July 3, 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.


| Tuesday, March 30th, 2021

Amgen announces $721M acquisition

Banking & Finance, East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, left, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies

Amgen reported its second major acquisition of the month, as the Thousand Oaks-based firm announced March 30 that it will acquire Rodeo Therapeutics Corporation, a privately held biotech company based in Seattle. The deal is worth more than $700 million, $55 million of which will be paid upfront, with up to $666 million more in Read More →

| Friday, March 26th, 2021

House bill gives growers new hope for immigration reform

Agribusiness, Central Coast, East Ventura County, Latest news, Law & Goverment, South Coast, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County

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| Friday, March 26th, 2021

One year later, Santa Barbara teen still zooming in to help seniors

Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, left, Nonprofits, Subscriber content, Top Stories

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| Thursday, March 25th, 2021

QAD shares climb 7% after earnings report

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

QAD, a cloud software company for the manufacturing industry, saw accelerated growth from its subscription services in the final quarter of the fiscal year, providing a bit of a bounce back for the Santa Barbara company. QAD generated revenue worth $83 million in the final quarter of the fiscal year, which ended Jan. 31. That Read More →

| Friday, March 19th, 2021

Ventura County’s farmworker resource program could go statewide

Agribusiness, Latest news, Law & Goverment, left, Subscriber content, Top Stories

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| Friday, March 19th, 2021

Irwin: Tech will lead state’s pandemic recovery

Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Restaurants, Subscriber content, Technology

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| Friday, March 19th, 2021

Mangoes are Mission’s next frontier

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

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