VISALIA - The Visalia Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for its first annual Emerging Leaders of the Year Award. This award focuses on the contributions young professionals make to the local community through volunteerism and community activities, strides they are making to better themselves via professional development activities and their professional accomplishments. Nominations can [...]

WASHINGTON, March 11, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — With the help of the Small Business Administration’s Surety Bond Guarantee program small construction firms were awarded in fiscal year 2013 more than $1.2 billion in contracts. This number represents a 61 percent increase over fiscal year 2012.  SBA also guaranteed bonds for public and private contract bids valued at $4.9 billion, resulting in [...]