April 25, 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.


| Saturday, January 20th, 2024

First step: Cadense ready to help people get back on track

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| Saturday, January 20th, 2024

UCSB’s John Bowers takes home top award from IEEE

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| Wednesday, January 17th, 2024

Sacks Parente shares struggles in first year going public

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| Tuesday, January 16th, 2024

CRE outlook: Green light for CRE projects to stay on in 2024

Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Tri-County Economy

Developmental projects, whether they be for housing or commercial, are expected to continue full steam ahead in 2024 even as many developers and businesses will continue to remain cautious. Building and construction were expected to take a back seat in 2023, as economic headwinds from a regional banking crisis, to overseas issues and even continued Read More →

| Tuesday, January 16th, 2024

Santa Barbara fiduciary firm sold

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Quinn Fiduciary Services, a Santa Barbara-based professional fiduciary firm, has been purchased by Tamara Skov and Shannon Dalton. According to a Jan. 3 press release, Jackie Quinn, founder of QFS, will remain involved with the firm for the next several months to ensure a solid transition. New co-owners Skov and Dalton, both licensed professional fiduciaries, have Read More →

| Tuesday, January 16th, 2024

Biotech activity still uncertain heading in ‘24

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| Tuesday, January 16th, 2024

Women-founded companies are breaking the mold on the Central Coast

Central Coast, Economy, Latest news, Regions, Small Business, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy

Growing up, Blanca Hoffmeir loved aviation. As an adult, she became an engineer and worked her way up from a small company to a larger one. The larger company used drones for surveying purposes and, because she had her private pilot license, Hoffmeir was asked to be onboarded as a drone pilot to provide services Read More →