FRESNO – Dignitaries including CEO of the Economic Development Corporation serving Fresno County Lee Ann Eager, Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin, California High-Speed Rail Authority CEO Jeff Morales and others celebrated the official opening of three floor’s worth of offices in downtown Fresno’s historic building The Grand.  The floors now house the design, construction and management [...]

WATERFORD, Wis., Sept. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — The 8th annual Runzheimer International® Total Employee Mobility® (TEM®) Benchmarking Report released today shows that companies with high revenue growth (greater than 10%) invested more in their mobile workforce than companies with little to no revenue growth. High growth companies invested an average of $11,779 per mobile employee, compared with an average of $6,527 for low growth companies. [...]

FRESNO – Business Street Online is pleased to announce the members of the “40 Under 40” Class of 2013. The 40 young professionals will be honored at “40 Under 40” The Ultimate Networking Event, coming up on Nov. 7 at the Holiday Inn Fresno Downtown.  The event recognizes some of the top young business professionals [...]

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – The Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) today released a new study on pricing trends for implantable medical devices that shows average prices have declined significantly for major categories of implantable medical devices from 2007 through 2011. “These average pricing declines reflect the intensely competitive marketplace for medical technology and underscore the tremendous [...]

CHOWCHILLA – The Fossil Discovery Center in Chowchilla will be celebrating National Fossil Day on Oct. 19 with numerous hands-on activities and exhibits meant to engage kids and their parents. National Fossil Day was created four years ago by The National Park Service and the American Geosciences Institute to promote public awareness and stewardship of fossils, [...]

NORWALK, Conn., Sept. 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – As the economy continued to stabilize in 2012, wine consumption increased for the 19th straight year.  Overturned blue laws, relaxed restrictions on direct shipments, and customers trading up to more premium-priced wines all led to the industry’s success last year.  According to The Beverage Information Group’s recently released 2013 Wine Handbook, the wine industry [...]

OAKHURST – Oakhurst Community Park will be filled with scores of booths offering everything from collectibles to local wine samplings and more at the 21st annual Oakhurst Fall Festival, taking place Oct. 12 and 13. The festival, formerly known as the Wine and Chocolate Festival, has grown to encompass so much more than those two, [...]

FRESNO – Toreador Research and Trading, a Fresno based global finance firm, recently had its Large Capitalization Core Fund, ticker TORLX, recognized by Kiplinger as one of the top 10 mutual funds for 2013. Kiplinger, is one of the most respected sources for investment advice and generating financial discussion among individuals. Rafael Resendes, portfolio manager [...]

FRESNO – After a year as a volunteer for Susan G. Komen Central Valley, Kim Kaiser has accepted the top leadership role in the local nonprofit. In her position as board president, Kaiser wants to extend Susan G. Komen Central Valley’s footprint, and increase their presence in surrounding areas.  She said that required substantial fundraising [...]

DALLAS, September 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – HomeVestors, also known as the “We Buy Ugly Houses®”company, and Local Market Monitor , the national real estate forecaster, today released a ranking of U.S. markets for the third quarter of 2013 that projects that investing in single family homes as rental properties remains a good bet, even as home prices continue [...]

CENTRAL VALLEY – To improve patients’ engagement in their health, Adventist Health / Central Valley Network has launched an online patient portal, called MyAdventistHealth, for patients to easily access their health records and manage their health. Through MyAdventistHealth, all patients can enjoy quick access to their lab results, use a link to the online bill [...]

FRESNO – Kevin Meikle, a 24-year City of Fresno employee and long-time leader in the City’s Airports Department, has been named the City of Fresno’s director of aviation. Meikle, 55, has been serving as interim director of aviation since 2012.  Meikle has worked in the Airports Department since 2002, serving as assistant director of aviation from [...]

FRESNO – The Big Fresno Fair has announced the recipients of the 2013 Big Fresno Fair Community Champions Awards, which were established in 2008 to formally recognize individuals who have demonstrated an extraordinary passion for the betterment of Fresno County. The 2012 award-winners represent the following four categories: Volunteer, Humanitarian, Educator and Special Award. The [...]

CLOVIS – Fewer than 2,000 tickets have been sold for the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway.  This year’s house will be located in the De Young CountryCourt community in Clovis. Individuals who reserve tickets by Friday, September 20th will also be eligible to win the Early Bird prize, gas for a year, valued at $3,000, courtesy [...]

FRESNO – Emmy and Oscar Award winning actress Helen Hunt, this year’s luncheon keynote speaker for the Central California Women’s Conference, gave many of the conference attendees a chance to find out about her life in front of and behind the cameras. Hunt took questions during a VIP event this morning inside the Diamond Room [...]

NEW YORK, Sept. 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — The Deloitte Consumer Spending Index (Index) moved down slightly in August. The Index tracks consumer cash flow as an indicator of future consumer spending. “While the Index fell in August, it continues to indicate that overall conditions are positive for consumer spending,” said Daniel Bachman, Deloitte’s senior U.S. economist.  “Americans may [...]

FRESNO – Philanthropy Inspired by the Needs of our Community (PINC), a unique Fresno nonprofit founded in 2008 to benefit other local nonprofits in the community, has announced that they are now accepting applications from Fresno County nonprofit organizations that have services and programs targeting women and children to serve as the beneficiary for their 2014 fundraising [...]

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Bud Light, the official beer sponsor of the National Football League, is once again pairing the nation’s most popular beer and most popular sport for a fan-centric campaign that will include new TV creative and NFL- and team-specific packaging. Bud Light’s new TV campaign, “Dilemmas,” is an evolution of last year’s [...]

VISALIA - A total of 18 talented future leaders have been chosen to represent the 2013–2014 Visalia Chamber of Commerce in its flagship program, Leadership Visalia.  Members of the 28th Leadership Visalia class are as follows: Sandi Bennett, Artis & Co. CPA’s Rodney Blaco, Tulare County District Attoney’s Office Leslie Blair, City of Visalia, Community Development Engineering Mary [...]

VISALIA – The first U.S. archer to win a Paralympic Games gold medal since 1984 will headline the Kaweah Delta Community Health & Fitness Expo and 5th Annual Rehab Reunion on Saturday, Oct. 5, in Visalia. Jeff Fabry, who took the gold last year in London and become the first gold medalist for USA Archery [...]