October 10, 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, August 21st, 2025

Atara shares up behind slew of good news, earnings

East Ventura County, Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology

Shares of Thousand Oaks-based Atara were seemingly in free-fall mode for much of the year, but over the past month, the company has racked up the wins and analysts and investors are taking note. Most recently, Atara, a biotechnology company with two facilities in Thousand Oaks, announced its earnings results for the second quarter of Read More →

| Thursday, August 21st, 2025

Sonos shares tick up behind optimism

Latest news, left, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology, Tri-County Economy

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| Wednesday, August 20th, 2025

UCSB physics professor recognized for prestigious Dirac Medal

Higher Education, Latest news, Santa Barbara County

Gary Horowitz, who joined UC Santa Barbara’s faculty in 1983 and has served as a distinguished professor since 2005 in the Department of Physics, is one of four professors who were recognized with the 2025 Dirac Medal, conferred by the International Centre for Theoretical Physics. The Dirac Medal, named for Nobel laureate Paul Dirac and Read More →

| Tuesday, August 19th, 2025

ATSU signs new lease to open campus in San Luis Obispo

Higher Education, Latest news, San Luis Obispo County, Santa Barbara County

A.T. Still University of Health Sciences has signed a lease for a campus in San Luis Obispo. Announced Aug. 14, the new campus will be located at 651 Tank Farm Road, the campus includes a 65,000-square-foot building and a parking structure for 400 vehicles. San Luis Obispo-based Mindbody previously leased the facility. “The University will Read More →

| Tuesday, August 19th, 2025

CRE: $28M Construction loan secured for multifamily development in Santa Maria

Latest news, Real Estate, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content

By Staff Report The Heritage Walk Lofts, a 104-unit, Class-A multifamily development located in downtown Santa Maria, has secured a $28.54 million construction loan courtesy of Orange County-based JLL Capital Markets. Announced Aug. 15, The Lofts is a key component of Phase I in the Santa Maria Town Center Redevelopment, a master-planned expansion initiated by Read More →

| Tuesday, August 19th, 2025

Velocity Financial announces dual listing on new Texas stock exchange

Banking & Finance, East Ventura County, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies

Westlake Village-based Velocity Financial, a leader in investor real estate loans, announced Aug. 13 that it will be one of the founding members of the new electronic equities exchange, NYSE Texas. Its common stock will be dual listed on the new exchange, headquartered in Dallas. Velocity will maintain its primary listing on the New York Read More →

| Monday, August 18th, 2025

Our view: Michael Morris left his mark on San Luis Obispo business

Editorials, Latest news, Opinion

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