March 28, 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, January 7th, 2022

Region’s corporate boards meet state diversity standard

Banking & Finance, East Ventura County, Latest news, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County

All of the tri-county region’s publicly held companies that trade on major stock exchanges meet California’s new requirement for more diversity on corporate boards. Assembly Bill 979 was passed in 2020 and went into effect on Jan. 1, 2022. It is similar to Senate Bill 826, a law that went into effect Jan. 1, 2019, Read More →

| Friday, December 31st, 2021

John Madden made his mark on the Central Coast

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Legendary Hall of Fame football coach, broadcaster and video game personality John Madden made lasting connections on the Central Coast. When he died unexpectedly at his home in Pleasanton on Dec. 28 at age 85, an outpouring of grief and condolences followed from Santa Barbara to San Luis Obispo. Madden is one of the most Read More →

| Monday, December 27th, 2021

Webb Telescope counts on Teledyne for infrared vision

East Ventura County, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Economy

More than a dozen infrared sensors manufactured by Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies were aboard the James Webb Space Telescope, which successfully launched into space Dec. 25. The James Webb Space Telescope launch was conducted in collaboration with NASA, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency, cost approximately $10 billion, and is the largest Read More →

| Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021

New law firm in town had a bite of Habit deal

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| Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021

Hardy prepares to sell swab-free COVID-19 test developed at Cal Poly

Central Coast, Health Care & Life Science, Higher Education, Latest news, middle, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

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| Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021

Amgen’s new asthma treatment gets FDA approval

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| Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021

Region’s venture capital topped $1.7B in 2021

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