May 10, 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.


| Tuesday, September 14th, 2021

Mission Produce drops 10% after missing earnings estimates

Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County

Shares of Mission Produce fell nearly 10% on Sept. 14, the day after the Oxnard-based avocado distributor and grower shared a flat third quarter 2021 financial report that fell below analysts’ expectations. For the quarter ended June 30, Mission Produce generated ​​$247 million in revenue, a 4% increase from the same period a year ago. Read More →

| Friday, September 10th, 2021

State thinks solar-cell windows are the Next big thing

Energy, Green Coast, Latest news, Small Business, South Coast, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

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| Friday, September 10th, 2021

Paso Robles pursues spaceport designation for its airport

Central Coast, Government, Latest news, middle, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

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| Thursday, September 9th, 2021

Calavo announces Q2 loss and CEO’s departure; shares hit lowest point since 2015

Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County

Shares of Calavo Growers slipped more than 17% on Sept. 9, one day after the Santa Paula-based avocado distributor released third quarter earnings that were held back by inflation and said its CEO, James Gibson, is retiring from the post immediately. Calavo closed at $39.20 on Sept. 9, down from $47.26 the day before. The Read More →

| Thursday, September 9th, 2021

Energy Vault to go public in SPAC deal

Banking & Finance, East Ventura County, Energy, Green Coast, Latest news, left, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies

Westlake Village-based Energy Vault will go public after entering into an agreement with the special purpose acquisition company Norvus Capital Corp., in a deal worth up to $388 million. The combined company will have an enterprise value of about $1.1 billion once the deal is complete, according to a Sept. 9 news release from Energy Read More →

| Tuesday, September 7th, 2021

Semtech shares still soaring after Q2 earnings report

Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County

Shares of Camarillo-based Semtech climbed nearly 10% after a strong earnings report on Sept. 1, and in the following week continued to trade at their highest levels since February. Semtech, a semiconductor company specializing in Internet of Things applications, closed at $77.50 on Sept. 7. That was 9% above its closing price of $71.13 on Read More →

| Friday, September 3rd, 2021

Energy storage firm puts another $100M in venture capital in its vault

East Ventura County, Energy, Green Coast, Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

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