Archive for Legal/Finance

40 Under 40: Dallas Neumann-Johns – Arnold Law Group

Jan 10, 2013 No Comments

Dallas Neumann-Johns is a graduate of California State University, Fresno and holds a bachelor’s degree in criminology with an emphasis in law enforcement.  While in college, she participated in intercollegiate athletics, representing the Bulldogs in the heptathlon and the pole vault.  She graduated from San Joaquin College of Law in 2006. In 2008, Neumann-Johns became [...]

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40 Under 40: Cinderela Co – HealthPoint Home Health

Jan 09, 2013 No Comments

Cinderela Co and her family immigrated to the United States when she was 14, not long after her father had died of cancer.  Her mother, who was a nurse, moved Co and her siblings to Las Vegas after a short time in the central California area.  Co herself earned a nursing degree at the University [...]

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Funded Status of U.S. Corporate Pensions Rises to 76.3 Percent

Jan 07, 2013 No Comments

NEW YORK, Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Rising equity markets and falling liabilities in December combined to push the funded status of the typical U.S. corporate pension plan into positive territory in 2012, according to the BNY Mellon Investment Strategies & Solutions Group (ISSG). For the month of December, the funded status for the typical plan increased 1.9 [...]

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Meet the ’40 Under 40′ Class of 2012

Jan 04, 2013 No Comments

FRESNO – Beginning Monday, Jan. 7, Business Street Online will begin announcing the members of the “40 Under 40″ Class of 2012 every weekday on all our news alerts.  This will give our readers a chance to see bios, portraits and video pieces on these young movers-and-shakers that help make our central California communities great.  [...]

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Report Shows Shadow Inventory Continues Decline in October 2012

Jan 03, 2013 No Comments

IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — CoreLogic (NYSE: CLGX), a leading provider of information, analytics and business services, reported today that the current residential shadow inventory as of October 2012 fell to 2.3 million units*, representing a supply of seven months. The October inventory level represents a 12.3 percent drop from October 2011, when [...]

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Business Street Online Presents the Year in Pictures

Dec 31, 2012 No Comments

FRESNO, Calif. – Business Street Online would like to take a visual look back on 2012 with our 2012 Year in Pictures.  2012 was another memorable year for central California business, and Business Street Online is looking forward to bringing you coverage of more memorable news events in 2013. In celebration of New Year’s Day, [...]

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Seven Money Stumbles to Avoid and How to Change Course

Dec 28, 2012 No Comments

YONKERS, N.Y. , Dec. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – A widowed mother of two nearly lost out on $100,000 because her husband failed to update the beneficiary designations on his retirement plan after they married. Not updating wills and beneficiaries is one of the “7 money stumbles to avoid” featured in the February issue of Consumer Reports. [...]

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Travel, Hospitality and Leisure Companies May Have Reason to Be Optimistic for Growth in 2013

Dec 27, 2012 No Comments

NEW YORK, Dec. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Looking to the year ahead, travel, hospitality and leisure (THL) companies may have reason to be optimistic for renewed growth domestically, for the power of technology to transform the consumer experience and for the opportunity to capitalize on emerging market growth, according to Deloitte’s 2013 Travel, Hospitality and Leisure [...]

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‘Disciplined Consumers’ Drive Consumer Credit Levels Up 33 Percent

Dec 26, 2012 No Comments

ATLANTA, Dec. 26, 2012   /PRNewswire/ — According to Equifax’s latest National Consumer Credit Trends Report, consumer credit originated year-to-date through September 2012 has increased nearly 30% to $675 billion from $523 billion during the same timeframe in 2010. Comparatively, credit originations today are below the 2006-2007 pre-recession levels of about $1 trillion by about [...]

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Fresno State Alum Continues Climb in California Judicial Ranks

Dec 21, 2012 No Comments

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 [...]

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The ’40 Under 40’ Class of 2012 is Announced

Dec 21, 2012 No Comments

FRESNO, Calif. – The long awaited announcement is finally here, and the “40 Under 40” Class of 2012, presented by Business Street Online, has been named. The 40 young professionals will be honored at “40 Under 40” The Ultimate Networking Event, coming up on March 21 at the Skyroom Lounge in the Holiday Inn Fresno [...]

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Fiscal Cliff Fears Cause One in Three Americans to Cut Personal Spending

Dec 20, 2012 No Comments

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 [...]

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Hospital System’s ‘Community Benefits:’ $139 Million

Dec 19, 2012 No Comments

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 [...]

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National Credit Default Rates Ticked Up in November 2012

Dec 19, 2012 No Comments

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 [...]

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Commodity Market Stable Amid Continued Macroeconomic Uncertainty in November

Dec 17, 2012 No Comments

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 [...]

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America’s Middle Market Businesses Share Bleak Outlook Post Election

Dec 14, 2012 No Comments

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 [...]

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Enterprise Zone Expands to Include Businesses in Clovis, Kingsburg and Fresno County

Dec 13, 2012 No Comments

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 [...]

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Manpower Employment Outlook Survey Projects Continued Momentum in U.S. Hiring Intentions

Dec 12, 2012 No Comments

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 [...]

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Worker Confidence Dips As Economic Uncertainty Continues

Dec 10, 2012 No Comments

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 [...]

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America’s Hiring Managers Expect Modest Job Creation in 2013

Dec 06, 2012 No Comments

NEW YORK, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Hiring professionals anticipate continued job creation in the first half of 2013 at a solid, but not stellar pace, according to a national survey conducted by Dice Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: DHX), a leading provider of specialized websites for professional communities. Nearly half (46%) of hiring managers and recruiters expect [...]

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