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13 Mar

BLOG: The shifting sands of modern retail

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published on March 13, 2017 - 8:46 AM

I now enjoy movies via a super-sized TV screen in the comfort of my modern living room. Evidently, I am

03 Mar

Fig Garden mom-and-pop store alarmed about national chain

published on March 3, 2017 - 6:53 AM

Top Drawer, a boutique known for its Vera Bradley handbag and luggage collection, is facing some challenges ahead should

03 Mar

Olivier OK with recreational pot: ‘let the free market decide’

published on - 6:39 AM

New Council member Luis Chavez, sensing an opportunity, pointed at Olivier sitting onstage next to him, eliciting one of

21 Feb

Valley economic index highest since April 2015

published on February 21, 2017 - 12:44 PM

The San Joaquin Valley Business Conditions Index has reached its highest level since April 2015. The January index jumped to

17 Feb

Survey: Fresno business owners an optimistic bunch

published on February 17, 2017 - 3:10 PM

That’s the conclusion of the latest Union Bank Small Business Economic survey released this week. Researchers who polled 693

13 Feb

Clovis Italian restaurant to shutter

published on February 13, 2017 - 9:06 AM

The Clovis eatery known for scratch-made Italian fare is owned and operated by the Ruggiero family. The family patriarch,

10 Feb

Fresno Grizzlies announce new food and beverage partner

published on February 10, 2017 - 9:35 AM

The most immediate change Fresno Grizzlies fans will notice with the transition is an improved and streamlined point of sale

06 Feb

Two family business executives elected to Fresno State Foundation board

published on February 6, 2017 - 3:22 AM

Kim Ruiz Beck, chairman of the board of Ruiz Foods Products, and Dennis Parnagian, president of Fowler Packing Co., have

25 Jan

Agency Shopping? The top 10 questions you should ask

published on January 25, 2017 - 3:55 AM

Being on the advertising agency side for the last 25 years, I’ve had the opportunity to answer lots of really...

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23 Jan

Bank of the Sierra parent reports $17.56M in income for ’16

published on January 23, 2017 - 2:27 PM

For the fourth quarter of 2016, net income was $5.51 million, up 40 percent compared to the first quarter

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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