VISALIA – On May 25, 2013 the Leadership Visalia class of 2013 organized Fingerprint Visalia, an event in conjunction with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s 2013 Take 25 Campaign. More than 1,800 communities hosted unique events as part of the National Missing Children’s Day this year. Leadership Visalia received a letter of [...]

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – Growth in women’s share of science, technology, engineering and mathematics occupations – commonly referred to as STEM jobs – has slowed since the 1990s, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report released today. Women’s employment in STEM has slowed because their share in computer occupations declined to 27 percent in 2011 after [...]

FRESNO – Fresno County Farm Bureau, The Big Fresno Fair and Friends of the Fair, the Fair’s non-profit organization, are proud to announce that Fresno County schools can now register for the ninth annual Farm & Nutrition Day, which invites all third graders from throughout Fresno County to the Fresno Fairgrounds on Friday, March 21, [...]

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — More than a third of all primary-school age children around the world still cannot read or write, whether they attend school or not. The good news: Save the Children’s new report shows that teaching children early on how to read not only in school but also through activities outside the classroom [...]

FRESNO – The official announcement of the $15.9 million dollars from the U.S. Department of Transportation to bring vehicular traffic back to the Fulton Mall occurred at a celebration on the mall today. The project on Fulton Mall is just one of 52 across the country to receive a piece of a total of $474 [...]

FRESNO – Fresno State received four new patents for cultivated varieties of cactus plants that can be grown in areas of the Valley with high selenium levels and limited access to quality water. The patents are co-owned by the university, Red Rock Ranch and the United States Department of Agriculture. “Developing new salt- and boron-tolerant [...]

NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Someone light the candles! California, our nation’s 31st state, celebrates its 164th birthday next Monday. Clearly many Americans think its best years are still ahead of it – when asked where, excluding their current state, they would most like to live, The Golden State is at the top of the list; fellow oceanfront states Hawaii (2) [...]

FRESNO – The U.S. Department of Transportation is reporting that the City of Fresno will be the recipient of $15,924,620 that could open the downtown area’s Fulton Mall back up to traffic. The project on Fulton Mall is just one of 52 across the country to receive a piece of a total of $474 million [...]

FRESNO – Congressman Devin Nunes will be speaking at the Fresno Chamber of Commerce’s next Eggs & Issues Breakfast this Friday.  Attendees are encouraged to come to the event prepared with questions about key Valley issues.  The program is scheduled to begin at 7:30 a.m. at the University Square Hotel. At the event, Congressman Nunes [...]

WESTLAKE, Texas, Sept. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – A new study from the Deloitte University Leadership Center for Inclusion and law professor Kenji Yoshino indicates widespread instances of “covering,” the process by which individuals downplay their differences relative to mainstream perceptions, in ways costly to their productivity and sense of self at work.  Three out of four (75 percent) research participants [...]

FRESNO – A large pipe near the Gottschalks building in downtown Fresno’s Fulton Mall has ruptured, causing an area of the Fulton Mall to be closed this morning. The mall’s eastern section north of Inyo Street was the area shut down.  The leak was supposedly caused when workers accidentally damaged a small gas line while [...]

IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – CoreLogic® (NYSE: CLGX), a leading residential property information, analytics and services provider, today released its July CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI®) report. Home prices nationwide, including distressed sales, increased 12.4 percent on a year-over-year basis in July 2013 compared to July 2012. This change represents the 17th consecutive monthly year-over-year increase in home prices nationally. On [...]

FRESNO — Starting today, SCORE and SBA is launching the five class “Simple Steps” program in Spanish to teach aspiring Hispanic entrepreneurs how to start a business.  Bilingual SCORE counselors will train the Valley’s Spanish speaking future business owners how to write business plans, develop a cash flow strategy, market and finance their ventures. “After [...]

FRESNO – The medical field is constantly changing and so is the need for medical education. Community Medical Centers’ partners at Wells Fargo Bank met this need by again showing their support with a $100,000 commitment toward employees’ education at Community. “We both share the same vision and value in investing, supporting and understanding the [...]

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – Menthol cigarettes are much more likely to be used by youth and young adult smokers than older smokers and are undermining efforts to reduce smoking in the United States, according to a new study published today in the journal Tobacco Control .  The study also found that menthol smoking rates have increased among young [...]

LONDON, September 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – The world’s largest lottery site is aiming to expand its reach with the launch of WinTrillions Casino, a brand new gaming platform launching in over 140 countries today. Having obtained a gaming licence in Alderney in 2012, WinTrillions has partnered with Playtech, the world’s largest online gaming software supplier, to provide the platform [...]

FRESNO – The Big Fresno Fair is seeking volunteers for its popular 21st Annual Fair Education Program, which brings Fresno County elementary students to the Fair for free during the 2013 Big Fresno Fair Oct. 2-14. Volunteers are being sought to help direct students, assist with activities and answer questions in the Fair’s various exhibit [...]

OAKHURST – A number of milestones are coming up in Yosemite, the first of which is the 150th Anniversary of the signing of the Yosemite Grant on June 30, 1864 by President Abraham Lincoln.   The Grant set aside Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove for preservation and enjoyment. These milestones will be celebrated in and around Yosemite, with [...]

NEW YORK, Aug. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – As the nation gears up for the start of the 2013-14 school year, DDB Worldwide, part of Omnicom Group (NYSE), has issued a new report using data from the DDB Life Style Study® about parental attitudes in the US regarding the back-to-school season, homework and the length of time their kids are [...]

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — As mobile Internet services mature, most smartphone users now expect operators to provide flawless access with zero downtime or quality issues. This expectation extends to the apps consumers use, with more blame being placed on mobile network operators than any other party, including the app developer, when experiences fall [...]