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, June 2nd, 2022

2022 Business Hall of Fame: Jesus “Chuy” Loza

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| Thursday, June 2nd, 2022

QAD to pay $2.45M in legal fees from dispute over acquisition

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Santa Barbara-based QAD announced June 2 it will pay out $2.45 million in legal fees to shareholders who sued to stop the company’s acquisition by Thoma Bravo in 2021. QAD, which provides cloud software for the manufacturing industry, was purchased last year by the private equity firm Thoma Bravo in a transaction worth $2 billion. Read More →

| Thursday, June 2nd, 2022

Flood of IPOs has slowed to a trickle in 2022

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After reaching new heights in 2021, including a $150 million capital raise that closed in July and surpassing $100 million in annual recurring revenue, Santa Barbara-based Impact Technologies was preparing to go public in 2022. But, with rising inflation and interest rates decimating the stock market, the IPO money that was available in 2021 has Read More →

| Wednesday, June 1st, 2022

Semtech reports earnings and revenue growth in Q1

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Camarillo-based Semtech Corp. reported record sales and rising earnings when it announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2022 on June 1. Semtech, a semiconductor company specializing in Internet of Things applications, saw net income increase in the first quarter of 2022, as the company netted $38 million, or 59 cents per share, Read More →

| Friday, May 27th, 2022

Camarillo biotech company pursuing cancer treatments raises $20M

Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Regions, Startups, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Ventura County

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| Friday, May 27th, 2022

UCSB New Venture Competition awards $11K to health startup

Higher Education, Latest news, Regions, Santa Barbara County, Startups, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories

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| Wednesday, May 25th, 2022

MannKind takes next step in rebuild with new FDA approval

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