May 15, 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.


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

| Thursday, September 23rd, 2021

Procore makes its biggest acquisition yet

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

Procore Technologies announced its first acquisition since going public in May, and it’s the largest one in company history. The Carpinteria-based construction software company said on Sept. 22 that it is purchasing Levelset, a New Orleans-based construction software company, for $500 million: $425 million in cash and $75 million in the form of Procore common Read More →

| Friday, September 17th, 2021

Figueroa Mountain Brewing reports progress in bankruptcy

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| Tuesday, September 14th, 2021

Revenue down but earnings up at Limoneira

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

Limoneira delivered a small earnings beat when the company announced its fiscal results for the third quarter of 2021. Limoneira had released preliminary results Aug. 24 highlighting strong fresh lemon utilization, which helped offset a smaller-than-expected avocado output. According to the audited results, released Sept. 8, Limoneira generated $49.1 million in revenue in the third Read More →

| Tuesday, September 14th, 2021

Mission Produce drops 10% after missing earnings estimates

Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County

Shares of Mission Produce fell nearly 10% on Sept. 14, the day after the Oxnard-based avocado distributor and grower shared a flat third quarter 2021 financial report that fell below analysts’ expectations. For the quarter ended June 30, Mission Produce generated ​​$247 million in revenue, a 4% increase from the same period a year ago. Read More →

| Friday, September 10th, 2021

State thinks solar-cell windows are the Next big thing

Energy, Green Coast, Latest news, Small Business, South Coast, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

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| Friday, September 10th, 2021

Paso Robles pursues spaceport designation for its airport

Central Coast, Government, Latest news, middle, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

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| Thursday, September 9th, 2021

Calavo announces Q2 loss and CEO’s departure; shares hit lowest point since 2015

Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County

Shares of Calavo Growers slipped more than 17% on Sept. 9, one day after the Santa Paula-based avocado distributor released third quarter earnings that were held back by inflation and said its CEO, James Gibson, is retiring from the post immediately. Calavo closed at $39.20 on Sept. 9, down from $47.26 the day before. The Read More →