Survey: To Sit or Stand? Almost 70% of Full Time American Workers Hate Sitting, but They do it all Day Every Day

Jul 18, 2013 No Comments

ST. PAUL, Minn., July 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Most Americans have to sit all day at work and they despise it.  A new survey commissioned by Ergotron, a global manufacturer of digital display mounting, furniture, and mobility products including sit-stand desks, found that nearly 70 percent of full time American workers hate sitting, yet 86 percent do it all [...]

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Former President of the Fresno Black Chamber of Commerce Dies

Jul 17, 2013 No Comments

FRESNO – Former president of the Fresno Black Chamber of Commerce Reynold L. Johnson passed away last Sunday at the age of 76. Born in Hope, Arkansas on June 24, 1937 into a family of 10 children, he moved to Fresno and graduated from Edison High School. He started his first two businesses at 18 [...]

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Workers Should Expect Steady Wage Growth

Jul 17, 2013 No Comments

ARLINGTON, Va., July 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Workers in the private sector should expect wages to increase in the coming months at about the same rate as they have in recent years, according to the final second quarter Wage Trend Indicator™ (WTI) released today by Bloomberg BNA, a leading publisher of specialized news and information. The index for the second [...]

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Fresno EDC’s BEAR Breakfast is Friday

Jul 17, 2013 No Comments

FRESNO – The next semi-annual BEAR Breakfast, presented by the Economic Development Corporation serving Fresno County, is being held this Friday beginning at 7:30 a.m. at the Fresno Chaffee Zoo Dining Garden. The focus of the morning will be “Economic Impact of Healthcare in the Valley.”  Presenters will include Dr. David Hawkins, provost and dean [...]

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June Home Prices Up 19%, Sales Volume Weakens After Hitting Four-Year High in May

Jul 16, 2013 No Comments

SEATTLE, July 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Technology-powered real estate brokerage Redfin (www.redfin.com) today released its Real-Time Home Price Tracker for June 2013, showing home prices increasing 19 percent year over year across 19 major U.S. markets. Strong price increases continue to support growing inventory, which increased for the third consecutive month. However, home sales faltered in June, with a [...]

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‘Garbage Guts’ is First ‘Dog Bowl Ice Cream’ Champion

Jul 16, 2013 No Comments

FRESNO – The “Garbage Guts” team of Fresno/Clovis is the first Fresno State ‘Dog Bowl Ice Cream’ champion after beating out 12 other teams at the Rue and Gwen Gibson Farm Market’s 7th annual Fresno State Farm Festival on July 13. The team of Rob Wike, Bruce Henderson, Brandon Williams and Dakota Daffron finished their 12 scoops – two [...]

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Deadline for ’40 Under 40′ Class of 2013 Nominations is July 26

Jul 15, 2013 No Comments

FRESNO – The deadline for nominations for the “40 Under 40″ Class of 2013 is coming up on Friday, July 26. The class, made up of some of the best and brightest individuals in the public and private sectors of central California, will be honored at “40 Under 40″ The Ultimate Networking Event, presented by [...]

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Newest Goodyear Blimp Takes Shape

Jul 15, 2013 No Comments

AKRON, Ohio, July 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Goodyear (NASDAQ: GT), the best-known tire company inNorth America, is hard at work on the construction of its newest airship. This week marks an important milestone in the company’s plans to replace its current fleet of blimps as workers install an envelope over the aluminum and carbon fiber framework of the [...]

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Clovis Guild Tops $1 Million Mark with New Pledge

Jul 12, 2013 No Comments

CLOVIS – The Clovis Community Medical Center Guild delivered a huge surprise to the hospital’s baby nursery in June – a $250,000 pledge that will benefit the more than 3,400 babies born there each year. Guild President Joyce Morrelli announced the gift after the group’s June board meeting. “This gift raises the Guild to the [...]

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Permanent Hiring Expected to Remain Steady and Temporary Hiring to Grow in the Back Half of 2013

Jul 12, 2013 No Comments

CHICAGO, July 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — U.S. workers can expect a stable employment environment over the next six months along with an upswing in temporary jobs. In CareerBuilder’s latest national survey, employers indicated that full-time, permanent hiring in the second half of 2013 will mirror that of 2012 while temporary and contract hiring is expected to increase [...]

