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Byline: John Lindt

20 Sep

Four more bank branches going dark

published on September 20, 2021 - 2:31 PM

Editor’s note: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that Suncrest Bank announced the closure of two of its

14 Sep

Visalia Industrial Park remains hot property for growth

published on September 14, 2021 - 2:30 PM

MWI Animal Health and Mor Furniture for Less are each expanding their operations in the Visalia Industrial Park — and

08 Sep

Sierra Club sues Visalia over change in ag mitigation policy

published on September 8, 2021 - 1:45 PM

Less than a month after the Visalia City Council threw out their adopted Ag Mitigation Program (AMP) the Sierra Club

09 Aug

Downtown Fresno plant closing; 111 employees to be laid off

published on August 9, 2021 - 1:45 PM

The Rich Products Fresno plant at 320 O St. will close permanently by February 2022, laying off 111 employees, according

26 Jul

Mega retailer goes big on building Fresno-area gas stations

published on July 26, 2021 - 3:38 PM

As Californians buy more electric cars, Walmart appears to be pumped up on building large new gasoline stations around Fresno.

14 Jul

Rebounding from scandal, home improvement store comes to Visalia

published on July 14, 2021 - 1:43 PM

With more than 400 locations in the US, LL Flooring — formerly Lumber Liquidators — is coming to Visalia. The

08 Jun

Visalia selects its first woman city manager

published on June 8, 2021 - 1:26 PM

The Visalia City Council has voted unanimously to name Leslie Caviglia as the City’s next city manager. The announcement was

04 Jun

Solar firm selects South Valley for 300,000 square-foot warehouse

published on June 4, 2021 - 1:09 PM

The Visalia Industrial Park snagged another high profile company this week as residential solar installer Sunrun agreed to lease a

03 May

Developers buy sit-down restaurant properties in South Valley

published on May 3, 2021 - 1:27 PM

Shopping center developers have purchased three Visalia sit-down restaurant properties. All of them had closed their doors during Covid-19 or

12 Apr

Former Jostens plant in Visalia to be purchased by Italian firm

published on April 12, 2021 - 11:04 AM

One of the mainstays of the Visalia economy has been Jostens American Yearbook, which closed its doors about a year

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