November 4, 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.


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

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| Monday, June 23rd, 2025

Tri-county unemployment rate down from April, up year-over-year

Central Coast, Columns, Economy, Latest news, middle, Tri-County Economy

The unemployment rate in each of the tri-counties saw continued declines in May from April, but the jobless rate is still higher than at this time a year ago. According to the latest data provided by the California Employment Development Department on June 20, the unemployment rate for the Central Coast was 3.8% in May, down below 4% for the Read More →

| Monday, June 23rd, 2025

TicketManager prepared to accelerate growth

East Ventura County, Latest news, middle, Subscriber content, Technology

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| Monday, June 23rd, 2025

Atomic Canyon closes $7 million round

Energy, Latest news, San Luis Obispo County, Subscriber content, Technology

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| Monday, June 23rd, 2025

Cal Poly spinout sells to leading healthcare company

Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, left, San Luis Obispo County, Subscriber content, Tri-County Economy

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s startup scene has only gotten stronger over the past decade and another example of that is De Oro Devices, a company founded by students in 2018 that sold to Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare in early June for an undisclosed amount. “I feel excited for the future. Honestly, I think Drive is an incredible Read More →