Jorge Mercado is a staff writer with the Business Times. His beats include technology, agriculture, cannabis, energy and the environment, and higher education.
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In response to the Los Angeles Wildfires that have ravaged the county, such as the Palisades Fire which has left thousands of homes and businesses destroyed and many more without electricity and internet connectivity, Dragon Q Energy is stepping up to the challenge. The Santa Barbara-based company that specializes in battery technology deployed its PowerPole technology to Read More →
It has been a year and a half since the Santa Barbara News Press, the former longest running daily newspaper in Southern California, shuttered its doors — but the media outlet might have new life in 2025. Ben Romo, a principal at Romo & Associates in Santa Barbara, spearheaded a group dubbed NP 2024 LLC, which bid $285,000 Read More →
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Entrepreneurship is on the rise here in the United States, as Americans are starting and running their own small businesses at record rates as part of a post-pandemic shift. According to the Center for American Progress, the number of startups — defined as businesses under 1 year old — surged in 2022 and 2023, surpassing pre-Great Recession levels for Read More →
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