July 6, 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.


| Friday, October 29th, 2021

Women’s share of region’s corporate board seats has doubled since 2018

Banking & Finance, Latest news, Law & Goverment, left, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies, Women Inc.

Publicly traded companies in the tri-county region have added 18 women board directors this year, though a few companies still need to appoint more women to comply with stepped-up state diversity requirements that go into effect in 2022. A total of 69 women sit on the boards of the 22 companies headquartered in the Tri-Counties Read More →

| Friday, October 29th, 2021

Semtech hits new heights on strength of LoRa platform

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

This article is only available to Business Times subscribers Subscribers: LOG IN or REGISTER for complete digital access. Not a Subscriber? SUBSCRIBE for full access to our weekly newspaper, online edition and Book of Lists. Check the STATUS of your Subscription Account.

| Friday, October 29th, 2021

Sales up, earnings flat at Deckers

Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, right, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies

Goleta-based Deckers Brands delivered an increase in revenue during the second quarter of fiscal year 2021-22, but “historic” supply chain demands kept earnings flat year-over-year. Deckers, the parent company of footwear brands including Ugg, Hoka One One and Teva, saw revenue grow to $721.9 million for the quarter ended Sept. 30, up 15.8% from the Read More →

| Thursday, October 28th, 2021

Central Coast coalition aims to launch aerospace economy from Ventura to Santa Cruz

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

This article is only available to Business Times subscribers Subscribers: LOG IN or REGISTER for complete digital access. Not a Subscriber? SUBSCRIBE for full access to our weekly newspaper, online edition and Book of Lists. Check the STATUS of your Subscription Account.

| Wednesday, October 27th, 2021

Teledyne shares hit record after strong earnings report

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

The acquisition of Flir Systems continues to pay off for Teledyne Technologies, as the Thousand Oaks-based industrial and scientific conglomerate crushed analysts’ expectations in the third quarter and upped its guidance for the full year. Teledyne delivered record sales for the quarter ended Sept. 30, generating $1.3 billion in revenue, a 75.8% increase from the Read More →

Carpinteria-based Procore Technologies moved up from No. 880 last year to No. 697 this year. (Nik Blaskovich)

| Friday, October 22nd, 2021

Procore announces second recent acquisition

Banking & Finance, Latest news, South Coast, Technology, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies

Procore Technologies secured its second acquisition in as many months when the Carpinteria-based construction software company announced on Oct. 22 it had acquired LaborChart. Financial details were not disclosed for this deal, and a timeline of when it would close was also not provided. Procore did say, however, that the acquisition would not have any Read More →

| Friday, October 22nd, 2021

Ventura firm pays up to $102M for oil assets in West Ventura

Energy, Latest news, right, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County

This article is only available to Business Times subscribers Subscribers: LOG IN or REGISTER for complete digital access. Not a Subscriber? SUBSCRIBE for full access to our weekly newspaper, online edition and Book of Lists. Check the STATUS of your Subscription Account.