SAN DIEGO, July 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – CEOs held optimistic views about the overall economy as well as for their own firms in the Q2 2013 Vistage CEO Confidence Index. While there was a slight shift in their assessments of the economy, how CEOs viewed prospects for their own firms has been remarkably stable since the start of the year. The Vistage CEO [...]

FRESNO – The Big Fresno Fair wants your nominations for two of its most prestigious recognition programs – its Hall of Fame, which is in its 7th year, and its Community Champions Awards, now in its 6th year. “We are focused on honoring those individuals who keep our Fair tradition alive, as well as those [...]

NEW YORK and LONDON, July 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – The normal cyclical rise in interest rates, which was delayed due to the financial crisis and recession and by Federal Reserve actions to hold down bond yields, is now emerging, according to BNY Mellon Chief Economist Richard Hoey as outlined in his most recent Economic Update. “We believe that a persistent multi-year upward [...]

NEW YORK, June 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Fewer than one in four Americans (24%) have enough savings to cover at least six months’ expenses, according to new research from Bankrate.com (NYSE: RATE). Exactly half have less than three months’ expenses saved up, and 27% have no emergency savings whatsoever. These numbers have barely budged in the past three years. They [...]

CHERRY HILL, N.J., June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Buoyed by rising home prices, American households will drive U.S. economic growth forward according to a report released today by TD Economics (www.td.com/economics), an affiliate of TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®. “The outlook for the economy is characterized by the increasing resiliency and confidence of the private sector [...]

NEW YORK, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – American workers are showing greater confidence regarding their jobs, with growing optimism toward the prospects of receiving improved healthcare and retirement benefits and a salary increase. But this positive sentiment is counterbalanced by raised expectations of more work for the same pay and concern about being replaced by a lower cost [...]

WASHINGTON, June 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – Could America’s doctors and nurses play a bigger role in learning the symptoms and recommended “treatments” for older patients suffering from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) that can leave them more susceptible to investment scams and other financial abuse? A new Investor Protection Trust (IPT) online survey of 603 U.S. doctors [...]

YONKERS, N.Y., June 12, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – The Consumer Reports Index, an overall measure of Americans’ personal financial health, shows Americans are reporting significantly fewer financial troubles. The Index’s trouble tracker measure fell sharply to 34.0 from 41.7 a month earlier—the lowest level since the organization first measured it in April 2009. The Consumer Reports trouble tracker has dropped more than [...]

FRESNO – Nominations are now being accepted for the “40 Under 40” Class of 2013. “40 Under 40” The Ultimate Networking Event, presented by Business Street Online and coming to Fresno on Thursday, November 7, will bring together some of the top young business professionals in the public and private sectors in central California.  They [...]

FRESNO – The Economic Development Corporation serving Fresno County (EDC) has announced that a Business Delegation from Hong Kong will be visiting Fresno County on Wednesday, June 12 for the purpose of investing in our region by purchasing local products. The delegation, consisting of 14 business leaders, will experience and see firsthand how products go from the [...]

WHITING, Ind., June 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – For most people, summer means long days, warm weather and vacation. For others, it means tuxes, registries and booked weekends – otherwise known as wedding season. Nearly half (48 percent) of U.S. adults plan on attending at least one wedding in the next 12 months, with 58 percent of 18-34 year [...]

VISALIA – The Visalia Chamber of Commerce has announced the 2013 Man and Woman of the Year finalists. The winners are kept top secret until the Annual Awards Celebration on June 20 at the Visalia Convention Center, and are sure to be one of the highlights of the evening.  The Chamber received many nominations for [...]

On this Memorial Day, while enjoying the company of friends and family, let’s not forget the fallen men and women in the Armed Forces who have made the celebration of this day possible.  They are not just names without faces.  They are our mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, aunts and uncles, cousins and friends [...]

FRESNO – The Economic Development Corporation serving Fresno County has announced the recent hire of Juanita Stevenson, who joins the agency as corporate locations c0ordinator. Stevenson, a former anchor and reporter for KFSN-TV ABC 30, brings a wealth of media and community relations experience to her new position, which involves marketing the region to maximize [...]

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced the SBA Veteran Pledge Initiative, a commitment by its top national, regional and community lenders to collectively increase their lending activity to veterans by five percent per year for the next 5 years. Oftentimes, veterans face challenges in raising capital or have trouble receiving a conventional [...]

VISALIA – Public officials, industry stakeholders, and local tourism representatives will congregate on May 23 at Rawhide Stadium’s Hall of Fame Club for the first ‘State of the Industry’ tourism event, hosted by the Sequoia Tourism Council. The breakfast marks the first time in many years that Tulare County will welcome a representative from Visit [...]

NEW YORK and LONDON, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — With monetary policy likely to remain supportive of economic expansion for an extended period of time, BNY Mellon Chief Economist Richard Hoey expects a prolonged multi-year global economic expansion, according to his most recent Economic Update. “In the short run, the global economy has been in a subcycle of slower growth within [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]