January 10, 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.


| Thursday, June 17th, 2021

UCLA Health continues northward march

Central Coast, East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, right, South Coast, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County

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| Thursday, June 17th, 2021

Simi Valley not worried about AeroVironment’s headquarters move

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

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| 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 →