June 1, 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, June 17th, 2021

Mission Produce CEO a finalist for Entrepreneur of the Year

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

Steve Barnard, the CEO of Mission Produce in Oxnard, is a finalist in the 35th annual Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2021 Greater Los Angeles Award, the accounting and consulting firm announced June 17. Barnard is one of 31 finalists, all of them were selected by an independent panel. The virtual award ceremony Read More →

| Thursday, June 17th, 2021

UCLA Health continues northward march

Central Coast, East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, right, South Coast, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County

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| Thursday, June 17th, 2021

Simi Valley not worried about AeroVironment’s headquarters move

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

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| Thursday, June 17th, 2021

Biotech’s movers and shakers gather for BioMedley

East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

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| Thursday, June 17th, 2021

Trade Desk shares up 5% after split

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

The Trade Desk’s previously announced 10-for-1 split of its common stock took when the market opened on June 17.  The Ventura advertising technology company’s stock closed at $590.02 on June 16 and, after the stock split, shares opened at $59.14 the next morning. Shares were up about 5% during the first few hours of trading, Read More →

| Thursday, June 17th, 2021

Startups take center stage at Cal Poly’s AngelCon

Central Coast, Higher Education, Latest news, left, Small Business, Startups, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

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| Friday, June 11th, 2021

Mission Produce earnings up, buoyed by rising avocado consumption

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

Rising avocado sales helped Mission Produce turn a profit in the second quarter of 2021 after posting a loss a year earlier. The Oxnard-based avocado distributor generated earnings of $7.4 million, or 10 cents per diluted share, for the quarter ended April 30, the company announced on June 10. In the same quarter last year, Read More →