September 11, 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.


| Saturday, January 20th, 2024

Nexa3D closes acquisition, continues growth

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| Saturday, January 20th, 2024

Good works: Hardy Diagnostics gives back to Santa Maria Hospital

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Santa Maria-based Hardy Diagnostics was in a particularly giving mood during the holiday season, donating nearly $300,000 to the Marian Regional Medical Center Foundation in Santa Maria to support the purchase of advanced identification equipment in the hospital’s laboratory, the company announced on Jan. 9. Microbiology device manufacturer Hardy Diagnostics donated $289,000 to allow the Read More →

| Saturday, January 20th, 2024

First step: Cadense ready to help people get back on track

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As a high schooler, Dr. Tyler Susko wasn’t exactly sure how, but he knew he wanted to help people.  During those years, he recalled many trips to assisted living communities, specifically one that was for children with cerebral palsy.  “I left there and I was probably like 16 or 17 and I remember feeling really Read More →

| Saturday, January 20th, 2024

UCSB’s John Bowers takes home top award from IEEE

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| Wednesday, January 17th, 2024

Sacks Parente shares struggles in first year going public

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| Tuesday, January 16th, 2024

CRE outlook: Green light for CRE projects to stay on in 2024

Columns, Latest news, Real Estate, Tri-County Economy

Developmental projects, whether they be for housing or commercial, are expected to continue full steam ahead in 2024 even as many developers and businesses will continue to remain cautious. Building and construction were expected to take a back seat in 2023, as economic headwinds from a regional banking crisis, to overseas issues and even continued Read More →

| Tuesday, January 16th, 2024

Santa Barbara fiduciary firm sold

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Quinn Fiduciary Services, a Santa Barbara-based professional fiduciary firm, has been purchased by Tamara Skov and Shannon Dalton. According to a Jan. 3 press release, Jackie Quinn, founder of QFS, will remain involved with the firm for the next several months to ensure a solid transition. New co-owners Skov and Dalton, both licensed professional fiduciaries, have Read More →