May 19, 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.


| Friday, January 29th, 2021

SoCalTech founder: It’s hard out there for startups in a pandemic

Central Coast, East Ventura County, Latest news, South Coast, Startups, Subscriber content, Technology, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County

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| Wednesday, January 27th, 2021

Teledyne earnings report shows best-ever performance in 2020

Banking & Finance, Earnings, East Ventura County, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies

Teledyne Technologies beat analysts’ expectations when it announced its fourth quarter results Jan. 27, with a slight decrease in revenue but a bump in net income compared to the same quarter a year earlier. Teledyne, a Thousand Oaks-based industrial and scientific conglomerate, reported earnings per share of $3.48 for the fourth quarter of 2020, up Read More →

| Wednesday, January 27th, 2021

Kate Farms closes Series B round with another $9M

Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, South Coast, Tri-County Economy

Plant-based meal replacement producer Kate Farms saw a new backer join its series B funding round when it announced Jan. 26 that Main Street Advisors joined Goldman Sachs and Kaiser Permanente Ventures to invest $9 million, closing the round at $60 million. Kate Farms, which is headquartered in Santa Barbara, has told the Business Times Read More →

| Wednesday, January 27th, 2021

Feds allocate $6.3 million to Ventura Harbor, Port of Hueneme

Latest news, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects for the Port of Hueneme and Ventura Harbor will receive $6.3 million in federal funding, U.S. Rep. Julia Brownley announced Jan. 26.  The money will be used for the annual dredging of Ventura Harbor and will allocate “donor port” funds for the Port of Hueneme, according to a news Read More →

| Tuesday, January 26th, 2021

SLO’s Digital West acquired by Wave Broadband

Central Coast, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Economy

Digital West, an internet service provider based in San Luis Obispo, is joining Wave Broadband in an acquisition announced by the two companies on Jan. 26. Wave Broadband is a larger telecommunications company serving over 450,000 customers, with operations in Oregon, Washington and California. Wave has specific ties to the central coast as well, already Read More →

| Friday, January 22nd, 2021

Wall Street loves AeroVironment’s latest acquisition

Banking & Finance, East Ventura County, Latest news, right, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies

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| Friday, January 22nd, 2021

Community choice aggregator brings new energy option to Santa Barbara County

Central Coast, East Ventura County, Energy, Green Coast, Latest news, South Coast, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County

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