July 15, 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.


| Monday, March 25th, 2024

Street smarts: South Coast State of the City luncheon returns

Columns, Latest news, Nonprofits, Subscriber content

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| Monday, March 25th, 2024

CRE: Goleta breaks ground on new multi-year project

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| Friday, March 22nd, 2024

SLO County homeless shelter to receive major expansion

Latest news, middle, Philanthropy, San Luis Obispo County, Tri-County Economy

The Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo County, which serves the region’s homeless population at its facility at 40 Prado Road, will be expanding its home base after closing escrow on the next-door property, the nonprofit announced on March 22. With the purchase, it is CAPSLO’s first step in the plan to expand its Read More →

| Friday, March 22nd, 2024

UC Santa Barbara, Goleta reach settlement agreement on student housing

Higher Education, Latest news, Law & Goverment, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy

Goleta and the UC Regents have reached a settlement on the 2021 lawsuit in which the city alleged UC Santa Barbara was not building student and faculty housing as provided for in the university’s 2010 long range development plan. Announced March 22, the city alleged that the lack of long range housing plans negatively impacted Read More →

| Thursday, March 21st, 2024

Quintessent’s $11.5M raise indicative of Santa Barbara’s impressive tech scene

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

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| Thursday, March 21st, 2024

Tri-county colleges expand degree programs 

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| Thursday, March 14th, 2024

Santa Barbara semiconductor firm raises $11.5M

Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Economy

Santa Barbara-based Quintessent, a semiconductor company that specializes in heterogeneous silicon photonics and quantum dot laser technology, announced it raised $11.5 million in an oversubscribed funding round, it said in a March 14 press release. The round was led by Osage University Partners along with new investors including M Ventures. Santa Barbara-based Entrada Ventures also Read More →