March 2, 2026

		

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, January 5th, 2026

Teledyne subsidiary to pay $1.5M to resolve false claims act

Latest news, Law & Goverment, Tri-County Public Companies

Teledyne RISI, also known as Teledyne Electronic Safety Products, announced that it has been agreed to pay $1.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by supplying aircraft parts to the military that did not meet contract specifications. Announced Jan. 5, Teledyne RISI is an aerospace and defense electronics company based Read More →

| Friday, January 2nd, 2026

Mixed bag: Amgen is a star among region’s large caps 

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

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| Thursday, January 1st, 2026

Limoneira’s revenues down in 2025, Mission’s up

Agribusiness, Central Coast, Latest news, Subscriber content, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies

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| Wednesday, December 31st, 2025

Economy stays in wait-and-see mode in 2026

Economy, Subscriber content, Top Stories, Top Story

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| Wednesday, December 31st, 2025

Lucidean raises $18M in seed round

Latest news, middle, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology

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| Monday, December 29th, 2025

Leeta Materials moves to new Goleta lab

Central Coast, Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story

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| Sunday, December 28th, 2025

Direct Relief ranked No. 5 largest U.S. charity

Latest news, middle, Nonprofits, Santa Barbara County

It has been a big year of change for Santa Barbara-based Direct Relief, welcoming a new chief executive, but the global humanitarian nonprofit is still helping people all around the world at a massive scale. That is why the nonprofit ranked as the fifth largest charity in the United States and one of the most Read More →