August 18, 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.


| Friday, July 31st, 2026

Deckers releases first-quarter earnings

Earnings, Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies

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| Thursday, July 30th, 2026

ChipAgents keeps venture capital dollars flowing

Latest news, left, Technology

Just five months after ChipAgents tacked on $50 million to its Series A round, the AI company is piling on the cash yet again, adding another $60 million in Series A2 financing, bringing the expanded round to $134 million in total. New investors in the round included B Capital, joining Bessemer Venture Partners, Micron, MediaTek, Read More →

| Thursday, July 30th, 2026

Procore announces $845M buy

Central Coast, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies

Carpinteria-based Procore Technologies is beefing up its AI capabilities by announcing the acquisition of DroneDeploy for approximately $845 million in cash. Announced July 29, DroneDeploy is a robotics and visual intelligence platform for the built world, used on over 3 million job sites across more than 180 countries. Procore said in the press release that Read More →

| Tuesday, July 28th, 2026

Kate Farms expands national footprint

Latest news, Retailing, Santa Barbara County

Goleta-based Kate Farms, the top doctor-recommended plant-based brand, announced the continued national retail expansion of its High Protein Nutrition Shake, including expanded distribution at Walmart and a new launch into CVS.  The foundational nutrition brand also unveiled Vanilla, the newest flavor in its growing HPNS lineup, according to the July 28 press release. Known for Read More →

| Monday, July 27th, 2026

MannKind wins FDA approval for Furoscix ReadyFlow

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

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| Monday, July 27th, 2026

Taking stock: AeroVironment details latest contract as shares see volatility

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| Sunday, July 26th, 2026

Executive coach brings psychology to founders meeting

Latest news, middle, Santa Barbara County, Small Business, Subscriber content

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