May 17, 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.


| Monday, June 6th, 2022

Calavo shares up nearly 20% after company reports shrinking losses in Q2

Agribusiness, Latest news, left, Regions, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Ventura County

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| Friday, June 3rd, 2022

Biden administration announces offshore wind lease sale for Morro Bay

Energy, Latest news, Law & Goverment, middle, Regions, San Luis Obispo County, Subscriber content

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| Friday, June 3rd, 2022

Santa Barbara attorney fights for Equality California

Latest news, Law & Goverment, Regions, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content

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| Friday, June 3rd, 2022

Santa Barbara Venture Partners closes $11M fund, focuses on established software companies

Banking & Finance, Latest news, Regions, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories

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| Thursday, June 2nd, 2022

2022 Business Hall of Fame: Jesus “Chuy” Loza

Regions, Subscriber content, Ventura County

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| Thursday, June 2nd, 2022

QAD to pay $2.45M in legal fees from dispute over acquisition

Latest news, Regions, Santa Barbara County, Technology, Top Stories

Santa Barbara-based QAD announced June 2 it will pay out $2.45 million in legal fees to shareholders who sued to stop the company’s acquisition by Thoma Bravo in 2021. QAD, which provides cloud software for the manufacturing industry, was purchased last year by the private equity firm Thoma Bravo in a transaction worth $2 billion. Read More →

| Thursday, June 2nd, 2022

Flood of IPOs has slowed to a trickle in 2022

Latest news, left, Regions, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Technology, Top Stories, Ventura County

After reaching new heights in 2021, including a $150 million capital raise that closed in July and surpassing $100 million in annual recurring revenue, Santa Barbara-based Impact Technologies was preparing to go public in 2022. But, with rising inflation and interest rates decimating the stock market, the IPO money that was available in 2021 has Read More →