May 5, 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.


| Monday, September 9th, 2024

Latigo adds to C-suite, board of directors

Central Coast, East Ventura County, Latest news, middle, Technology

Thousand Oaks-based Latigo Biotherapeutics appointed Tim Lugo as its chief financial officer Sept. 9 and also added Beth Seidenberg, co-founder of Westlake Village BioPartners, and Jim Tananbaum to its board of directors. Latigo, a biotech company developing non-opioid pain medicines, said in a press release that these appointments will “bring deep expertise and leadership.” “Tim’s Read More →

| Friday, September 6th, 2024

CRE: Large Simi Valley multifamily property sells for $95M; New store coming to Oxnard

Central Coast, Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Subscriber content

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| Thursday, September 5th, 2024

Mercado: CSUCI’s NASA grant highlights unique opportunities for students

Central Coast, Columns, Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology

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| Wednesday, September 4th, 2024

The Trade Desk explores breaking into new space

Latest news, middle, Subscriber content, Technology, Ventura County

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| Wednesday, September 4th, 2024

AeroVironment starts fiscal year strong with record sales

Earnings, Latest news, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Public Companies

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| Wednesday, September 4th, 2024

Atara looks to add $36M to its runway via direct offering

Latest news, Technology

Thousand Oaks-based Atara Biotherapeutics announced that it will be hosting a $36 million registered direct offering. The gross proceeds to Atara from the offering are expected to be $36 million, before deducting estimated offering expenses payable by Atara. Atara currently intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for working capital and general corporate Read More →

| Friday, August 30th, 2024

Making an impact: Latinas contribute $1.3T to U.S. GDP, report finds

Latest news, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story

When Teresa Arredondo first attempted to work in the aviation industry, she was rebuffed by a white man telling her the job was too much for a woman. But three years later, she purchased the company from that same man, changed the name of the business, and now, 30 years later, Arredondo, owner of ArtCraft Paint in Read More →