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Small Business

22 Sep

SBA names local distributor outstanding small business person

published on September 22, 2020 - 10:07 AM

David Salter, owner of Chowchilla-based Salter’s Distributing, has been named the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2020 Small Business Person of

17 Sep

Bredefeld Covid-19 resolutions nixed from Fresno City Council agenda

published on September 17, 2020 - 2:06 PM

The Fresno City Council voted Thursday to remove a slate of measures related to Covid-19 business closures introduced by Councilmember

16 Sep

Fresno councilmember urges reopening, litigation with the state

published on September 16, 2020 - 2:47 PM

Recognizing the threat the pandemic holds for small businesses, two strategies are coming from City of Fresno officials to allow

15 Sep

150 Fresno County businesses plan to reopen against guidelines

published on September 15, 2020 - 12:52 PM

Under pressure from mounting expenses and a lack of customers and clients, hundreds of businesses across Fresno County are planning

10 Sep

Short deadline for $2.25 million biz grant funding for Fresno, Fresno County

published on September 10, 2020 - 10:31 AM

The Fresno Area Hispanic Foundation is collaborating with the City of Fresno to provide $2 million in grants to small

25 Aug

From cars to wood to appliances, consumer goods in short supply

published on August 25, 2020 - 1:31 PM

Even as consumer purchasing has reached levels never seen before, there lies a problem below the surface — having the inventory to

21 Aug

Boutique, secondhand clothing stores adapt to pandemic

published on August 21, 2020 - 2:21 PM

For the Central Valley, summer is the time for trips to the lake, grilling by the pool and visiting malls

18 Aug

Employee catches Covid-19? Here’s what you should do

published on August 18, 2020 - 1:16 PM

As essential workers continue to clock in during the pandemic, it should come as no surprise that many of them

17 Aug

These ten women selected for Marjaree Mason Center honor

published on August 17, 2020 - 2:24 PM

The Marjaree Mason Center has announced its latest class of ten women and one business as honorees for the 37th

14 Aug

Magician falls from sky at South Valley trucking firm

published on August 14, 2020 - 11:13 AM

It was an odd Friday morning for Young’s Commercial Transfer, a fourth-generation family business in Porterville. Magician David Blaine literally

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