March 15, 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, March 14th, 2024

Santa Barbara semiconductor firm raises $11.5M

Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Economy

Santa Barbara-based Quintessent, a semiconductor company that specializes in heterogeneous silicon photonics and quantum dot laser technology, announced it raised $11.5 million in an oversubscribed funding round, it said in a March 14 press release. The round was led by Osage University Partners along with new investors including M Ventures. Santa Barbara-based Entrada Ventures also Read More →

| Thursday, March 14th, 2024

Nuclear AI firm emerges from stealth in SLO

Energy, Latest news, middle, Subscriber content, Technology

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| Thursday, March 14th, 2024

Mense, Kind Cup create menstrual product alternative 

Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy

In 2020 — the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic — there were already plenty of reasons to be scared for a loved one’s health.  McCall Brinskele of San Luis Obispo had one more reason to worry about her sister, who suffers from endometriosis and uterine fibroids. “She had been suffering from painful periods and when Read More →

| Monday, March 11th, 2024

Cottage’s Gynecologic Clinic adds a pair of doctors

Health Care & Life Science, Latest news

Cottage Health’s Gynecologic Oncology Clinic in Santa Barbara has expanded its practice with the hiring of Sumit Mehta, MD, and Heather Merrick, PA-C on March 11. Mehta and Merrick will be joining Dr. Anne Rodriguez in providing comprehensive services and personalized treatment for gynecologic and breast cancers, according to the press release. “We are excited Read More →

| Friday, March 8th, 2024

Updated: Adventist, Sutter expand Central Coast reach

Central Coast, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, left, Subscriber content, Tri-County Economy

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| Thursday, March 7th, 2024

Cal Poly’s AngelCon cuts down to final six

Latest news, middle, San Luis Obispo County, Startups, Subscriber content

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| Thursday, March 7th, 2024

AeroVironment shares hit all-time high behind record Q3 earnings

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

Shares of AeroVironment, a drone maker for the defense industry, are up more than 40% since the company announced its earnings for the third quarter, showing that demand for its products is soaring. AeroVironment, headquartered in Virginia but still maintains large operations in Simi Valley and Moorpark, beat analyst expectations by a large amount on Read More →