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.


| Friday, April 2nd, 2021

GeoLinks keeps up growth pace, may open satellite offices soon

Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County

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| Friday, April 2nd, 2021

How to borrow $4 billion: With financing secure, path is nearly clear for Teledyne/Flir deal

Banking & Finance, East Ventura County, Latest news, left, South Coast, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies

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| Thursday, April 1st, 2021

Revenues and losses both grew at Cure in 2020

Banking & Finance, Earnings, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County

Cure Pharmaceutical, an Oxnard company with a CBD products subsidiary, reported steep revenue growth but rising net losses in the fourth quarter and full year of 2020. In an annual statement released April 1, Cure reported revenue of $2.1 million in the final quarter of 2020, up 229% from the same quarter a year before. Read More →

| Tuesday, March 30th, 2021

Amgen announces $721M acquisition

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

Amgen reported its second major acquisition of the month, as the Thousand Oaks-based firm announced March 30 that it will acquire Rodeo Therapeutics Corporation, a privately held biotech company based in Seattle. The deal is worth more than $700 million, $55 million of which will be paid upfront, with up to $666 million more in Read More →

| Friday, March 26th, 2021

House bill gives growers new hope for immigration reform

Agribusiness, Central Coast, East Ventura County, Latest news, Law & Goverment, South Coast, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County

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| Friday, March 26th, 2021

One year later, Santa Barbara teen still zooming in to help seniors

Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, left, Nonprofits, Subscriber content, Top Stories

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| Thursday, March 25th, 2021

QAD shares climb 7% after earnings report

Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, South Coast, Technology, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies

QAD, a cloud software company for the manufacturing industry, saw accelerated growth from its subscription services in the final quarter of the fiscal year, providing a bit of a bounce back for the Santa Barbara company. QAD generated revenue worth $83 million in the final quarter of the fiscal year, which ended Jan. 31. That Read More →