May 20, 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, April 17th, 2025

CalPrivate Bank extends reach into Santa Barbara County

Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies

Santa Barbara County residents will have a new banking option beginning April 17, as CalPrivate Bank announced that it will be opening a new branch in Montecito led by Santa Barbara local, George Leis. Leis, who will serve as the executive vice president and market president, has a long career in Santa Barbara County, most Read More →

| Thursday, April 17th, 2025

‘Moorpark Rising’ with commercial, residential projects

East Ventura County, Latest news, Subscriber content, Tri-County Economy

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| Wednesday, April 16th, 2025

Occuspace raises $6M to expand capabilities

Energy, Latest news, middle, Subscriber content, Technology

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| Wednesday, April 16th, 2025

WEV utilizes grant money for single parents on the Central Coast

Central Coast, Latest news, Nonprofits, Subscriber content

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| Wednesday, April 16th, 2025

Food Bank CEO gives talk at Apeel HQ on food insecurity

Agribusiness, Latest news, middle, Nonprofits, Santa Barbara County

For the longest time, Erik Talkin, the CEO of the Food Bank of Santa Barbara County, thought ending hunger was as simple as just giving people more food. “But just giving people more food does not end hunger… hunger is complicated, hunger is hard because being poor is hard,” Talkin said in a 2019 TedX Read More →

| Wednesday, April 16th, 2025

Agromin, Limoneria partner on commercial-scale composting facility

Agribusiness, Latest news, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story, Ventura County

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| Sunday, April 13th, 2025

San Diego credit unions announce plans to merge

Banking & Finance, Economy, Latest news, Tri-County Economy

Another financial institution merger is officially in the works as California Coast Credit Union and San Diego County Credit Union announced plans to merge on April 11. There will be no immediate change for members as both organizations will operate independently until the legal date of the merger. The expected legal date of the merger is Read More →