September 9, 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.


| Friday, January 3rd, 2025

Portfolio watch

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

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| Monday, December 30th, 2024

Inogen’s newest respiratory device gains FDA clearance

Latest news, left, Santa Barbara County, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies

Goleta-based Inogen, a medical technology specializing in the manufacturing of portable oxygen containers, announced Dec. 30 that it had received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for the Simeox 200 Airway Clearance Device. The clearance helps expand the company’s ability to market and meet the various needs of patients with chronic respiratory diseases in the Read More →

| Monday, December 30th, 2024

Teledyne completes $58M takeover of Micropac

Latest news, middle, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies

Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies completed its acquisition of Micropac Industries on Dec. 30. The all-cash transaction valued Micropac at approximately $57.3 million, taking into account Micropac’s net debt as of Aug. 24. Under the merger agreement’s terms, Micropac stockholders received $20 per share in cash. “We are delighted to welcome Micropac and its employees to Read More →

| Friday, December 20th, 2024

Wayside Energy wins $200K grant for battery energy solution

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

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| Friday, December 20th, 2024

Street smarts: Awards spottings at the Ventura County Chamber’s Poinsettia Awards

Central Coast, Columns, Latest news, Nonprofits, Philanthropy, Subscriber content

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| Friday, December 20th, 2024

CRE: Ventura County’s office market sees signs of life

Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Subscriber content, Ventura County

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| Thursday, December 19th, 2024

Kingmakers: Visus’ deep expertise delivers strong website for USA Swim team

Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Small Business, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story

In 2021, the USA Olympic Swim and Dive team’s website saw a lot of new visitors. But there was one problem — the website was having trouble handling visitor traffic loads during peak times such as the Olympic Trials and the Olympic Games.  So they turned to a local Santa Barbara company to ensure the Read More →