July 26, 2026

		

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.


| Thursday, July 16th, 2026

Santa Barbara Scholarship Foundation taps Ouellette as CEO

Latest news, Nonprofits, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story

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| Thursday, July 16th, 2026

Big Brand Tire & Services acquires Midwest tire service provider

Latest news, left, Tri-County Economy

Moorpark-based Big Brand Tire & Service, a full-service auto repair facility, announced that it will be acquiring Belle Tire, the Midwest’s premier tire and automotive service provider, for an undisclosed amount. Announced July 16, the acquisition is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026. Founded in 1969, the acquisition propels Big Brand Tire Read More →

| Sunday, July 12th, 2026

Santa Barbara-Santa Maria worker wages beat national average

Columns, Economy, Latest news, Subscriber content, Tri-County Economy

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| Sunday, July 12th, 2026

Amgen issues voluntary recall on chronic heart failure drug

East Ventura County, Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies

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| Sunday, July 12th, 2026

State allocates $5M for CenCal Health to pilot program

Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, left, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content

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| Tuesday, July 7th, 2026

Carpinteria-based retirement planner makes tech buy

Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology

Carpinteria-based PlanMember Financial Corporation announced it has acquired Retirement Motivation Technologies. Announced July 7, Remotiv delivers innovative technology that provides conflict-free financial wellness and employee engagement solutions for employers. The goal of its platform is to combine education, planning tools and social engagement to drive participant action and measurable results. Remotiv will continue to operate Read More →

| Thursday, July 2nd, 2026

Santa Barbara quantum computing startup raises $54.2M

Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story

Quantum computing will continue to make leaps in Santa Barbara after startup Qolab announced it had raised $54.2 million in Series B financing on July 2. Qolab is a leader in quantum computing hardware and was co-founded by Alan Ho, Robert McDermott, Britton Plourde and John Martinis. Martinis is a professor at UC Santa Barbara Read More →