October 10, 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.


| Saturday, August 16th, 2025

Funding success: Santa Barbara Venture Partners closes $25M fund

Latest news, middle, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology

Local venture capital firm Santa Barbara Venture Partners had a solid run with its first fund. According to the firm, its first fund saw some investments pay off, with huge increases in valuation and even a handful of exits. Thanks to that success, Santa Barbara Venture Partners was also able to recently announce the closing Read More →

| Thursday, August 14th, 2025

Vital signs: Strong Q2 helps the economy rebound from slow Q1, report finds

Columns, Economy, Latest news, Subscriber content

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| Tuesday, August 12th, 2025

24 companies represent the region on the Inc. 5000 list

Central Coast, Latest news, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story

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| Monday, August 11th, 2025

MannKind inks $500M financing agreement with Blackstone

East Ventura County, Latest news, middle, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies

Westlake Village-based MannKind Corporation is receiving some extra help to advance some of its short and long-term growth strategies. Announced Aug. 6, MannKind, a biotech company focused on inhaled therapeutic products, entered into a financing agreement worth up to $500 million with Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset manager, with more than $1 trillion in Read More →

| Thursday, August 7th, 2025

Update: The Trade Desk shares plummet 38% after Q2 earnings

Latest news, left, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies, Ventura County

Editor’s note: This story was updated on Aug. 8 to reflect The Trade Desk’s share price at close of day. Shares of The Trade Desk, an advertising tech company based in Ventura, fell as much as 29% in after-hours trading on Aug. 7 following the company’s announcement of its second-quarter earnings. Shares fell even lower Read More →

| Wednesday, August 6th, 2025

Snappt makes first acquisition in company history

Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology

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| Wednesday, August 6th, 2025

Amgen earnings strong, stock dips as investors await MariTide news

East Ventura County, Latest news, middle, Subscriber content, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies

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