Archive for February, 2013

World Ag Expo Exhibitors Enlist Help of Ag Warriors Interns

Feb 04, 2013 No Comments

TULARE – In partnership with the International Agri-Center’s Ag Warriors program, World Ag Expo exhibitors are enlisting the help of several veterans during the annual show, Feb. 12-14 in Tulare, California. The Ag Warriors program, which made its debut at last year’s World Ag Expo, assists veterans who are searching for careers in the agriculture [...]

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Survey: Home Ownership Is Increasingly Important to Younger Americans

Feb 04, 2013 No Comments

IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Prudential Real Estate, an HSF Affiliates LLC company, today released its end-of-year Outlook Survey, which shows that Millennials and Generation X place a higher importance on and hold more favorable views toward homeownership than older generations. According to the national survey, confidence increased marginally among respondents with 73% at [...]

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40 Under 40: Mario Zamora – Griswold, Lasalle, Cobb, Dowd & Gin, LLP

Feb 04, 2013 No Comments

Mario Zamora grew up in the small town of Lindsay, and obtained a bachelor’s in economics from California State University at Northridge in 2004.  He next wanted to join the U.S. Army as a lawyer, and took the Law School Admission Test in December of 2004 and earned a Juris Doctor degree from Pacific/McGeorge School [...]

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Buffett Performance Saturday will Benefit Local Arts Education

Feb 01, 2013 No Comments

FRESNO – Emmy Award-winning composer, philanthropist and New York Times best-selling author Peter Buffett took time Friday to visit students and faculty in arts programs at local schools and prepare for his “A Concert & Conversation” performance at Fresno City College Saturday evening. The benefit performance is expected to raise between $150,000 – $200,000 for [...]

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40 Under 40: Sonja Speck – Chick-fil-A

Feb 01, 2013 No Comments

Sonja Speck grew up in North Carolina, and began working at a Chick-fil-A restaurant when she was 16.  She started as a cashier, and worked for Chick-fil-A through the rest of high school and college.  Speck attended Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, and earned a BSBA in accounting and a master’s in tax. [...]

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Mortgage Rates Post Largest One Week Increase in 10 Months

Feb 01, 2013 No Comments

NEW YORK, Feb. 01, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Fixed mortgage rates recorded the biggest one week increase since last March, with the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate rising to 3.77 percent this week, according to Bankrate.com’s weekly national survey. The average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.29 discount and origination points. The average 15-year fixed mortgage [...]

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California Olive Oil Farmers Finding Machine Harvesting Fruitful

Feb 01, 2013 No Comments

FRESNO, Calif. – The challenge facing olive growers in California is how to get table olives off the trees.  Unlike olive oil, table olives have to be harvested by hand rather than by mechanical means.  Newer orchards can have success with mechanical harvesting, but orchards existing for a longer period of time were not planted [...]

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