November 28, 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, February 4th, 2021

Deckers shares jump after strong earnings report

Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, middle, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies

Deckers Brands, a fashion and footwear company based in Goleta, posted record-setting earnings for the quarter ended Dec. 31 and beat analysts’ expectations with ease behind the strength of its most recognizable brand, Ugg, and its latest rising star, Hoka One One. Deckers reported a 14.8% increase in revenue compared to the same quarter a Read More →

| Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021

Amgen reports rising revenue, warns of flat 2021

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

Amgen, one of the world’s largest biotech companies, saw rising revenue in the fourth quarter of 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic could dampen the outlook for the company and its investors in 2021, according to earnings released Feb. 2. The Thousand Oaks-based biotech firm had $6.6 billion in revenue in the fourth quarter, a 7% Read More →

| Friday, January 29th, 2021

Region’s tech firms join exodus to Texas

Central Coast, East Ventura County, Latest news, right, South Coast, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County

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| Friday, January 29th, 2021

SoCalTech founder: It’s hard out there for startups in a pandemic

Central Coast, East Ventura County, Latest news, South Coast, Startups, Subscriber content, Technology, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County

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| Wednesday, January 27th, 2021

Teledyne earnings report shows best-ever performance in 2020

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

Teledyne Technologies beat analysts’ expectations when it announced its fourth quarter results Jan. 27, with a slight decrease in revenue but a bump in net income compared to the same quarter a year earlier. Teledyne, a Thousand Oaks-based industrial and scientific conglomerate, reported earnings per share of $3.48 for the fourth quarter of 2020, up Read More →

| Wednesday, January 27th, 2021

Kate Farms closes Series B round with another $9M

Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, South Coast, Tri-County Economy

Plant-based meal replacement producer Kate Farms saw a new backer join its series B funding round when it announced Jan. 26 that Main Street Advisors joined Goldman Sachs and Kaiser Permanente Ventures to invest $9 million, closing the round at $60 million. Kate Farms, which is headquartered in Santa Barbara, has told the Business Times Read More →

| Wednesday, January 27th, 2021

Feds allocate $6.3 million to Ventura Harbor, Port of Hueneme

Latest news, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects for the Port of Hueneme and Ventura Harbor will receive $6.3 million in federal funding, U.S. Rep. Julia Brownley announced Jan. 26.  The money will be used for the annual dredging of Ventura Harbor and will allocate “donor port” funds for the Port of Hueneme, according to a news Read More →