July 8, 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.


| Monday, July 7th, 2025

Saalex expands software development capabilities with acquisition

Latest news

Saalex Corporation, which was founded in Camarillo and still houses major operations in the area, announced it has acquired Greenfield Engineering Corporation for an undisclosed amount on July 7. Greenfield is a software and systems engineering firm specializing in avionics software development for the U.S. Navy. Saalex is a federal services contractor, providing a slew Read More →

| Monday, July 7th, 2025

805 Tech: Cal Poly’s new economic development director is up to the task

Columns, Higher Education, Latest news, San Luis Obispo County, Subscriber content, Technology

This article is only available to Business Times subscribers Subscribers: LOG IN or REGISTER for complete digital access. Not a Subscriber? SUBSCRIBE for full access to our weekly newspaper, online edition and Book of Lists. Check the STATUS of your Subscription Account.

| Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025

Major indices hit record highs, Central Coast stocks benefit

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

This article is only available to Business Times subscribers Subscribers: LOG IN or REGISTER for complete digital access. Not a Subscriber? SUBSCRIBE for full access to our weekly newspaper, online edition and Book of Lists. Check the STATUS of your Subscription Account.

| Tuesday, July 1st, 2025

Santa Maria Airport reintroduces flights to Phoenix

Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Tourism, Tri-County Economy

The Covid-19 pandemic ruined Santa Maria Airport’s plans to have more commercial flights. But five years later, those plans are starting to come back into the fold. American Airlines will be launching a nonstop service flight to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport beginning Oct. 15, restoring direct access to a major hub for the first time since 2020. The route was first announced by American Airlines on Read More →

Henry Dubroff

| Thursday, June 26th, 2025

Dubroff: UCSB names engineering school for former dean

Higher Education, Latest news, middle, Santa Barbara County, Technology

When I met Teledyne executive chairman Robert Mehrabian at his office in Thousand Oaks earlier this year, I came away thinking I had just been introduced to a multi-talented scientist-entrepreneur. So, it was not entirely surprising to learn that UC Santa Barbara’s world-class engineering school will now be called the Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering, Read More →

| Wednesday, June 25th, 2025

Umbra launches new manufacturing facility in Goleta

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

Santa Barbara-based Umbra is furthering its investment in the region with the opening of its new 50,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Goleta. Umbra is a space technology company that came out of stealth mode in 2021. The company provides access to satellite images and offers dedicated satellite missions. Announced June 25, the new space will boost Read More →

| Monday, June 23rd, 2025

Camarillo company locks down deal with Derco

Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology, Ventura County

This article is only available to Business Times subscribers Subscribers: LOG IN or REGISTER for complete digital access. Not a Subscriber? SUBSCRIBE for full access to our weekly newspaper, online edition and Book of Lists. Check the STATUS of your Subscription Account.