March 3, 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, February 7th, 2025

Sonos’ Q1 earnings beat highlights progress for ailing audio company

Earnings, Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Public Companies

It has been a turbulent start to the year for Santa Barbara-based Sonos with changes in its executive leadership team and a mass layoff. But maybe there are sunnier days on the horizon for the audio equipment manufacturer, as the company announced its earnings for the first quarter of 2025. For the quarter ended Dec. 28, Sonos Read More →

| Friday, February 7th, 2025

Update: Unwrap.AI secures $12 million from Series A raise

Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology

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| Friday, February 7th, 2025

Amgen Q4 finish helps shares rebound after MariTide tumble

Central Coast, Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology

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| Wednesday, February 5th, 2025

New look Sonos eliminates 12% of workforce

Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story

Santa Barbara-based Sonos is laying off 200 people, or approximately 12% of its workforce, the audio company announced on Feb. 5, less than a month after the business replaced former CEO Patrick Spence. In a video to employees, Tom Conrad, Sonos interim CEO as of Jan. 13, said the company is “most significantly” shaking up Read More →

| Tuesday, February 4th, 2025

Sensata Technologies shuts down Carpinteria facility

Latest news, middle, Santa Barbara County, Technology

Sensata Technologies, a supplier of sensing, electrical protection, control and power management solutions with locations across 14 countries, will be closing down its Carpinteria facility permanently by the end of March. In a WARN Act filing with the state of California, Sensata said it would be a full and permanent site closure and all employees Read More →

| Tuesday, February 4th, 2025

Cal Poly announces 12 semi-finalists for 2025 AngelCon

Higher Education, Latest news, left, Technology

The Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) Small Business Development Center (SBDC) announced the 12 tech startup semi-finalists to compete in the 2025 Angel Conference. This year’s event will take place at Rod & Hammer Rock and stream on YouTube Live on May 1st with the 12 startups having the opportunity to compete Read More →

| Thursday, January 30th, 2025

Atara will shed 50% of its workforce after FDA rejection

Central Coast, Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Public Companies

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