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, July 25th, 2024

Latigo taps Farzan for CEO post

Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story, Ventura County

The common saying goes “The third time’s a charm” but for Nima Farzan, he’s looking to go 3-for-3 successfully running biotechnology companies. On July 22, Farzan was appointed to be Latigo Biotherapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech company based in Thousand Oaks, first CEO. Farzan’s experience spans more than two decades long in the biopharmaceutical industry, including being the Read More →

| Monday, July 22nd, 2024

Thousand Oaks biotech company appoints CEO

East Ventura County, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story, Ventura County

Latigo Biotherapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech company based in Thousand Oaks, announced that it has appointed Nima Farzan to be its CEO. Announced July 22, Farzan brings a “strong track record” with more than two decades of leadership experience in the biopharmaceutical industry. Farzan is also Latigo’s first CEO as he replaces Desmond Padhi, operating partner Read More →

| Monday, July 22nd, 2024

Tri-county unemployment rate jumps up dramatically in June

Central Coast, Columns, Economy, Latest news, left, Tri-County Economy

After three straight months of seeing the unemployment rate fall, the Central Coast’s unemployment rate saw a dramatic jump from May to June, according to the latest data provided by the California Employment Development Department. Released July 18, the unemployment rate of the tri-counties was at 4.23% in June, up from an unemployment rate of Read More →

| Thursday, July 18th, 2024

Westmont, Cuesta lead effort to replace frontline staff

Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, middle, Subscriber content

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| Wednesday, July 17th, 2024

Deckers laces up a 6-for-1 stock split

Earnings, Latest news, left, Tri-County Public Companies

More than a month after shares of Goleta-based Deckers Brands dashed past $1,000 per share, the shoe brand firm announced it has approved a six-for-one forward stock split. Deckers’ board of directors approved the decision on July 12 and also approved a proportionate increase in the number of authorized shares of common stock and preferred stock to accommodate the Read More →

| Wednesday, July 17th, 2024

Novocuff raises $26M to address preterm births

Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, San Luis Obispo County, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story

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| Wednesday, July 17th, 2024

Santa Barbara financial advisory firm rebrands 

Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Tri-County Economy

Santa Barbara-based Pensionmark Financial Group, a financial advisory firm, announced on July 10 that it has rebranded to World Investment Advisors. World Insurance Associates acquired Pensionmark in March 2022. The new firm said this move “better represents the firm’s robust and holistic financial services platform for independent financial advisors and strengthens alignment with its parent company.” Read More →