Revenue down but earnings up at Limoneira
By Jorge Mercado / Tuesday, September 14th, 2021 / Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Revenue down but earnings up at Limoneira
Limoneira delivered a small earnings beat when the company announced its fiscal results for the third quarter of 2021. Limoneira had released preliminary results Aug. 24 highlighting strong fresh lemon utilization, which helped offset a smaller-than-expected avocado output. According to the audited results, released Sept. 8, Limoneira generated $49.1 million in revenue in the third Read More →
Mission Produce drops 10% after missing earnings estimates
By Jorge Mercado / Tuesday, September 14th, 2021 / Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Mission Produce drops 10% after missing earnings estimates
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 →

UCSB economist: ‘Bad news and good news’ with plentiful jobs but high unemployment
By pacbiztimes / Friday, September 10th, 2021 / Central Coast, Latest news, South Coast, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on UCSB economist: ‘Bad news and good news’ with plentiful jobs but high unemployment
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State thinks solar-cell windows are the Next big thing
By Jorge Mercado / Friday, September 10th, 2021 / Energy, Green Coast, Latest news, Small Business, South Coast, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on State thinks solar-cell windows are the Next big thing
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Changing of the guard at CenCal as longtime CEO set to retire
By pacbiztimes / Friday, September 10th, 2021 / Central Coast, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, right, South Coast, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Changing of the guard at CenCal as longtime CEO set to retire
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Paso Robles pursues spaceport designation for its airport
By Jorge Mercado / Friday, September 10th, 2021 / Central Coast, Government, Latest news, middle, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Paso Robles pursues spaceport designation for its airport
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Calavo announces Q2 loss and CEO’s departure; shares hit lowest point since 2015
By Jorge Mercado / Thursday, September 9th, 2021 / Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Earnings, Latest news, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Calavo announces Q2 loss and CEO’s departure; shares hit lowest point since 2015
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 →







