May 11, 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, July 1st, 2021

Trade Desk profits from Google’s delay on cookie phaseout

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

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| Thursday, July 1st, 2021

Oxnard powers up with region’s biggest battery facility

Energy, Green Coast, Latest news, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County

One of the largest energy storage facilities in the United States was unveiled to the public on June 29, as Oxnard and Ventura County residents, politicians, and business leaders gathered to see the 100-megawatt battery storage system in action. The facility, the Saticoy Energy Storage Site, works by capturing energy during the day when the Read More →

| Wednesday, June 30th, 2021

AeroVironment shares drop after earnings report

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

AeroVironment, a drone and robotics company with its chief operations in Simi Valley, delivered record revenue in the fourth quarter and full year of 2021, according to earnings released June 29, but a couple of key losses led to a year-to-year earnings drop. In the fourth quarter of its 2021 fiscal year, AeroVironment posted a Read More →

| Monday, June 28th, 2021

Thoma Bravo deepens investment in region with $2B acquisition of QAD

Latest news, left, Technology, Top Stories

Editor’s note: This article was originally posted June 28, and updated July 1 with additional reporting on the pending deal. The enterprise software company QAD is being acquired by Thoma Bravo in an all-cash transaction worth around $2 billion, another sign of growth in the Santa Barbara technology industry. Santa Barbara-based QAD, which provides cloud Read More →

| Friday, June 25th, 2021

Revenue and losses both grow at Transphorm

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

Goleta-based Transphorm generated a slight bump in revenue in the fourth quarter of its 2020-21 fiscal year, but net losses continued to mount for the company, according to financial results released June 24. Transphorm reported a loss of $6.5 million, or 16 cents per share, in the fourth quarter, up from a net loss of Read More →

| Thursday, June 24th, 2021

Water agencies file suit against Santa Barbara County

Central Coast, Latest news, Law & Goverment, right, South Coast, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

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| Thursday, June 24th, 2021

Safran Cabin rebounds in Santa Maria

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

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