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				    Jorge Mercado is a staff writer with the Business Times. His beats include technology, agriculture, cannabis, energy and the environment, and higher education.				    	
				    

				


			

		

		
		
 
			

				
												


								
								

								
																
								
 | 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 →

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Tuesday, June 30th, 2026

								
UCSB nabs $1.15M grant for 3D printing equipment

								Higher Education, Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content								
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 | Tuesday, June 30th, 2026

								
AeroVironment shares pop 20% after-hours on strong earnings

								Earnings, East Ventura County, Latest news, middle, Subscriber content, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies								
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 | Monday, June 29th, 2026

								
Sonos trims 3% of all jobs, cuts hit Santa Barbara HQ

								Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Public Companies								
Sonos, a maker of audio products, is trimming its workforce by 3% after the company confirmed it would be laying people off, including some positions at its headquarters in Santa Barbara. First reported by Bloomberg on June 25, the job cuts would affect the company’s user experience, product, and design teams to save on costs. Read More →

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


									 	

		
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