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Yosemite Sierra Visitors Bureau Unveils New Logo

Jul 11, 2013 No Comments

OAKHURST – The Yosemite Sierra Visitors Bureau unveiled a new logo featuring more graphics and vivid colors Wednesday. The new logo is meant to capture people’s attention by using an iconic image from Yosemite National Park. “We wanted to have a logo that quickly grabbed people’s attention as today’s society zeroes in on images more [...]

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North America Ranked as Top Market for M&A Activity

Jul 11, 2013 No Comments

NEW YORK, July 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Forty percent of business executives, whose organizations are contemplating merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions in 2013, expect the deals will occur in North America. According to a recent Deloitte online poll, more than one quarter of these deals (28 percent) will be under $1 billion. “It may seem to go against conventional [...]

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Grizzlies Catcher Monell to Participate in 2013 All-Star Home Run Derby

Jul 10, 2013 No Comments

FRESNO – Fresno Grizzlies catcher Johnny Monell has been selected to participate in the 2013 IGT Triple-A All-Star Home Run Derby, Triple-A Baseball announced. Monell will be among six participants, three from the Pacific Coast League and three from the International League, in the Home Run Derby, which will take place on Monday, July 15th [...]

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Retail Sales, Traffic to Increase in Back-to-School Season

Jul 10, 2013 No Comments

CHICAGO, July 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — This August, retailers can expect that prepared parents will shop and spend more during the “back-to-school season” than they did last year. According to ShopperTrak – the world’s largest counter and analyzer of retail foot traffic – national retail sales, when compared to the same period last year, will rise 4.3 percent in [...]

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Valley High School Students Explore Biomedical Research at UCSF Fresno

Jul 09, 2013 No Comments

FRESNO – 14 students will spend the coming weeks in hospitals, clinics and labs although they aren’t sick. For the 25th year, UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program is offering Central San Joaquin Valley high school students the chance to experience hands-on biomedical research through its Summer Biomedical Research Internship Program (SBI). Now through Aug. 7, [...]

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Commodity Market Decreased in June Amid Continued Slowing Growth Signals from China

Jul 09, 2013 No Comments

NEW YORK , July 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Commodities were lower in June as uncertainty surrounding the future of the global economic recovery remained high. Nelson Louie, Global Head of Commodities in Credit Suisse’s Asset Management business, said, “Macroeconomic news out of China weighed on commodities in June.  With China now shifting to a more moderate [...]

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More Credit Cards Offering Introductory Bonuses

Jul 08, 2013 No Comments

NEW YORK, July 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – The latest edition of Bankrate.com’s (NYSE: RATE) annual cash-back credit card rewards survey found that more than half of the cards (55%) offer introductory bonuses. But some cards are offering fewer points or require more spending in order to get the same bonus as last year. Fifty-three percent of the cards [...]

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Foster Youth to Benefit from Big B.A.N.G. Weekend

Jul 08, 2013 No Comments

FRESNO – Celebrity football players will team up this weekend for the inaugural Big B.A.N.G. (Building A New Generation) Weekend, which will benefit roughly 30 foster kids under the care of the Keeping Youth Journeying Onward (KYJO) Foster Family Agency. The weekend kicks off with the Celebrity Bowling Challenge this Friday evening at AMF Sierra [...]

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Grizzlies Independence Day Game Draws Large Crowd

Jul 05, 2013 No Comments

FRESNO -More than 10,000 fans crowded Chukchansi Park last night for the Fresno Grizzlies Independence Day Fireworks Extravaganza, which was also the start of a seven-game homestand. Despite the large crowd, the Grizzlies lost to the Sacramento River Cats with a score of 1-0.  The Grizzlies will face the River Cats three more times before [...]

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Susan G. Komen Central Valley to Host Inaugural Pink Bag Social

Jul 05, 2013 No Comments

FRESNO – July 18 is now being referred to as a “Ladies’ Night Out,” as Susan G. Komen will host its inaugural Pink Bag Social in the Holiday Inn Skyroom Lounge in downtown Fresno, beginning at 5:30 p.m. The event is free to the public, and in addition to complimentary hors d’oeuvres, no-host bar and [...]

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