FRESNO, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) will kick off the New Year with the demolition of the Tuolumne Street Bridge in Downtown Fresno. This will make way for construction of a new, higher bridge that will accommodate the high-speed rail line and allow for two-way traffic. Tuolumne Street between F Street and [...]

SACRAMENTO – January 25, 2016 – A new portion of Fresno County has been placed under quarantine for the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) following the detection of one ACP within the City of Fresno. The quarantine zone measures 97 square miles, bordered on the north by W Alluvial Avenue; on the south by W North [...]

Fresno State will launch 19 new courses as part of the Sustainable Parks and Recreation Community Initiative program, led by the Department of Recreation Administration at Fresno State. The program will introduce a new partnership with the City of Fresno Department of Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services (PARCS). The Sustainable Parks and Recreation [...]

The California High-Speed Rail Authority and its resource partners are hosting Small Business Enterprise certification workshops at no cost to small businesses. The workshops will provide hands-on technical assistance for on-the-spot online certification from the California Department of General Services. Information on Federal 8(a) and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise certifications will also be provided. Monday, January [...]

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) today announced the finalists of the 2016 InnovateHER: Innovating for Women Business Challenge, a nationwide business competition to highlight innovative products and services created and launched by cutting-edge entrepreneurs. In making the announcement, SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet said: “From precision medicine to agriculture to science, technology, engineering [...]

Tulare, Calif. – Results are in for World Ag Expo’s Top-10 New Products competition. The winners will be showcased February 9-11, 2016 during the 49th annual World Ag Expo in Tulare, California. A group of judges made up of farmers, ranchers and industry professionals selected the Top-10 New Products. Ace Pump Corporation – Gemini Dual [...]

FRESNO, Calif. – Former Major League Baseball player and manager Bobby Valentine has been added to the lineup of the 55th Anniversary Hot Stove Gala, scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016 at 5 p.m. in the Fresno Convention Center’s New Exhibit Hall in Downtown Fresno. Prior to his time in Major League Baseball, Valentine was [...]

Fresno Calif., The Big Fresno Fair received top honors at the Western Fairs Association’s (WFA) 93rd Convention & Trade Show, where more than 1,200 fair CEOs, directors, staff and fair related professionals from roughly 125 fairs throughout the Western United States attended to celebrate the greatest accomplishments of 2015. These Achievement Awards recognize the best practices by fairs [...]

FRESNO, CA –U.S. District Court Judge Kimberly J. Mueller ruled today in favor of the City of Fresno, Caltrans, and the Federal Highway Administration, denying the motion for summary judgment submitted by the Downtown Fresno Coalition and other individual plaintiffs and granting the defendants’ motions for summary judgment on three Administrative Procedure Act (APA) claims. [...]

VISALIA, CA — Bank of the Sierra held its fourth annual Rockin’ Resolution Run on New Year’s Day. The annual run aims to inspire community members to make fitness goals for the New Year, while also creating community awareness. In its fourth year, the run has now raised more than $30,000 for local charities. Low [...]

LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Joining forces with the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)™, formerly the Consumer Electronics Association, Samsung and Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, will host a free e-waste collection event on January 10. The event will help provide residents of the City of Las Vegas and surrounding areas with a [...]