FRESNO, Calif. – One of California’s newest appellate court justices is a Fresno State Bulldog ­– the Hon. Rosendo Peña, Jr. was confirmed today in San Francisco as associate justice of the Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District (Fresno) by the California Commission on Judicial Appointments. He is the first Latino appointed to the Fifth [...]

TULARE, Calif. – There are still opportunities for the public to attend the Ag Warriors Benefit featuring Col. Oliver North on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013 in Tulare during World Ag Expo. North is a combat decorated Marine, New York Times best-selling author, small business founder, columnist and host of “War Stories” on the Fox News [...]

NEW YORK, Dec. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – One in three Americans has cut back on personal spending over the past 30 days due to concerns about the looming fiscal cliff, according to new research published today by Bankrate.com (NYSE: RATE). In a related development, the Bankrate.com Financial Security Index fell to a 2012 low of 95.6 [...]

FRESNO, Calif. – Community Medical Centers provided nearly $139 million in uncompensated services and programs in fiscal year 2011/2012, equivalent to more than 13% of its total expenses, according to the nonprofit hospital system’s annual community benefits report filed with the State of California. Community has historically spent more on uncompensated community benefits than all [...]

NEW YORK, Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Data through November 2012, released today by S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian for the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices, a comprehensive measure of changes in consumer credit defaults, showed an increase in national default rates during the month. After hitting a post-recession low of 1.46% in September [...]

FRESNO, Calif. – A $100,000 gift from Wells Fargo will help Children’s grow the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) operated by Children’s at Saint Agnes Medical Center to an eight-bed community level III NICU to care for more critically ill babies. Wells Fargo donated $75,000 to Children’s for the NICU at Saint Agnes, and the [...]

OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Regardless of which holidays are celebrated this season, most Americans can agree on one thing this time of year: holiday music is essential. A new survey by Pandora (NYSE: P), the leading internet radio service, yields interesting insights into how Americans prefer to listen to Christmas and holiday-themed [...]

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration is seeking nominations for awards honoring the critical economic role small businesses play in federally funded research and development through SBA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Two awards will be given: the “Hall of Fame” award recognizing companies that have an [...]

FRESNO, Calif. – Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin today said a federal report on homelessness shows a significant decline in the number of total homeless in Fresno and Madera counties, indicating that the community’s collaborative approach with partner agencies is producing results. A recently released U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development report found that the [...]

SELMA, Calif. – The City of Selma is reminding residents of a service that has been in place since 2006 to assist them.  Connect-CTY allows City staff to provide citizens with notification in the event of an emergency, unforeseen incident or other issue. “This program allows the City of Selma to provide notification to our [...]

NEW YORK, Dec. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Commodities were relatively unchanged in November as continued macroeconomic uncertainty weighed on markets. Nelson Louie, Global Head of Commodities in Credit Suisse’s Asset Management business, said, “Market attention remained on US fiscal negotiations at the end of November.  While a deal had yet to be made to avert the [...]

CLEVELAND, Dec. 14,  2012 /PRNewswire/ – It’s business as usual – and not in a good way – for middle market executives parsing 2012 presidential election results and post-election headlines for signs political gridlock is giving way to a unified plan for economic progress. According to the latest KeyBank Middle Market Business Sentiment survey, more than two-thirds [...]

FRESNO, Calif. – Thanks to 20th Century Fox Films and the Fresno Film Commission (FFC), 240 lucky movie goers will laugh through a special screening of Billy Crystal’s new feature film, “Parental Guidance,” on Thursday evening, Dec. 20, at 7 p.m. at Regal Manchester Stadium 16. According to Film Commissioner Ray Arthur, “FOX Film has [...]

FRESNO, Calif. – Dr. Susan Elrod, former executive director of Project Kaleidoscope at the Association of American Colleges and Universities and professor of Biological Sciences at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, is Fresno State’s new dean of the College of Science and Mathematics. Dr. William Covino, provost and vice president for academic affairs, announced the [...]

FRESNO, Calif. – The Economic Development Corporation serving Fresno County (EDC) has announced the expansion of the Fresno County Regional Enterprise Zone Program (Enterprise Zone Program) to include areas in Clovis, Kingsburg, and unincorporated parts of Fresno County. As part of the California Housing Community Development program, businesses located within the Fresno County Enterprise Zone [...]

MILWAUKEE, Dec. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Optimism among U.S. hiring decision makers continues to improve as a slightly increased hiring pace is expected for Quarter 1 2013, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey released today by ManpowerGroup. When seasonal variations are removed from the data, the Net Employment Outlook for Quarter 1 2013 [...]

CLOVIS, Calif. – The Clovis Chamber is proud to announce signups for the 14th year of Leadership Clovis. Started in 2000, the program has created many strong leaders who have taken their skills into the workplace and the community. The program is an instructional and hands-on leadership learning experience that includes networking, field observation and [...]

OAKHURST, Calif. – Three local entrepreneurs have undertaken an ambitious task in resurrecting Oakhurst’s only movie theatre, and drafted a new model for small town theater operations that they hope will catch on. The mountain community contains about 20,000 households and the home of the Met Cinemas, Oakhurst, is located 20 minutes south of the [...]

FRESNO, Calif. – Former Assemblymember Juan Arambula, an Independent, was elected chair of the Kenneth L. Maddy Institute at California State University, Fresno.  His term will begin on Jan. 1, 2013. The Maddy Institute was established in 1999 by a unanimous vote of the California Legislature in honor of State Sen. Ken Maddy and his [...]

NEW YORK, Dec. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – The Randstad Employee Confidence Index decreased last month to 51.7, breaking a previous two-month climb in confidence. In the November Index, employees showed increased uncertainty around the availability of new jobs and in the strength of the economy. Despite the decrease in optimism, the majority of U.S. workers (59 [...]