September 4, 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, September 1st, 2025

Wedgewood Weddings sale to second PE firm closes

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| Sunday, August 31st, 2025

MannKind diversifies pipeline with $360M buy

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

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| Thursday, August 28th, 2025

Portfolio watch

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| Wednesday, August 27th, 2025

Semtech shares up after company beats Q2 estimates

Central Coast, Latest news, Subscriber content, Tri-County Public Companies

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| Wednesday, August 27th, 2025

CRE: Bombardier chooses Moorpark for manufacturing facility

Central Coast, Latest news, left, Real Estate, Subscriber content

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| Wednesday, August 27th, 2025

Freedom Designs to shut down Simi location, lay off 70 employees

East Ventura County, Latest news, middle

Freedom Designs, a medical supply store with a location in Simi Valley, will be shuttering its doors by June 1, 2026. In a filing with the state’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, Freedom Designs said it will be closing its operation at 2241 Madera Rd. on or around June 2026 and laying off 70 employees Read More →

| Monday, August 25th, 2025

MannKind expands pipeline with $350M acquisition

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

Westlake Village-based MannKind Corporation is expanding its pipeline by acquiring scPharmaceuticals, a Massachusetts-based biotech company that specializes in cardiorenal medicine, for $360 million, or $5.35 per share. Announced before the markets opened Aug. 25, MannKind shares ticked up about 1% in pre-market trading. Shares ultimately settled at $3.90 on Aug. 25, about 3.1% down. Shares Read More →