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.


| Thursday, February 25th, 2021

MannKind stock dips on report of 2020 losses, but company touts fourth quarter comeback

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

MannKind Corp. struggled during 2020, but impressive financial results from its final quarter could be a sign of good things to come for the Westlake Village biotech company. MannKind, which develops drugs and treatments for those suffering from diabetes and pulmonary arterial hypertension, reported a net loss of $57.2 million in fiscal year 2020, up Read More →

| Thursday, February 25th, 2021

Inogen announces net loss, predicts better 2021

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

Goleta-based Inogen reported declines in both revenue and net income due to the COVID-19 pandemic on Feb. 24, when the maker of portable oxygen concentrators released its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2020. Total revenue for the fourth quarter was $74 million, a decline of 6.3% from the same quarter Read More →

| Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021

Santa Maria farm pays $30k to workers to settle labor complaint

Agribusiness, Central Coast, Latest news, Law & Goverment, right, Tri-County Economy

More than 200 Santa Maria farmworkers received settlement checks from Rancho Laguna Farms on Feb. 21, a day after the farm agreed to a $30,000 informal settlement of an unfair labor practice charge with the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board. The board distributed checks to 212 farmworkers at the Central Coast United for a Sustainable Read More →

| Friday, February 19th, 2021

Film Festival plans to go distanced, virtual

Latest news, South Coast, Subscriber content, Tourism, Tri-County Economy

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| Friday, February 19th, 2021

Kate Farms gains more liquidity, plans Carpinteria expansion

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

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| Friday, February 19th, 2021

UCSB green-tech spinout C-Zero closes $11.5M round

Energy, Green Coast, Latest news, South Coast, Startups, Subscriber content, Technology, Tri-County Economy

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| Thursday, February 18th, 2021

Trade Desk reports record revenue in 2020, but shares drop with no 2021 guidance

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

The Trade Desk ended its 2020 fiscal year on strong note, with 26% growth in revenue and 123% growth in net income from 2019, according to the fourth quarter and full year financial results the Ventura-based internet advertising company released Feb. 18. Trade Desk CEO Jeff Green spotlighted the company’s continued market share gain, as Read More →