October 15, 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.


| Wednesday, June 21st, 2023

Unemployment rate holds steady across the tri-counties in May

Latest news, left, Tourism, Tri-County Economy

The unemployment rate along the Central Coast remained largely unchanged in May from April, as combined the tri-counties had the same unemployment rate of 3.4%, according to the data released on June 16 from the California Employment Development Department.  Ventura County had the highest unemployment rate at 3.7% in May, which is actually up from Read More →

| Monday, June 19th, 2023

UCSB teams with leading-online college to make degrees more accessible

Education, Higher Education, Latest news, Santa Barbara County

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| Friday, June 16th, 2023

Ag stocks remain optimistic despite economic headwinds

Agribusiness, Central Coast, Earnings, Latest news, left, Tri-County Public Companies

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| Thursday, June 15th, 2023

Our view: New Reagan Center aims to elevate political discourse

Editorials, Latest news, Opinion

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| Wednesday, June 14th, 2023

Vital signs: Ventura County workers make higher per-hour income

Economy, Latest news, Personal Finance, Subscriber content, Tri-County Economy

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| Wednesday, June 14th, 2023

Sonos sheds 7% of its workforce

Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Public Companies

In an effort to restructure its fiscal plan amid economic uncertainty, Santa Barbara-based Sonos announced it would be laying off 7% of its workforce, or roughly 130 employees, in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchanges unit on June 14. In an October 2022 filing, Sonos employed 1,844 people globally, the last time the Read More →

| Monday, June 12th, 2023

Good works: Ventura College Foundation distributes $670K in scholarships

Central Coast, Latest news, Nonprofits, Philanthropy, Subscriber content

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