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 – Today is the start of the 25th Annual Cinco De Mayo celebration in downtown Fresno’s Fulton Mall.  For a quarter-century this festival has been serving the community by offering a fun and informational time for families and friends. This year the event is a three-day celebration that starts on Friday, May 2, 2013 [...]

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.  [...]

NEW YORK, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — In 2012, 27.1 percent of S&P 500 companies facing a CEO succession hired an outsider for the top job, according to CEO Succession Practices: 2013 Edition, a new report by The Conference Board released today. The rate confirms an upward trend recorded since the 1970s, when less than 10 percent of CEO [...]

NEW YORK, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Data through February 2013, released today by S&P Dow Jones Indices for its S&P/Case-Shiller (1) Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, showed average home prices increased 8.6% and 9.3% for the 10- and 20-City Composites in the 12 months ending in February 2013. The 10- and 20-City Composites [...]

FRESNO – The Lyle’s College of Engineering’s Annual Projects Day noon-4 p.m. May 2 is an opportunity for teachers, counselors and K-12 students from the region to explore innovation and design in engineering and construction management at Fresno State. The free event is open to the public and will be held in the Satellite Student [...]

FRESNO – Watch a special video interview as president and publisher of Business Street Online Lance Cardoza and Fresno Grizzlies President Chris Cummings discuss such topics as the status of the team’s ownership, exciting new additions such as the Farm Grown program, and the performance of the team on the field this season.  The interview [...]

WASHINGTON, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — More than 50,000 older diesel powered engines were upgraded or replaced between 2008 to 2010 because of Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) funding which resulted in major clean air benefits and fuel savings, according a new report issued today – the “Second Report to Congress: Highlights of the Diesel Emissions Reduction Program” by [...]

FRESNO – Lisa Casarez, founder of Angels of Grace Foster Family Agency, has lovingly placed hundreds of children in foster care through the years, and because of her work and overall kindness the Fresno County Women’s Chamber of Commerce named her the 2013 Fresno County Mother of the Year. Family, friends, colleagues and media surprised [...]

FRESNO – Community Regional Medical Center is offering employees with electric cars a way to charge them at work to encourage employees to do their part to help clean the Valley’s air. The two electric charging stations are located in the employee-only section of the downtown hospital’s largest parking garage. Employees can plug in for [...]

NEW YORK, April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — After sustained economic turmoil, mid-market executives have a stronger footing and are taking the necessary steps to make the sector an engine for growth in the next year. However, while optimistic about their own growth, according to findings in Deloitte’s ”Mid-market perspectives: 2013 report on America’s economic engine,” they have lower expectations [...]