April 6, 2026

		

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, April 5th, 2026

Newton Golf announces fourth quarter, full year 2025 results

Earnings, East Ventura County, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies

Camarillo-based Newton Golf announced its earnings for the fourth quarter and full year of 2025 on March 31. For the full year, net sales increased 136% to a record $8.1 million. Fourth quarter net sales increased 112% to $2.3 million. Moreover, repeat customers in 2025 represented 26.7% of gross direct-to-consumer orders, up 36% from 2024, Read More →

| Sunday, April 5th, 2026

Tri-county unemployment rent climbs in first month of new year

Central Coast, Columns, Economy, Latest news, middle, Tri-County Economy

After a few months of delays, the California Employment Development Department has released unemployment numbers for the month of January. Announced April 3, the unemployment rate for the Central Coast saw a significant shift in the month of January, climbing to 5.03% compared to an unemployment rate of 4.63% in December and 4.73% in November. Read More →

| Friday, April 3rd, 2026

Columbia Bank EVP describes plans for Central Coast region

Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Central Coast, Latest news, Subscriber content

It has been seven months since Pacific Premier Bank’s merger with Columbia Bank closed and in that time, the financial institution has set its sights on the impact it wants to have on the Central Coast.  Closed on Sept. 2, the new Columbia Bank houses approximately $70 billion in assets with approximately $50 billion in Read More →

| Friday, April 3rd, 2026

805 Tech: Central Coast will continue being a big player in the space industry

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

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| Friday, April 3rd, 2026

Founders share secrets to launching successful companies

Latest news, left, Santa Barbara County, Technology

Santa Barbara is known for several things, but it’s not seen as a startup hub like its neighbors to the south, Los Angeles, or the north, San Francisco.  But Dan Engel, the founder of FastSpring, a software e-service platform, sees Santa Barbara’s quietness as a positive, not a negative. When he founded FastSpring in 2005, Read More →

| Friday, April 3rd, 2026

UCSB patents power region’s tech sector

Higher Education, Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story

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| Friday, March 27th, 2026

Top women 2026: Keynote speaker & special honoree Megan Tremer

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

Space imaging is her universe As a kid, Megan Tremer was used to moving around. Her father, a metallurgist, relocated his family from her hometown of Pittsburgh to Oklahoma and France. And though it was tough constantly being on the move, Tremer said it “made me very adaptable to change,” something that has suited her Read More →