April 11, 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, March 20th, 2025

Amazon Fresh to close Thousand Oaks location in May

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| Wednesday, March 19th, 2025

Introducing the Business Times 2025 Hall of Fame Honorees and 25th Anniversary Celebration

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The Pacific Coast Business Times, the weekly business journal for the Central Coast, is inducting five new members into its Hall of Fame as part of its celebration of its 25th Anniversary. Launched on March 17, 2000, the Business Times has won multiple awards for its coverage of business and economic news in Ventura, Santa Read More →

| Monday, March 17th, 2025

Latigo raises $150M to advance non-opioid therapeutics

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| Thursday, March 13th, 2025

Tariff talk spooks analysts, investors

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| Thursday, March 13th, 2025

Vital signs: 1 in 5 Americans are doom spending amid economic uncertainty

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| Wednesday, March 12th, 2025

Kate Farms expands into retail with Target launch

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Goleta-based Kate Farms, which manufactures plant-based nutrition products, executed one of its long-term goals with the announcement of its national retail debut. As of March 12, Kate Farms launched its new Kids Nutrition product line, which is now available at Target, marking the first time their organic nutrition solutions will be available at a major Read More →

| Monday, March 10th, 2025

QAD appoints new CEO, Chilton steps down after 7 years

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Santa Barbara-based QAD has appointed Sanjay Brahmawar, formerly CEO of Software AG, as its new CEO, the software company announced March 10. Brahmawar will begin in his new role on March 17 and will succeed Anton Chilton, who is stepping back from his CEO role after more than 20 years of service at QAD. In Read More →