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, December 20th, 2024

CRE: Ventura County’s office market sees signs of life

Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Subscriber content, Ventura County

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| Thursday, December 19th, 2024

Kingmakers: Visus’ deep expertise delivers strong website for USA Swim team

Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Small Business, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story

In 2021, the USA Olympic Swim and Dive team’s website saw a lot of new visitors. But there was one problem — the website was having trouble handling visitor traffic loads during peak times such as the Olympic Trials and the Olympic Games.  So they turned to a local Santa Barbara company to ensure the Read More →

| Thursday, December 19th, 2024

Westlake Village biotech gets $75M pre-IPO commitment

East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology

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| Thursday, December 19th, 2024

Paso Robles-based Pearce Services acquires Unified Power

Energy, Latest news, left, San Luis Obispo County

Paso Robles-based Pearce Services will become one of the largest independent service providers for power continuity solutions in the United States after announcing it has acquired Unified Power on Dec. 18. “The acquisition of Unified Power marks a significant milestone in our company’s history,” Michelle Edler, CEO of Pearce Services, said in a press release.  Read More →

| Wednesday, December 18th, 2024

AeroVironment’s $990M government contract moves forward

Central Coast, Latest news, Subscriber content, Tri-County Public Companies

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| Tuesday, December 17th, 2024

Newton Golf secures $8.4M in public offering

Banking & Finance, Central Coast, Economy, Latest news

Camarillo-based Newton Golf, formerly known as Sacks Parente Golf, announced Dec. 14 that the company generated approximately $8.4 million, before deducting underwriting fees and other estimated offering expenses payable by the firm during its underwritten public offering. The offering, which closed on Dec. 13, consisted of seven million common units with the public offering price Read More →

| Friday, December 13th, 2024

Street smarts: Santa Barbara firm donates $65K to tri-county law enforcement

Central Coast, Columns, Latest news, Nonprofits, Subscriber content, Tri-County Economy

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