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.


| Thursday, September 9th, 2021

Energy Vault to go public in SPAC deal

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

Westlake Village-based Energy Vault will go public after entering into an agreement with the special purpose acquisition company Norvus Capital Corp., in a deal worth up to $388 million. The combined company will have an enterprise value of about $1.1 billion once the deal is complete, according to a Sept. 9 news release from Energy Read More →

| Tuesday, September 7th, 2021

Semtech shares still soaring after Q2 earnings report

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

Shares of Camarillo-based Semtech climbed nearly 10% after a strong earnings report on Sept. 1, and in the following week continued to trade at their highest levels since February. Semtech, a semiconductor company specializing in Internet of Things applications, closed at $77.50 on Sept. 7. That was 9% above its closing price of $71.13 on Read More →

| Friday, September 3rd, 2021

Energy storage firm puts another $100M in venture capital in its vault

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

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| Friday, September 3rd, 2021

SLO’s iFixit takes on big tech over the right to repair your devices

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

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| Wednesday, September 1st, 2021

Semtech shares up after strong earnings report

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

Semtech Corp., a Camarillo semiconductor company specializing in Internet of Things applications, saw shares up more than 5% after the markets closed Sept. 1 after the company shared a record-breaking financial statement for the second quarter of fiscal year 2021-22. Semtech delivered earnings of $32.2 million, or 50 cents per share, for the second quarter Read More →

| Monday, August 30th, 2021

QAD reports loss as $2B acquisition nears

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

QAD, a Santa Barbara-based cloud software company for the manufacturing industry, saw its revenue and expenses rise in the second quarter of 2021 as the company prepares to be bought out by a San Francisco-based private equity firm. QAD lost $6.3 million, or 31 cents per share, in the quarter ended July 31, the company Read More →

| Friday, August 27th, 2021

In Ventura, Nexa3D prints the future of manufacturing

Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County

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