April 24, 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, May 6th, 2022

Region’s venture capital total down 32.5% so far this year

Latest news, Startups, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories

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| Thursday, May 5th, 2022

Fertilizers double and even triple in price due to war, pandemic, inflation

Agribusiness, Latest news, middle, Regions, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County, Top Stories, Ventura County

California farmers have had their share of troubles, with persistent drought and the COVID-19 pandemic shaking the industry in recent years. In 2022, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has driven up the cost of fertilizer, which was already spiking, to record amounts. In addition to sunlight and water, crops need three key nutrients: nitrogen, phosphorous and Read More →

| Friday, April 29th, 2022

Recycling and the pursuit of a ‘circular economy’

Latest news, Regions, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Ventura County

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| Friday, April 29th, 2022

Patagonia, oil companies face off in Ventura County ballot campaign over drilling regulations

Energy, Latest news, Law & Goverment, Regions, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story, Ventura County

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| Wednesday, April 27th, 2022

Amgen shares drop after earnings release and disclosure of $5B tax dispute

Banking & Finance, Earnings, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, left, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies

When Thousand Oaks-based Amgen released its financial results for the first quarter of 2022 on April 27, the biggest surprise didn’t come from its dip in net profits or rise in revenue, but from a tax dispute with the Internal Revenue Service. Amgen said it received a notice of deficiency from the IRS on April Read More →

| Wednesday, April 27th, 2022

Teledyne reports record revenue, earnings beat in Q1

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

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| Friday, April 22nd, 2022

Agriculture, medical tech win big at AngelCon

Agribusiness, Higher Education, San Luis Obispo County, Startups, Technology, Top Stories

San Luis Obispo-based AcreCloud won $135,0000 in cash at the fifth annual AngelCon April 21, hosted by The Cal Poly Center for Innovation for Entrepreneurship Small Business Development Center. AcreCloud was one of two agriculture technology companies in this year’s six-group lineup, specializing in a farm-management platform that gives growers and contractors customized control over Read More →