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14 Aug

BLOG: Take a tour of our Fine Dining Establishments list

published on August 14, 2023 - 11:30 AM

Each week, The Business Journal publishes a new ranked list of industry-leading companies in the Central Valley. Our most recent

10 Aug

City council takes Fresno cannabis licensees to task for missteps

published on August 10, 2023 - 4:12 PM

Members of the Fresno City Council took the owners of a cannabis company to task Thursday for missteps in establishing

09 Aug

Local dessert shop halfway to $50K community bond financing goal

published on August 9, 2023 - 1:41 PM

Ice-cream filled conchas have been a community favorite in Visalia and Tulare County for years. The twist on the Mexican

07 Aug

Fresno small-format Walmart celebrates renovations

published on August 7, 2023 - 1:48 PM

The Walmart Neighborhood Market location at Cedar and Shields avenues in Fresno unveiled new renovations Friday with a ribbon cutting

07 Aug

Northwest Fresno cocktail lounge debuting with bar director behind Modernist

published on - 10:46 AM

Top Fresno catering and banquet business Pardini’s will unveil its latest venture — a standalone cocktail lounge and private event

03 Aug

Clovis store manager celebrates 60 years on the job; started at $1 an hour

published on August 3, 2023 - 2:56 PM

An employee at a local western apparel store was honored for a lifetime’s worth of work on Thursday — with

03 Aug

At new Fresno store, a la cart is the mode of transportation

published on - 1:42 PM

A locally-owned recreation and transportation business opened its second location last week, bringing more than two decades of experience to

02 Aug

Clovis green lights another drive-thru Starbucks. Not everyone is happy about it

published on August 2, 2023 - 2:03 PM

This story was originally published by Fresnoland, a nonprofit news organization. July 27, 2023 — Clovis Planning Commission Documented by

01 Aug

Layoff notice for David’s Bridal Fresno store. But will it close?

published on August 1, 2023 - 1:27 PM

The future of David’s Bridal remains uncertain following the Pennsylvania retailer’s bankruptcy filing earlier this year. A Worker Adjustment and

31 Jul

Pandemic shut down Clovis Japanese restaurant days after opening. Today, it’s going strong

published on July 31, 2023 - 11:40 AM

When Lee Vue opened her first restaurant, she didn’t expect to have to shut down soon after. She opened Japanese

BLOG: The Central Valley — California’s manufacturing bright spot

Posted: March 13, 2026 at 2:07 pm

If you follow the headlines, you might conclude that manufacturing
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BLOG: California’s tribal casinos trample smaller cardrooms with new regulations

Posted: March 11, 2026 at 9:18 am

While writing a book about California politics a quarter-century ago, I devoted
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