September 6, 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, April 28th, 2021

Cal Poly to get $5M in federal funds for drone project

Central Coast, Higher Education, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Economy

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo will get $5 million in federal funds to form a partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory to study drone technology. U.S. Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-Santa Barbara, was one of three reps who helped direct $10 million to Cal Poly SLO and Cal Poly Pomona in the Consolidated Appropriations Act Read More →

| Wednesday, April 28th, 2021

Teledyne shares up on earnings news as Flir acquisition draws nearer

Banking & Finance, Earnings, East Ventura County, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies

Teledyne Technologies saw growth in nearly all markets during the first quarter of 2021, helping the company beat expectations and deliver positive results on its first earnings report of the year. Teledyne, a Thousand Oaks-based industrial and scientific conglomerate, reported an adjusted earnings per share of $3.02 for the first quarter of 2021, beating Zacks’ Read More →

| Tuesday, April 27th, 2021

Amgen stock tumbles after earnings report

Banking & Finance, Earnings, East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, middle, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies

Editor’s note: This article was updated at 8:35 a.m. on April 28 with up-to-date information on Amgen’s stock price. Amgen’s shares fell nearly 8% following the company’s April 27 release of its first quarter 2021 earnings, which saw a decline in both revenue and net income compared to a year earlier. Amgen is headquartered in Read More →

| Friday, April 23rd, 2021

Santa Barbara County cannabis company to go public in $567M merger

Agribusiness, Banking & Finance, Latest news, South Coast, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy

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| Friday, April 23rd, 2021

Evidation Health closes funding round with $1B valuation

Banking & Finance, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, South Coast, Startups, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

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| Friday, April 23rd, 2021

SLO Brewing incubates its first successful spin-off beer

Central Coast, Latest news, middle, Small Business, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy

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| Friday, April 23rd, 2021

Small speaker is a big move for Sonos

Banking & Finance, Latest news, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies

The newest speaker from Sonos, Roam, made its debut April 20 and has the potential to help the Santa Barbara smart-speaker company grow in 2021 and beyond. Roam is Sonos’ first attempt into breaking into the portable Bluetooth speaker market, a market that is expected to see an annual growth rate of 11.71% from 2019 Read More →