April 19, 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, 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 →

| Friday, March 19th, 2021

Ventura County’s farmworker resource program could go statewide

Agribusiness, Latest news, Law & Goverment, left, Subscriber content, Top Stories

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| Friday, March 19th, 2021

Irwin: Tech will lead state’s pandemic recovery

Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Restaurants, Subscriber content, Technology

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| Friday, March 19th, 2021

Mangoes are Mission’s next frontier

Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, middle, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County

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| Thursday, March 18th, 2021

Semtech shares drop despite earnings beat

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

Semtech, a Camarillo semiconductor company specializing in Internet of Things applications, finished the 2020-21 fiscal year strong, beating analysts’ expectations and capping off a record-setting year. Semtech reported net sales of $164.1 million in the quarter ended Jan. 31, a 19.3% increase from the same quarter a year before, the company said in its fourth Read More →

| Tuesday, March 16th, 2021

Interlink reports profitable 2020

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

Interlink electronics, a sensor tech manufacturer with major operations in Camarillo, reported rising net income on March 16 for the fourth quarter and full year of 2020. Net income for the fourth quarter was at $53,000, or 1 cent per share, a better mark than the same quarter of 2019, when Interlink reported a loss Read More →