TULARE – The Tulare County Board of Supervisors has appointed Lisa Bertolino as interim public defender following Michael Sheltzer’s appointment by Gov. Jerry Brown to serve a judgeship in Tulare County Superior Court. Bertolino, who has served as the county’s assistant public defender since 2003, has been with Tulare County since 1989. Prior to her [...]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — As our nation prepares to begin the new year, the U.S. Census Bureau today projected that on Jan. 1, 2014, the United States population will be 317,297,938. This represents an increase of 2,218,622, or 0.7 percent, from New Year’s Day 2013. In January 2014, one birth is expected to occur every 8 seconds in the United States and one death [...]
AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – 2013 was definitely a banner year for outrageous baby names. 2014 is shaping up to be the year that pushes the boundaries of what was previously considered “normal” though. Gone are the vogue of names ending in –den, such as Brayden, Jayden, Aiden, and alike, as well as the ‘x’ madness of [...]
HANFORD/SELMA – HealthGrades has named Adventist Medical Centers in Hanford and Selma one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for General Surgery. The recognition honors hospitals that demonstrate surgical and nursing excellence in bowel obstruction, colorectal, esophageal/stomach, gallbladder removal and small intestine surgeries. The hospitals also achieved 2014 HealthGrades Excellence Awards in Joint Replacement, ranking among the top [...]
FRESNO – Months of hard work paid off Friday morning when Monster City Studios officials, along with members of the Hmong community, unveiled a life-size statue of Hmong hero and leader General Vang Pao during the Hmong International New Year celebration at the Fresno Fairgrounds. Monster City Studios had been commissioned by the Hmong community [...]
OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – The holiday shopping season has come to an end, and to help the millions of American consumers who have received gift cards this year, the Retail Gift Card Association (RGCA) has released the top five tips to consider when redeeming your retail gift cards. “Our 2013 holiday gift card survey revealed [...]
FRESNO – A Fresno State student-produced video touting the university’s role in agriculture education is among 10 global finalists for the World Ag Expo 2014 video contest. Now the students seek public support to be chosen as the best. Students Michael Price and Connor Alstrom learned this week that their five-minute submission, “Fresno State Trains Students to Feed Tomorrow’s World” that involved [...]
COALINGA – Sandy McGlothlin has been named vice president of student services at West Hills College Coalinga after serving as the interim VP for several months. “Sandy McGlothlin’s work with West Hills College is distinguished with more than 18 years’ experience in student services that has provided her with a deep understanding of the community [...]
CHICAGO, Dec. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Jones Lang LaSalle’s (JLL) research experts have polished off the firm’s crystal ball and it reveals a clear path to stronger performance expectations for commercial real estate in 2014. The firm’s top researchers believe the “global real estate disconnect” between buoyant investment markets and more cautious leasing markets that existed during 2013, [...]
TULARE - World Ag Expo and E.M. Tharp, Inc. have teamed up again to provide the “We Believe in Growing” scholarship, created to support agricultural education. High school seniors from Madera, Fresno, Tulare, Kings and Kern counties are encouraged to apply by Jan. 17, 2014 to be considered. Two $10,000 scholarships will be awarded to students [...]
SEATTLE, Dec. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Homes nationwide are expected to gain almost $1.9 trillion in cumulative value in 2013, the second consecutive annual gain and the largest since 2005, according to an analysis of Zillow® Real Estate Market Reports. Gains were calculated by measuring the difference between cumulative home values as of the end of 2012 and anticipated [...]
ARLINGTON, Va, Dec. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The pace of private-sector wage growth likely will pick up in the latter half of next year, according to the revised fourth-quarter Wage Trend Indicator™ (WTI) released today by Bloomberg BNA, a leading publisher of specialized news and information. The index rose to 98.78 (second quarter 1976 = 100) from 98.70 in the [...]
FRESNO – Fresno State associate professor of English and published novelist Alex Espinoza was awarded a 2014 Creative Writing Fellowship by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). According to the NEA, this fellowship provides $25,000 to published writers so they can set aside time for writing, research, travel and general career advancement. Espinoza is one of 38 authors [...]
CHERRY HILL, N.J., Dec. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — After a year that started with a fiscal cliff and ended with the first bipartisan budget deal in years, diminishing fiscal drag should give way to faster economic growth over the next two years, according to a new report by TD Economics, an affiliate of TD Bank, America’s Most [...]
VISALIA – Kaweah Delta Health Care District has received accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education for its fourth Graduate Medical Education (GME) Program. In November, Kaweah Delta received accreditation for its Transitional Year Program. This one-year residency will orient physicians to the practice of medicine generally as they pursue a subspecialty residency [...]
NOTTINGHAM, England, Dec. 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Will your office have that empty feeling come the New Year? If so, it could be because most of your co-workers don’t trust the boss and want to move on, says social media-based recruitment specialist staffbay.com. A new survey by staffbay.com finds that over 87 percent of people will be looking for a new [...]
CLOVIS – The sign on the front lawn of De Young Properties’ Zero Net Energy Home, a concept project, puts it simply: Designed to produce as much energy as the house consumes each year. In order to achieve this goal, the homebuilder has partnered with PG&E to incorporate a number of features in the home, [...]
NEW YORK, Dec. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — For the past decade, The Harris Poll has measured the percentage of Americans who perceive 19 large industries as “generally honest and trustworthy.” This year, this perception has dropped for 18 of the 19 industries, as overall U.S. adults seem to have lost trust in most of corporate America. And, the only one [...]
COALINGA – The West Hills Community College District board of trustees has appointed Len Falter to fill the vacant seat left by the death of trustee Bill Henry. Falter will serve the remainder of Henry’s term, which ends in December 2015. He was formally seated during the board meeting Tuesday, Dec. 10. Falter represents Area [...]
FORT COLLINS, Colo., Dec. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – Christmas is only a few weeks away and GreenPath Debt Solutions, a nationwide, non-profit credit counseling and education organization, wants to remind consumers that, amongst all the gift-giving, they should make memories a big part of their holiday season. “First, remember what the season really means to you and your [...]
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Heinz is most known for its ketchup but the company stretches well beyond that. This video talks about its extensive history while highlighting some of its more notable product categories over the years.
