January 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.


| Friday, June 16th, 2023

Ag stocks remain optimistic despite economic headwinds

Agribusiness, Central Coast, Earnings, Latest news, left, Tri-County Public Companies

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| Thursday, June 15th, 2023

Our view: New Reagan Center aims to elevate political discourse

Editorials, Latest news, Opinion

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| Wednesday, June 14th, 2023

Vital signs: Ventura County workers make higher per-hour income

Economy, Latest news, Personal Finance, Subscriber content, Tri-County Economy

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| Wednesday, June 14th, 2023

Sonos sheds 7% of its workforce

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

In an effort to restructure its fiscal plan amid economic uncertainty, Santa Barbara-based Sonos announced it would be laying off 7% of its workforce, or roughly 130 employees, in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchanges unit on June 14. In an October 2022 filing, Sonos employed 1,844 people globally, the last time the Read More →

| Monday, June 12th, 2023

Good works: Ventura College Foundation distributes $670K in scholarships

Central Coast, Latest news, Nonprofits, Philanthropy, Subscriber content

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| Thursday, June 8th, 2023

One Ryde at a time: AngelCon winners look to reshape college traveling

Latest news, Startups, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story

June 12 update: A previous version of the article incorrectly stated Josh Wong’s last name in the photo caption. Additionally, corrections have been made to update the arrival of Emily Gavrilenko and Wong to the Ryde team as well as the make-up of the team. Ride-sharing applications are nothing new in the world of Uber Read More →

| Wednesday, June 7th, 2023

Semtech shares rise in after-hours trading following earnings beat

Central Coast, Earnings, Latest news, middle, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies, Ventura County

Camarillo-based Semtech saw its shares rise nearly 15% in after-hours trading on June 7, hours following the company’s first-quarter earnings announcement in which it beat analyst expectations in both revenue and net income.  Semtech, which specializes in the Internet of Things applications, generated revenue worth $236.5 million, an increase of 41.2% sequentially, which means from Read More →