Archive for February, 2018

City of Fresno Dedicates New Public Art in Mariposa Plaza

Feb 27, 2018 No Comments by

The City of Fresno, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, dedicated a new public art piece this afternoon at the Mariposa Plaza located on Fulton Street.  The new piece is the first to be installed on Fulton since 1964 and the first to be installed on the newly opened Fulton Street. Money [...]

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‘Business Leaders Live!’ at World Ag Expo

Feb 12, 2018 No Comments by

‘Business Leaders Live!’ will be broadcast live from the World Ag Expo from 9am-11am on”The Answer’ 1680. 51st World Ag Expo® farm show on February 13-15, 2018 The largest annual agricultural exposition of its kind, World Ag Expo® boasts more than 1,500 exhibitors displaying cutting-edge agricultural technology and equipment on 2.6 million square feet of exhibit [...]

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Anticipation Grows as World Ag Expo® Prepares to Open the 51st Show

Feb 12, 2018 No Comments by

Tulare, CA – World Ag Expo® will open the gates of its 51st show Tuesday, February 13, in Tulare, California. Gates open at 9:00 a.m. Opening Ceremonies will kick off World Ag Expo® at 9:15 a.m. in the World Ag Expo® Arena. All attendees are welcome to join for the ceremonial opening of the show, [...]

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Valley economic index begins year on healthy note

Feb 02, 2018 No Comments

(February 2, 2018) — The latest San Joaquin Valley Business Conditions Index fell to a solid 55.7 from December’s 59.1., signaling continued healthy growth in the next three to six months. The index remained above growth neutral for the 17th straight month. “For a fourth consecutive month, the survey tracked weakness among non-durable goods producers, [...]

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The Decline of RadioShack…What Happened?

Feb 02, 2018 No Comments

RadioShack has been on a tremendous decline over many years. It’s been much longer and more severe than I realized. But what exactly happened? What happened that turned the successful company RadioShack into what it is today?    

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AG SECRETARY TO SPEAK AT STATEWIDE PLANT AND SOIL CONFERENCE FEB. 6

Feb 01, 2018 No Comments

California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross will be the keynote speaker at the California Plant and Soil Conference at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6. The conference will be hosted by the American Society of Agronomy at the Doubletree Hotel and Conference Center (2233 Ventura St.). Ross will open the conference with a presentation about how [...]

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Three Central Valley Kmart stores are closing, more than 100 others

Feb 01, 2018 No Comments

The three stores are in Bakersfield, Coalinga and Kingsburg. 3600 Wilson Road in Bakersfield 25 W. Polk St. in Coalinga 333 Sierra St. in Kingsburg “Sears Holdings will continue to strategically and aggressively evaluate our store space and productivity, and accelerate the closing of some unprofitable stores as the company has previously announced.”

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NEW PUBLICATION REPORTS ON ECONOMIC HEALTH OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA

Feb 01, 2018 No Comments

Fresno State’s Craig School of Business released this month its inaugural edition of the Central California Business Review, an annual magazine that features objective and comprehensive economic commentary and analysis on future business conditions in Central California. “We hope the Review will prove to be a valuable public service for businesses and organizations across our [...]

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