May 2, 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.


| Thursday, September 15th, 2022

Six years after legalization, cannabis black market still thriving

Agribusiness, Latest news, Regions, Santa Barbara County, Top Stories, Top Story

When California legalized cannabis for recreational use in 2016, the idea was to create a new legal industry and eliminate an illegal one. Instead, the illicit market continues to have a stronghold in California, as legal growers struggle to turn a profit amid high taxes and strict regulations, and state and local governments often fail Read More →

| Tuesday, September 13th, 2022

Company backed by Westlake Village BioPartners closes $300M capital raise

Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Regions, Startups, Subscriber content, Ventura County

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| Tuesday, September 13th, 2022

Limoneira beats earnings estimates for Q3, Mission Produce falls short

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

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| Thursday, September 8th, 2022

AeroVironment shares soar 15% after earnings report

Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, Regions, Subscriber content, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies, Ventura County

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| Thursday, September 8th, 2022

Santa Barbara password security firm raises $100M in venture capital

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| Tuesday, September 6th, 2022

Revenue and losses both up at Cure Pharmaceutical

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

Oxnard-based Cure Pharmaceutical, a drug delivery platform and CBD products company, reported more losses but rising revenue in its second quarter earnings. Cure suffered a net loss of $9.6 million in the second quarter of 2022, up substantially from a net loss of $1.3 million in the same quarter a year ago. That equates to Read More →

| Friday, September 2nd, 2022

Calavo shares dip after earnings report

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

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