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Gabriel Dillard

29 Sep

BLOG: Survey finds 40% of small biz owners couldn’t pay September rent

published on September 29, 2023 - 2:31 PM

A new report paints a fairly dire picture of the current commercial real estate market, saying that 40% of U.S.

28 Jul

BLOG: Events, music — including taste of N.W.A. — returning to Fresno’s Babylon club

published on July 28, 2023 - 10:52 AM

After 10 years, the Tower District’s basement-level Babylon club is coming back to life. The Business Journal reported back in

21 Jul

BLOG: Starbucks, the Goliath. Can a local biz get a stone?

published on July 21, 2023 - 11:06 AM

Starbucks is back in the local news cycle, but this time coffee behemoth is looking a bit like a Goliath

23 Jun

BLOG: Goodbye to the Pismo Beach slides

published on June 23, 2023 - 1:21 PM

Did you get to try them? As Pismo Beach is a home away from home for many Fresno residents, there’s

05 Jun

BLOG: Is ‘Dubb’s BBQ’ transgender controversy a hoax?

published on June 5, 2023 - 10:34 AM

A purported social media post from a Clovis business went viral over the weekend for claiming it would not serve

15 May

The decline of Jenny Craig and the deep Fresno connection

published on May 15, 2023 - 12:10 PM

The demise of the Jenny Craig diet empire after 40 years marks a new era in the weight-loss industry — perhaps

20 Apr

BLOG: Transition time for The Business Journal newsroom

published on April 20, 2023 - 12:40 PM

I wanted to take an opportunity to inform our loyal readers and business information sources about some changes currently underway

27 Mar

BLOG: KMJ’s 100-year anniversary documentary premieres Thursday

published on March 27, 2023 - 11:58 AM

Depending on how you look at it, the term “legacy media” can be a nice way of referring to old

03 Mar

BLOG: Relax, Ikea lives in all of us

published on March 3, 2023 - 10:23 AM

Not long after The Business Journal broke news this week that Great Wolf Lodge had second thoughts about building in

10 Feb

BLOG: Local business executive gets paid through punk rock

published on February 10, 2023 - 1:36 PM

Today, as the director of the Valley Community Small Business Development Center in Clovis, Rich Mostert helps entrepreneurs make their

BLOG: CEQA’s time has come. A Sacramento Dem takes aim for housing

Posted: April 1, 2025 at 2:06 pm

Incremental housing development — dividing a single-family home into a duplex
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BLOG: Has your risk tolerance changed over time? Here is how to tell

Posted: March 31, 2025 at 2:50 pm

Risk tolerance can play a large part in determining the
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