FRESNO, CALIFORNIA, January 22, 2016…After a remarkably successful first year with 52 entries, The Big Fresno Fair is proud to announce the 2nd Annual San Joaquin Valley Olive Oil Competition (SJVOOC). The competition is open to all olive oil producers in the State of California with olive oil made from the most recent olive harvest. Entries are now [...]

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Those who attend Firehouse World 2016 next week will be afforded the chance to listen to the Fresno, Calif., fire chief speak about an incident that nearly cost her department a fire officer and garnered global attention. Chief Kerri Donis has agreed to do a special presentation on Capt. Peter Dern’s fall through a garage [...]

FRESNO, Calif. – The California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority) will kick off the New Year with the demolition of the Tuolumne Street Bridge in Downtown Fresno. This will make way for construction of a new, higher bridge that will accommodate the high-speed rail line and allow for two-way traffic. Tuolumne Street between F Street and [...]

SACRAMENTO – January 25, 2016 – A new portion of Fresno County has been placed under quarantine for the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) following the detection of one ACP within the City of Fresno. The quarantine zone measures 97 square miles, bordered on the north by W Alluvial Avenue; on the south by W North [...]

Fresno State will launch 19 new courses as part of the Sustainable Parks and Recreation Community Initiative program, led by the Department of Recreation Administration at Fresno State. The program will introduce a new partnership with the City of Fresno Department of Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services (PARCS). The Sustainable Parks and Recreation [...]

The California High-Speed Rail Authority and its resource partners are hosting Small Business Enterprise certification workshops at no cost to small businesses. The workshops will provide hands-on technical assistance for on-the-spot online certification from the California Department of General Services. Information on Federal 8(a) and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise certifications will also be provided. Monday, January [...]

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) today announced the finalists of the 2016 InnovateHER: Innovating for Women Business Challenge, a nationwide business competition to highlight innovative products and services created and launched by cutting-edge entrepreneurs. In making the announcement, SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet said: “From precision medicine to agriculture to science, technology, engineering [...]

Tulare, Calif. – Results are in for World Ag Expo’s Top-10 New Products competition. The winners will be showcased February 9-11, 2016 during the 49th annual World Ag Expo in Tulare, California. A group of judges made up of farmers, ranchers and industry professionals selected the Top-10 New Products. Ace Pump Corporation – Gemini Dual [...]

FRESNO, Calif. – Former Major League Baseball player and manager Bobby Valentine has been added to the lineup of the 55th Anniversary Hot Stove Gala, scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016 at 5 p.m. in the Fresno Convention Center’s New Exhibit Hall in Downtown Fresno. Prior to his time in Major League Baseball, Valentine was [...]

Fresno Calif., The Big Fresno Fair received top honors at the Western Fairs Association’s (WFA) 93rd Convention & Trade Show, where more than 1,200 fair CEOs, directors, staff and fair related professionals from roughly 125 fairs throughout the Western United States attended to celebrate the greatest accomplishments of 2015. These Achievement Awards recognize the best practices by fairs [...]

FRESNO, CA –U.S. District Court Judge Kimberly J. Mueller ruled today in favor of the City of Fresno, Caltrans, and the Federal Highway Administration, denying the motion for summary judgment submitted by the Downtown Fresno Coalition and other individual plaintiffs and granting the defendants’ motions for summary judgment on three Administrative Procedure Act (APA) claims. [...]

VISALIA, CA — Bank of the Sierra held its fourth annual Rockin’ Resolution Run on New Year’s Day. The annual run aims to inspire community members to make fitness goals for the New Year, while also creating community awareness. In its fourth year, the run has now raised more than $30,000 for local charities. Low [...]

LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Joining forces with the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)™, formerly the Consumer Electronics Association, Samsung and Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, will host a free e-waste collection event on January 10. The event will help provide residents of the City of Las Vegas and surrounding areas with a [...]

COARSEGOLD, Calif., Dec. 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ – The Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians announced today that they have reached a settlement agreement with National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) that will allow the Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino (CRGC) to reopen in the near future. “This is an important and very good day for our Tribe,” Tribal Chairwoman Claudia Gonzales said. [...]

Fresno, CA (December 18, 2015) – International airlines Aeromexico and Volaris are bringing families and friends together this holiday season by increasing flight frequencies from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Guadalajara, Mexico. Both airlines expect strong passenger bookings during the busy holiday travel period. As a result, the airlines have increased flight frequencies to accommodate [...]

Fresno, CA, December 9, 2015– Veteran Fresno-area tech entrepreneur J. Colin Petersen, President & CEO of J – I.T. Outsource, says he’s seen enough. It’s time to move Downtown. He says it’s hard to ignore that Downtown Fresno is the place for technology to be, so he’ll be taking up a whole floor in 5500 [...]

FRESNO, CA – City Manager Bruce Rudd, along with Councilmember Clint Olivier and City officials, today announced the creation of a special Code Enforcement Strike Team to identify properties known to contain substandard housing and proactively ensure compliance with city and state housing standards. The Strike Team will consist of two senior Code Enforcement officers [...]

MODESTO, Calif., Dec. 8, 2015 /PRNewswire/ – Almond Board of California (ABC) today launched Accelerated Innovation Management (AIM), a major new strategic effort designed to make the almond industry even more efficient and sustainable.1 ”Through our Accelerated Innovation Management program, the Almond Board will accelerate its investment in sustainability1, almond tree and farming research, and step up efforts to develop new [...]

FRESNO, Calif., Dec. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ – AT&T1 announced today it is planning to expand the availability of ultra-fast speeds through  AT&T GigaPowerSM to homes, apartments and small businesses in parts of 38 additional metros across the United States, which will total at least 56 metros served, including in the Fresno area.2 With the launch of our ultra-fast Internet service in parts of 2 [...]