September 11, 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.


| Friday, September 11th, 2026

Carpinteria coalition study finds ICE has hurt business, workforce

Economy, Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Tri-County Economy

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| Friday, September 11th, 2026

Latigo reports first earnings since going public, highlights successful IPO

Earnings, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies

In its first earnings report since going public, Latigo Biotherapeutics highlighted the success of its upsized initial public offering, including full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares, raising gross proceeds of $397.4 million. Based in Thousand Oaks, Latigo Biotherapeutics is a pre-revenue, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to developing innovative non-opioid pain medicines. Read More →

| Friday, September 11th, 2026

Connecting people: Latino Business Expo celebrates two decades of bringing industries together

Economy, Latest news, Small Business, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy, Ventura County

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| Tuesday, September 8th, 2026

The Trade Desk lays off 15% of its workforce

Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies

Ventura-based The Trade Desk, an advertising tech firm, announced that it would be laying off 15% of its global workforce in an effort to “align resources” for long-term growth. In a filing with the SEC on Sept. 3, The Trade Desk announced it would be eliminating approximately 15% of its workforce, which is about 585 Read More →

| Tuesday, September 8th, 2026

Mercado: Business Times VC list, Latigo IPO highlight Conejo Valley biotech hub

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

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| Tuesday, September 8th, 2026

Quintessent aims to take advantage of AI, data center market size

Latest news, middle, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology

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| Tuesday, September 8th, 2026

Calico’s Santa Barbara team excited to grow brand after $15M raise

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

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