November 28, 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.


| Thursday, September 26th, 2024

UCSB, SBCC partner to expand workforce training program

Higher Education, Latest news

Upskilling the local workforce in each of the tri-counties has been a prolonged effort over the past decade. Two of the higher-learning institutions in Santa Barbara County decided to be a part of the solution as well by expanding on an already existing program that has achieved success. On Sept. 9, UC Santa Barbara and Santa Barbara Read More →

| Thursday, September 26th, 2024

Sacks Parente rebrands after successful second quarter

Latest news, Subscriber content, Tri-County Public Companies, Ventura County

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| Thursday, September 26th, 2024

CRE: Limoneira nets $90M in housing project sale; Ventura civil engineering firm announces merger

Central Coast, Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Subscriber content

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| Wednesday, September 25th, 2024

AeroVironment shares gain after stop work order lifts

Central Coast, Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology

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| Thursday, September 19th, 2024

Expond continues expansion across SB County

Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Top Stories

It has been about three years since Expond — short for Experience on Demand — first jumped onto the scene to fill a void left by the Covid-19 pandemic. But even now, as the pandemic becomes more a thing of the past, Expond continues expanding. “Coming out of Covid, everybody is looking to connect, and Read More →

| Tuesday, September 17th, 2024

Deckers completes 6-for-1 stock split

Central Coast, Latest news, Retailing, Subscriber content, Tri-County Public Companies

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| Monday, September 16th, 2024

Agilent doubles down on Carpinteria presence

Central Coast, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story

Agilent Technologies, a supplier of laboratory medical equipment to the biotechnology industry, is an extremely largecompany headquartered in Santa Clara — but to the people of Santa Barbara County, the company has long had a presence in Carpinteria. On Sept. 9, the company decided to double down on that presence announcing the opening of its Biopharma CDx Read More →