April 25, 2024

		

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, February 10th, 2023

QAD remains committed to Santa Barbara, sets sight on new vision following acquisition

Central Coast, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story

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| Thursday, February 9th, 2023

SBA, FEMA dole out millions in storm recovery efforts

Central Coast, Latest news, Top Stories, Top Story

With the near-record storm behind the Central Coast, all that is left now is to pick up the pieces. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Small Business Administration have been the ones trying to accomplish that goal, teaming up to provide the tri-counties with a slew of help. “Partnering with FEMA and the Small Read More →

| Wednesday, February 8th, 2023

Teledyne Flir awarded $13 million government contract

Latest news, Technology

Teledyne Flir Defense, a subsidiary of Teledyne, has been awarded a $13.3 million contract by the U.S. Department of Defense to further expand the capabilities of its R80D SkyRaider unmanned aerial system to autonomously perform chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) reconnaissance missions, the company announced Feb. 8. Teledyne Flir, which has operations in Goleta, Read More →

| Wednesday, February 8th, 2023

Atara’s cuts down net loss in 2022

Earnings, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies

Atara Biotherapeutics recorded a lower net loss in the fourth quarter and the entirety of fiscal year 2022, but missed expectations still led to an 8% decline in after-hours trading. Atara, a South San Francisco-based immunotherapy company with its major operations in Thousand Oaks, reported a net loss of $228.3 million, or 2.24 cents per Read More →

| Tuesday, February 7th, 2023

Deckers races past third-quarter expectations behind strong Hoka sales

Earnings, Latest news, left, Tri-County Public Companies

Deckers’ attempt to turn its running shoe brand, Hoka One One, into a billion-dollar blockbuster keeps panning out with each quarter that passes. The Goleta-based company again outpaced analysts’ expectations, this time for the third quarter of 2022, as revenue and earnings both shot up thanks in large part to the continuing growth of the Read More →

| Friday, February 3rd, 2023

Community West Bancshares nets record earnings

Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies

Community West Bancshares reported a record net income of $13.4 million or $1.51 per share in fiscal year 2022, the firm said in its earnings announcement on Jan. 27. The company’s board of directors also declared an increase of its quarterly cash dividend by 6.7% to $0.08 per common share, payable on Feb. 28 to Read More →

| Friday, February 3rd, 2023

QAD sees major expansion ahead with Redzone acquisition

Latest news, Technology

Santa Barbara-based QAD has secured its second acquisition in as many months, this time purchasing Florida-based Redzone for a reported $1 billion, the software company announced Feb. 1. QAD, which provides cloud software for the manufacturing industry, did not disclose how much the deal was worth. However, according to Reuters, the deal is worth about Read More →