March 3, 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, December 30th, 2024

Teledyne completes $58M takeover of Micropac

Latest news, middle, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies

Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies completed its acquisition of Micropac Industries on Dec. 30. The all-cash transaction valued Micropac at approximately $57.3 million, taking into account Micropac’s net debt as of Aug. 24. Under the merger agreement’s terms, Micropac stockholders received $20 per share in cash. “We are delighted to welcome Micropac and its employees to Read More →

| Friday, December 20th, 2024

Wayside Energy wins $200K grant for battery energy solution

East Ventura County, Energy, Latest news, middle, Subscriber content, Technology

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| Friday, December 20th, 2024

Street smarts: Awards spottings at the Ventura County Chamber’s Poinsettia Awards

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

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| Friday, December 20th, 2024

CRE: Ventura County’s office market sees signs of life

Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Subscriber content, Ventura County

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| Thursday, December 19th, 2024

Kingmakers: Visus’ deep expertise delivers strong website for USA Swim team

Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Small Business, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story

In 2021, the USA Olympic Swim and Dive team’s website saw a lot of new visitors. But there was one problem — the website was having trouble handling visitor traffic loads during peak times such as the Olympic Trials and the Olympic Games.  So they turned to a local Santa Barbara company to ensure the Read More →

| Thursday, December 19th, 2024

Westlake Village biotech gets $75M pre-IPO commitment

East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology

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| Thursday, December 19th, 2024

Paso Robles-based Pearce Services acquires Unified Power

Energy, Latest news, left, San Luis Obispo County

Paso Robles-based Pearce Services will become one of the largest independent service providers for power continuity solutions in the United States after announcing it has acquired Unified Power on Dec. 18. “The acquisition of Unified Power marks a significant milestone in our company’s history,” Michelle Edler, CEO of Pearce Services, said in a press release.  Read More →