April 20, 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.


| Monday, November 4th, 2024

Amgen, investors focused on obesity drug candidate

Earnings, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, left, Subscriber content, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies, Ventura County

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| Friday, November 1st, 2024

Mercado: Innovation runs deep in San Luis Obispo

Columns, Latest news, San Luis Obispo County, Subscriber content, Technology

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| Monday, October 28th, 2024

Community West Bank announces third quarter earnings

Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Earnings, Latest news, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies

Community West Bancshares, the parent company of Community West Bank headquartered in Goleta, announced earnings for the third quarter of 20234 on Oct. 24. According to the report, Community West reported $3.4 million in net income, up from a net loss of $6.3 million in the second quarter of 2024, but down from a net Read More →

| Monday, October 28th, 2024

SB Investing Summit to bring more attention to area companies

Columns, Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Technology, Tri-County Economy

By Jorge Mercado Co-Managing Editor  In an effort to show the community the vast amount of impressive companies housed in Santa Barbara County, the first annual Santa Barbara Investing Summit will take place at the Cabrillo Pavilion on Nov. 14. Hosted by the Sustainable Change Alliance, the goal of the event is to focus on the Read More →

| Monday, October 28th, 2024

CRE: SoCal waste and recycling company opens new facility in Thousand Oaks

Central Coast, Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Subscriber content

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| Thursday, October 24th, 2024

Ventech talk highlights the business of psychedelics

Central Coast, Latest news, middle

A 2023 study conducted by KFF/CNN found that nearly 4 in 10 adults reported symptoms of depression or anxiety, with the same report finding that 90% of the public believes there is a mental health crisis in the U.S. But despite an increase in those being diagnosed with some form of mental health issue, treatments Read More →

| Thursday, October 24th, 2024

Teledyne sees record revenue, net income in third quarter

Earnings, Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Public Companies, Ventura County

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