April 26, 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.


| Tuesday, January 16th, 2024

Biotech activity still uncertain heading in ‘24

Latest news, middle, Subscriber content, Technology, Tri-County Economy

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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 →

| Thursday, January 11th, 2024

Pea Soup Andersen’s closes for renovations

Central Coast, Economy, Latest news, Restaurants, Tri-County Economy

A Central Coast staple, Pea Soup Andersen’s in Buellton, shuttered its doors on Jan. 10 with no timetable on when it could return. According to the Los Angeles Times, the near century-old Pea Soup Andersen’s, according to multiple representatives for the company, the eatery could reopen after redevelopment of the site. Pea Soup Andersen’s Inn, Read More →

| Thursday, January 11th, 2024

Santa Barbara Winery looks to the community for investment

Agribusiness, Latest news, middle, Tri-County Economy

Correction: This story has been updated to more accurately reflect the value of the bond and explain how much investors could receive by the end of the term. A project nearly three years in the making is hoping to be completed by the middle of spring — and it will be done using funds from Read More →

| Thursday, January 11th, 2024

Transphorm bought out in $339M deal

Energy, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story

Goleta-based Transphorm, a spinout from UC Santa Barbara, was purchased by Renesas Electronics Corporation on Jan. 10 in a deal worth approximately $339 million. Tokyo-based Renesas is a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions while Transphorm is a leader in gallium nitride power semiconductors. According to details of the purchase, Renesas will acquire Transphorm for $5.10 Read More →

| Monday, January 8th, 2024

VC, IPOs and M&A: Central Coast could see more activity in ’24

Central Coast, Economy, Latest news, middle, Subscriber content, Technology, Tri-County Economy

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| Friday, January 5th, 2024

Our view: Region’s economy has a lot to answer in 2024

Editorials, Latest news, Opinion, Subscriber content

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