May 7, 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.


| Thursday, May 30th, 2024

ARB continues northern expansion with Atascadero branch

Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Latest news, San Luis Obispo County, Subscriber content, Tri-County Economy

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| Wednesday, May 29th, 2024

EyeClimate takes home top prize at 2024 New Venture Finals

Energy, Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story

For the last six years, Satish Kumar has been at UC Santa Barbara working on his Ph.D., including his thesis on methane detection emissions. For the past eight months, he has been putting that research and work into even more use, founding a company called EyeClimate. And all that work came to fruition on May 23 when Read More →

| Wednesday, May 29th, 2024

Deckers shares dash past $1K milestone

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

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| Friday, May 24th, 2024

Cal Poly SBDC highlights AgTech company as ‘Business of the Year’

Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology

It has been a steady climb for San Luis Obispo-based TRIC Robotics. Originally founded in Idaho by CEO Adam Stager, TRIC decided to move to San Luis Obispo in large part because of Cal Poly University’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Small Business Development Center — a decision that has come to pay dividends. From Read More →

| Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024

Portfolio watch

Columns, Economy, Latest news, Subscriber content

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| Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024

Netflix’s advertising platform plans include The Trade Desk

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

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| Wednesday, May 22nd, 2024

Headphones blast Sonos into inner space

Latest news, middle, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology

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