The Business Journal has been the comprehensive source for business news in Fresno, Kings, Madera and Tulare counties. We deliver the Valley’s most important business stories in print, digital, and via email the Daily Update/Morning Roundup newsletters. Sign Up today and stay up to date with what’s happening in your business community.

Reprints: Specify Issue Date, Page Number and Column Heading in Customer Notes during checkout.

Become a Subscriber!

Click Here

Legal

01 Feb

City of Hanford settles contract lawsuit over land deal

published on February 1, 2023 - 11:57 AM

The City of Hanford has settled a lawsuit filed by an ag chemical company over a 2014 land deal, with

17 Jan

Search for suspects in California ‘massacre’ of 6 continues

published on January 17, 2023 - 2:04 PM

(AP) – Authorities are searching for at least two suspects who shot and killed six people – including a teenage mother

16 Jan

Clovis auto dealer sentenced to four years in prison

published on January 16, 2023 - 1:24 PM

A former Clovis auto dealer was sentenced last week to four and a half years in prison for bank fraud

12 Jan

Fresno DA charges Firebaugh city clerk with voter fraud

published on January 12, 2023 - 11:26 AM

Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp announced felony charges Thursday against the Firebaugh city clerk for alleged elections fraud. Madera

30 Dec

Farmers go to court to challenge groundwater sustainability fees

published on December 30, 2022 - 2:23 PM

The first fees to cover projects associated with Madera County’s Groundwater Sustainability Plan were supposed to be due this week

22 Dec

Fresno State teaching assistant charged in Hoover High hit-and-run death

published on December 22, 2022 - 1:05 PM

A Fresno State graduate teaching assistant has been charged with murder in the hit-and-run death of a Hoover High School

14 Dec

California improves from 1st to 3rd on ‘Judicial Hellholes’ report

published on December 14, 2022 - 2:26 PM

The American Tort Reform Foundation’s Judicial Hellholes report has been published, seeing California fall to third on the list behind

09 Dec

New alert system focuses on Indigenous peoples’ safety

published on December 9, 2022 - 1:44 PM

A public notification aimed at combating the rising number of missing and murdered Indigenous people begins this January. The public

05 Dec

Corruption charges against Esparza dismissed

published on December 5, 2022 - 1:40 PM

The Fresno County District Attorney’s office dropped charges against Fresno City Council President Nelson Esparza Monday alleging he tried to

02 Dec

Fresno woman pleads guilty to Covid loan fraud; cash went for gambling, rent

published on December 2, 2022 - 10:38 AM

A Fresno woman pleaded guilty Friday to more than $300,000 in pandemic relief fraud, including loans from the U.S. Small