July 1, 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.


| Friday, August 4th, 2023

Mercado: Region’s AI scene highlights diversity among tech companies

Columns, Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology, Tri-County Economy

A lot of the focus on the technology scene along the Central Coast this year has been on biotechnology — and rightfully so given the sprawl we are seeing pop up in the Conejo Valley. But something that isn’t quite so obvious on the surface is the amount of artificial intelligence you could find up Read More →

| Friday, August 4th, 2023

Street smarts: Sonos joins the environmental initiative to protect the seas

Latest news, Subscriber content

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| Friday, August 4th, 2023

Vital signs: Californians fall prey to investment fraud

Economy, Latest news, Personal Finance, Subscriber content

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| Friday, August 4th, 2023

Amgen CEO leads tri-county public company executives 

Economy, Latest news, left, Subscriber content, Tri-County Economy

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| Friday, August 4th, 2023

AppFolio’s investments in AI paying off

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

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| Tuesday, August 1st, 2023

Hoka sees growth, but the rest of Deckers’ footwear sales struggle

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

Goleta-based Deckers Brands announced its earnings report for the first quarter after the markets closed on July 27 and behind the news that the majority of its footwear brands hit a snag, some investors have lowered their opinion on the stock. Deckers reported revenue worth $675.8 million, a 10% increase compared to $614.5 million in Read More →

| Tuesday, August 1st, 2023

AppFolio announces second quarter results, delivers earnings beat

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

Goleta-based AppFolio delivered a sound earnings beat on July 27, as new CEO Shane Trigg announced rising non-GAAP net income and revenue for the second quarter. AppFolio, a software company for the real estate industry, saw revenue increase to $147.1 million in the second quarter of 2023, a 25% increase from $117.4 million in the Read More →