May 14, 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, September 23rd, 2022

Briq builds a software powerhouse in Santa Barbara

Latest news, middle, Regions, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories

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| Thursday, September 22nd, 2022

Region’s farmers leave more land unfarmed as drought deepens

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

Cilantro isn’t a huge moneymaker for Will Terry, the vice president at Terry Farms in Ventura County, but it is a quick crop that he can grow in the summer months and turn a small profit on. But, due to the ongoing drought exacerbated by limited groundwater allocation rights, growers like Terry have to make Read More →

| Monday, September 19th, 2022

Kate Farms closes $75M venture capital round as it prepares to open Goleta facility

Latest news, middle, Regions, Santa Barbara County, Startups, Subscriber content

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| Friday, September 16th, 2022

Amgen sees blockbuster potential in new cancer drug

Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Regions, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Ventura County

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| Thursday, September 15th, 2022

Six years after legalization, cannabis black market still thriving

Agribusiness, Latest news, Regions, Santa Barbara County, Top Stories, Top Story

When California legalized cannabis for recreational use in 2016, the idea was to create a new legal industry and eliminate an illegal one. Instead, the illicit market continues to have a stronghold in California, as legal growers struggle to turn a profit amid high taxes and strict regulations, and state and local governments often fail Read More →

| Tuesday, September 13th, 2022

Company backed by Westlake Village BioPartners closes $300M capital raise

Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Regions, Startups, Subscriber content, Ventura County

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| Tuesday, September 13th, 2022

Limoneira beats earnings estimates for Q3, Mission Produce falls short

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

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