LONDON, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) boosted crude output by 250,000 barrels per day (b/d) to 30.5 million b/d in April, a just-released Platts survey of OPEC and oil industry officials and analysts showed. Production increases in April halted a recent downward trend, during which overall output slid from 31.17 [...]

FRESNO – Lance Cardoza, president and publisher of Business Street Online conducts a special audio interview with John Shegerian, chairman and CEO of Fresno-based Electronic Recyclers International.  Mr. Cardoza and Mr. Shegerian will discuss the launch of “e-cycleNYC,” a new electronic waste partnership between ERI and the City of New York, as well as what [...]

WASHINGTON, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — The U.S. Postal Service ended the second quarter of its 2013 fiscal year (Jan. 1 – March 31) with a net loss of $1.9 billion. The Postal Service continues to grow revenue and reduce expenses by using the tools available to it under existing law. However, without passage of comprehensive legislation to provide the [...]

SEATTLE, May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — After several years of depressed demand for homes, buyers are returning to the market in droves. However, many homebuyers may be ill-prepared to take out a mortgage, answering basic questions about mortgage information wrong nearly one-third (32.5 percent) of the time[i], according to a Zillow® Mortgage Marketplace survey[ii] of prospective and [...]

FRESNO – Claude Laval III, founder of the Claude Laval Corporation, was presented the Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Vision Award on May 8, at the Lyles Center’s annual End of the Year Dinner showcasing students and community members who have dedicated themselves to entrepreneurship. The dinner was held at the University House where [...]

FRESNO – Fresno City Manager Mark Scott today issued the following statement about an offer by the Fresno Police Officers’ Association: “The offer by the FPOA today is a positive step, only in that they recognize the need to be part of the solution to the City’s financial challenges.  However, the proposal presented is not [...]

FRESNO – Fresno State appointed Dr. Robert M. Harper as dean of the Craig School of Business. Dr. William Covino, provost and vice president for academic affairs, announced Harper’s selection, which comes following a national search. Harper has been interim dean of the college since 2008. Before that he served four years as associate dean. [...]

CHICAGO, May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – A new study from CareerBuilder shows that hiring the wrong person can have serious implications for companies. More than half of employers in each of the ten largest world economies said that a bad hire (someone who turned out not to be a good fit for the job or did not perform [...]

CLOVIS – The Health & Education Conference Center on the Clovis Community Medical Center campus is taking shape. The center will help provide health education – part of Community Medical Centers’ mission – and accommodate the educational needs of physicians, employees, patients and families. Located near the hospital’s main entrance, it will feature an auditorium [...]

FRESNO – A video showing a guy supposedly dissing his girlfriend for his cell phone during a Kiss Cam segment made at the May 3 Grizzlies game is spreading like wildfire on social media, and has even been mentioned on The Today Show. The video shows the woman dousing her “date” with a drink after [...]

FRESNO – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central California has announced that Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer will be the guest speaker at the organization’s Stand with our Kids Luncheon at The Grand in downtown Fresno on May 21. The event is part of a series that fosters communication and understanding, and raises the level [...]

OAKLAND, Calif., May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Ask.com, a leading online brand for questions and answers, today announced the results of its Office Workplace Productivity study, which reveals the preferences and habits of American office workers when it comes to an optimally productive workplace environment. Among the key findings: 86 percent of respondents1  prefer to work alone to hit maximum productivity, suggesting [...]

MADERA – The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Children’s Hospital Central California has earned a gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. Only three PICUs in California and 11 PICUs nationwide earned this recognition. Children’s PICU met national criteria consistent with the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award and the [...]

PORTLAND, Maine and CHERRY HILL, N.J., May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — A new survey from TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, found that despite the challenges facing them, more than half (60 percent) of small business owners feel their business is performing at expected levels so far in 2013. TD Bank’s survey, which polled more than 600 small business [...]

BASS LAKE - The Third Annual Bass Lake Classic Triathlon and accompanying 5K Run for the Kids, taking place this year on June 1, continues to grow both in the number of participants and in the amount of help the events give local charities. In the past three years since it was brought back, the Bass [...]

FRESNO – The Fresno Grizzlies Community Fund’s Farm Grown program will welcome California State Senator Tom Berryhill for the May 17 Farm Forum in The CRU Club at Chukchansi Park. Berryhill, a fourth generation family farmer and two-term state legislator, is also the vice president of Berryhill Orchards, Inc. and the owner of Tom Berryhill [...]

WASHINGTON, May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – Supporters of the Schumer-Rubio amnesty argue that the bill’s large increase in future legal immigration will have little impact on the employment of natives because immigrants do only jobs American’s don’t want. But a detailed analysis of 472 separate occupations by the Center for Immigration Studies shows there are only a tiny [...]

FRESNO – After weeks of deliberations, the awards recipients for the 2013 “Heroes in HealthCare” awards reception, presented by Business Street Online, are officially announced. These awards are presented each year to some of the most talented and giving individuals in our central California healthcare communities.  The awards are given out in the following categories:  [...]

FRESNO – Guys and dolls decked out in their swankest ‘20s era duds will take a trip back in time Friday as a “secret” venue in Fresno will be transformed into a Speakeasy, with proceeds from the event benefiting The Fresno Historical Society. Attendees will enjoy Prohibition cocktails, appetizers, music, costume prizes and event valet [...]

FRESNO – Mass Communication and Journalism students at Fresno State got a T.A.S.T.E. of their future in their chosen professions of public relations, advertising, digital media, broadcast and print journalism or graphic design by shadowing professional mentors Wednesday. Some 33 local businesses and   57-plus students participated in the “Take a Student to Eat” (T.A.S.T.E.) event.  [...]