtech topped analysts’ expectations on Dec. 1 with an announcement of record net sales and net income in the third quarter of its 2021-22 fiscal year. Semtech, a semiconductor company specializing in Internet of Things applications, generated sales totaling $194.9 million in the third quarter of 2021, up 27% from the same quarter a Read More →

| Friday, December 3rd, 2021

Second major energy storage project planned for SLO County

Central Coast, Energy, Green Coast, Latest news, left, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

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