August 2, 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.


| 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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| Thursday, March 18th, 2021

Semtech shares drop despite earnings beat

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

Semtech, a Camarillo semiconductor company specializing in Internet of Things applications, finished the 2020-21 fiscal year strong, beating analysts’ expectations and capping off a record-setting year. Semtech reported net sales of $164.1 million in the quarter ended Jan. 31, a 19.3% increase from the same quarter a year before, the company said in its fourth Read More →