December 1, 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.


| Monday, March 4th, 2024

REC Solar adds new CEO

Central Coast, Energy, Latest news, San Luis Obispo County, Tri-County Economy

San Luis Obispo-based REC Solar, a nationwide developer of on-site and community solar projects, has appointed Robb Jetty as the company’s CEO. Announced March 4, Jetty has more than 20 years of experience in the development, financing, construction and operation of over $3 billion of solar and energy projects nationwide.  Jetty was most recently the Read More →

| Monday, March 4th, 2024

Shoe standout brand Deckers to join S&P 500

Economy, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies

Shares of Goleta-based Deckers have been on fire over the past year, up 115%, and riding behind that momentum the company’s stock will now be on the S&P 500 index, according to the S&P Dow Jones Indices. Announced Feb. 29, Deckers will join the S&P 500 on March 18, alongside data-service provider Super Micro Computer Inc.  Read More →

| Friday, March 1st, 2024

Need for skills: Manufacturing industry hopes for more trained workers in ’24

Latest news, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy

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| Friday, March 1st, 2024

Adventist, Sutter make SLO County moves

Central Coast, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy

Some of the biggest names in San Luis Obispo County health care are switching owners as both Adventist Health and Sutter Health expand their presence in the region. On Feb. 29, Adventist Health, a non-profit health group with 26 hospitals across the state, announced it has purchased two San Luis Obispo County hospitals from Tenet Read More →

| Wednesday, February 28th, 2024

Apeel CEO steps down, mission remains same

Agribusiness, Central Coast, Latest news, Top Stories, Top Story

When James Rogers founded Goleta-based Apeel Sciences in 2012, he believed the hardest part of steering the company would be finding new ways to coat each fruit to help the quality last longer and help eliminate food waste. Turns out, the hardest part was finding a way to align the mission of the business while Read More →

| Wednesday, February 28th, 2024

MannKind caps off record year with Q4 earnings beat

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

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| Tuesday, February 27th, 2024

Inogen closes out rough year with decreasing revenue

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

Goleta-based Inogen saw shares dip nearly 20% in after-hours trading Feb. 27 after the company missed analyst expectations in the fourth quarter and had an overall rough year in fiscal year 2023. Inogen, a maker of portable oxygen containers, announced on Feb. 23 after the markets closed that fourth quarter total revenue was $75.9 million, down Read More →