November 24, 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, October 17th, 2025

Cognixion’s headset praised as one of top inventions of 2025

Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, left, Santa Barbara County, Startups, Subscriber content, Technology

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| Thursday, October 16th, 2025

Tabar pilots region’s newest trust company

Banking & Finance, Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Tri-County Economy

Frank Tabar is no stranger to the Santa Barbara community or the importance of trusts as an estate planning tool. A former executive at Santa Barbara Bank & Trust, Farmers and Merchants Trust Company and more, Tabar’s expertise in helping guide families through the process is what inspired him to help fill the gap in Read More →

| Sunday, October 12th, 2025

Street smarts: Ventech to host event on Business of Space 

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Ventech, the premier hub for business and technology innovation in the Central Coast region, will host an event titled “The Business of Space: To Infinity and Beyond” on Oct. 15 at the Cabrillo Pavilion in Santa Barbara. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. The event will feature a panel moderated by Kevin Riley, the former Read More →

| Friday, October 10th, 2025

U.S. Bank CIO: China tensions dominates maket

Economy, Latest news, Top Stories, Top Story

Tariff concerns were the main reason for a dismal day in the stock market on Oct. 10, with all the indices seeing major declines after President Donald Trump threatened a massive increase on Chinese products imported in the United States. The reason for the latest blow-up is something that U.S. Bank Chief Investment Officer Eric Read More →

| Thursday, October 9th, 2025

Turn Therapeutics makes Nasdaq debut, unlocks $75M

East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Subscriber content, Tri-County Public Companies

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| Thursday, October 9th, 2025

AeroVironment stock hits new highs as company nets big win

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

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| Wednesday, October 8th, 2025

A quantum leap for UCSB Nobel prizes

Higher Education, Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story

Nobel prizes are returning to the Central Coast, thanks to breakthroughs in quantum mechanics that paved the way for today’s breakthrough computing labs. Michel H. Devoret of Yale and UC Santa Barbara and John M. Martinis of UCSB joined John Clarke of UC Berkeley as the 2025 laureates in physics. The award was given for Read More →