October 6, 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, February 6th, 2024

Saalex bolsters IT & software with $75M buy

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

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| Monday, February 5th, 2024

Santa Barbara startup uses AI to unravel customer feedback process

Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy

Correction: A former version of this story said Millner graduated from UCSB. He graduated from Duke. After spending a few years at Amazon, Ryan Millner and Ashwin Singhania missed the startup scene. Singhania, a graduate from UC Santa Barbara, and Millner, a graduate from Duke University, started their careers at the Santa Barbara-based startup FindTheBest, Read More →

| Friday, February 2nd, 2024

Deckers announces positive earnings, CEO succession plans

Earnings, Latest news, middle, Tri-County Public Companies

Goleta-based Deckers saw shares jump up 14% on Feb. 2, one day after the company delivered record results during its third-quarter earnings release as well as the news that longtime President and CEO Dave Powers will be retiring on Aug. 1. According to a press release, Powers will still be serving on Deckers’ board of Read More →

| Thursday, February 1st, 2024

AppFolio shares hit all-time high 

Earnings, Latest news, middle, Subscriber content, Technology, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies

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| Thursday, February 1st, 2024

CoastHills gains federal designation to expand its impact

Banking & Finance, Latest news, left

Santa Maria-based CoastHills Credit Union and its board of directors have successfully agreed to convert the financial institution from a state-chartered Credit Union to a federally chartered Credit Union, a move that will help them serve even more people and one day lead to expansion. Announced Jan. 24, the credit union’s former state charter designation Read More →

| Monday, January 29th, 2024

Street smarts: Bank of America invests nearly $2M in tri-county nonprofits

Columns, Latest news, Subscriber content, Tourism, Tri-County Economy

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| Monday, January 29th, 2024

Storm damages total $30M at Port of Hueneme

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

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