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.


| Sunday, January 12th, 2025

Good works: ECHO houses 353 people in SLO County; Direct Relief names interim CEO

Columns, Latest news, Nonprofits, Subscriber content

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| Sunday, January 12th, 2025

Fearless Femme Summit brings together women in STEM

Central Coast, Columns, Latest news, middle, Women Inc.

According to the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, the share of women in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) workforce has grown exponentially over the last decade. Between 2011 and 2021, the number of women in STEM increased by 31%, from 9.4 million to 12.3 million, with women accounting for 35% of Read More →

| Sunday, January 12th, 2025

Capsida receives $40M from Abbie collaboration

East Ventura County, Latest news, left, Subscriber content

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| Thursday, January 9th, 2025

PBS Biotech secures $17 million in follow-on round

Central Coast, Latest news, left, Subscriber content, Technology

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| Thursday, January 9th, 2025

UCSB Athletics, baseball program receive historic donation

Higher Education, Latest news, middle

UC Santa Barbara Athletics received its largest gift to date and it will go toward upgrading the facilities of one of its most successful sports programs — the UCSB baseball team. Announced Jan. 16, UCSB Athletics received $15 million to support facilities construction and revitalization, including upgrades at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium, the home of UCSB Read More →

| Friday, January 3rd, 2025

Housing remains the biggest tri-county issue in 2025

Central Coast, Economy, Latest news, Subscriber content, Tri-County Economy

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| Friday, January 3rd, 2025

805 Tech: Region’s investments in AI will continue paying off

Central Coast, Columns, Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology

Let’s get this out of the way now. If you got tired of hearing about artificial intelligence and how it is going to revolutionize our way of life, well, fair warning, that isn’t going to stop in 2025. In fact, that’s probably the majority of tech trends you’re going to hear about — and the Central Read More →