July 16, 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, October 20th, 2022

Lease auction set for Morro Bay wind farm

Energy, Latest news, Law & Goverment, left, Regions, San Luis Obispo County, Subscriber content, Top Stories

In a little more than six weeks, more than 40 companies will bid on the first-ever offshore wind lease sale on the West Coast, competing for the right to build floating offshore wind farms off the coast of Morro Bay and elsewhere. The U.S. Department of the Interior announced Oct. 18 that the Bureau of Read More →

| Wednesday, October 19th, 2022

Olaplex shares plummet after company cuts guidance

Banking & Finance, Latest news, Regions, Santa Barbara County, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Public Companies

Shares of Montecito-based Olaplex dropped more than 50% on Oct. 19 after the hair care products company slashed its revenue guidance for the full 2022 fiscal year fiscal. Olaplex shares closed at $4.24 on Oct. 19, down 56.7% from the previous day’s close. The company released preliminary third quarter earnings on Oct. 18, with executives Read More →

| Friday, October 14th, 2022

A rocky first year on the Nasdaq for Olaplex

Banking & Finance, Latest news, middle, Regions, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies

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| Thursday, October 13th, 2022

Amgen shares up amid optimism over experimental weight-loss drug

Banking & Finance, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, left, Regions, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies, Ventura County

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| Saturday, October 8th, 2022

Cal Poly to build $30M Madden Football Center

Higher Education, Latest news, Regions, San Luis Obispo County, Subscriber content, Top Stories

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| Saturday, October 8th, 2022

805 Tech: Region’s aerospace industry taking off

Columns, Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology

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| Saturday, October 8th, 2022

Shape Sensing Company brings fiber optics to health care

Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Regions, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories

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