June 16, 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.


| Wednesday, February 26th, 2025

Cottage Health names Scott Wester as new CEO

Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Top Stories, Top Story

Scott Wester, an experienced executive at several healthcare organizations, has been selected as Santa Barbara-based Cottage Health’s newest president and CEO, Cottage announced Feb. 26. Wester, who has three decades of experience in healthcare, will assume the post on April 7. He is succeeding Ron Werft, who announced in 2024 that he would be retiring Read More →

| Thursday, February 20th, 2025

Portfolio watch

Banking & Finance, Columns, Economy, Latest news, Subscriber content

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| Thursday, February 20th, 2025

Procore shares gain 16% as company continues top-line growth

Earnings, Latest news, middle, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies

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| Wednesday, February 19th, 2025

The Trade Desk stock sees huge selloff after Q4 revenue miss

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

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| Tuesday, February 18th, 2025

AgWest distributes $414M in dividends

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AgWest Farm Credit, an agricultural lending cooperative serving agricultural producers with multiple locations on the Central Coast, distributed $414 million in cash patronage dividends to its customer members.  Announced Feb. 5, these dividends, which amount to 1.25% of customers’ eligible average daily loan balances in 2024, will help reduce borrowing costs for eligible farmers, ranchers, Read More →

| Tuesday, February 18th, 2025

Marcus & Millichap delivers best quarterly revenue in two years

Earnings, Economy, Latest news, Real Estate, Tri-County Public Companies

Marcus & Millichap, a national real estate services firm based in Calabasas but with several operations along the Central Coast, reported its fourth quarter and full year 2024 financial results on Feb. 14. For the quarter ended Dec. 28, Marcus & Millichap reported total revenue of $240.1 million, up from $166.2 million in the same Read More →

| Saturday, February 15th, 2025

UCSB Professor receives award for distinguished career

Higher Education, Latest news, Santa Barbara County

UC Santa Barbara Professor Tania Israel was recently honored with the 2025 Award for Distinguished Senior Career Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest from the American Psychological Association (APA). Israel is in the Counseling, Clinical, & School Psychology Department at the Gevirtz School and is also the Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.  Her Read More →