NEW YORK, July 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Provincetown, located at the extreme tip of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, is the United States’ most expensive destination in terms of its hotel costs. That’s the finding of a new survey from CheapHotels.org. The survey compared hotel rates for all destinations in theUSA for this summer’s main travel period of July 1 to August 31. The rankings were determined based [...]

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 [...]

MADERA – In 1958, Valley Children’s Hospital performed its first open heart surgery. Yesterday, Children’s Hospital Central California was the first hospital in the valley to perform heart valve replacement  without open heart surgery. Cardiac Interventionist Dr. Paolo Aquino lead the Children’s Hospital team in successfully implanting Melody Transcatheter Pulmonary Valves in two patients on Monday, July [...]

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 [...]

WASHINGTON, July 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $24.70 billion for the month of May 2013, an increase of 4.6 percent from the previous month when sales were $23.62 billion. This represents the largest sequential monthly increase in sales for the industry since March [...]

SELMA – Gregory L. Garner was sworn in as the City of Selma’s 12th police chief at Abraham Lincoln Middle School on Monday. “We are pleased to have someone with Greg’s skills and abilities right outside our door,” said Selma City Manager D-B Heusser.   “He was head and shoulders above the rest of the finalists.  [...]

FRESNO —Two Fresno State faculty members, Dr. The Nguyen and Dr. Fariborz M. Tehrani, both of the Lyles School of Engineering, were selected to be Coleman Fellows for Fresno State by the Lyles Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Coleman Foundation. Nguyen is currently assistant professor for the Mechanical Engineering Department and will be [...]

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 [...]

FRESNO – Saint Agnes Medical Center has been named among the best hospitals in California for patient engagement. Axial Exchange, a leading patient engagement technology firm, announced results from its California Patient Engagement Index, and ranked Saint Agnes fourth among 135 hospitals with an overall score of 85. Axial Exchange’s Patient Engagement Index scored hospitals [...]

YONKERS, N.Y., June 28, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – Buying eyeglasses from the eye doctor’s office is convenient, but can be costly.  Comparison shopping among different types of eyewear stores including online and discount retailers takes time but can save consumers 40 percent or more.  Consumer Reports’ most recent survey about its readers’ eyeglass-shopping experiences found that Costco was a [...]

FRESNO – Visiting someone in the hospital can be a trying time – especially if you’re 5 years old. It’s even harder when it’s your mom or sibling – you’re a long way from home – and staying at Terry’s House next to Community Regional Medical Center. Terry’s House is a hospitality home where families [...]

FRESNO – Assistant City Manager Bruce Rudd has announced that three pieces of artwork on the Fulton Mall have been temporarily removed from the Fulton Mall for restoration work because of damage related to wire and/or metal theft. “Unfortunately, this isn’t the first time that we have been forced to move artwork at the Mall as a result of [...]

NEW YORK, June 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Data through April 2013, released today by S&P Dow Jones Indices for its S&P/Case-Shiller1 Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, showed average home prices increased 11.6% and 12.1% for the 10- and 20-City Composites in the 12 months ending in April 2013. From March to April, the 10- and [...]

FRESNO – The deadline for applications for the next Downtown Academy, a collaboration between Fresno’s Leading Young Professionals (FLYP), the City of Fresno and the Downtown Fresno Partnership, is this Sunday. 30 students will go through the 11-month course, which will connect them with business and community leaders interested in further solidifying a thriving downtown [...]

FRESNO – Dr. John D. Welty and his wife, Dr. Sharon Brown-Welty, moved out of University House Tuesday, a month before he retires, so that scheduled repairs and minor renovations can begin to prepare the home for Fresno State’s next president and his family. Work is needed to bring state-owned University House and grounds up [...]

TULARE - The International Agri-Center recently hosted Tulare and Visalia area fourth graders for the first annual “AgVenture! Day.”  The event, which drew 1,600 local students, taught about agriculture and the importance of good nutrition. Teachers and students spent the day learning from farmers, ranchers, nutrition experts and other representatives in the agriculture industry.  Demonstrations included sheep shearing, [...]

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 [...]

FRESNO – Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin today announced that the City of Fresno’s “Get the Lead Out, Fresno” program received an Award of Excellence as the first-place winner in the Lead-Safe … For Kids Sake grant program sponsored by DuPont and the U.S. Conference of Mayors.  The City will receive a $100,000 grant for receiving the award. The award is [...]

LOS ANGELES, June 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — The decision to get a weight loss surgery is a difficult one; the risks of living a life of morbid obesity have to overshadow the one time risks associated with the operation. Meeting with a physician can determine this for sure, but this is typically the case for people [...]

FRESNO – With days left until Bacon vs. Tofu Night this Thursday, the captains and chefs have been announced for #TeamBacon and #TeamTofu. In the bacon corner is Benaddiction, a mobile food truck well known for its use of pork in its sandwiches. In the tofu corner, Eat Street Bistro and Catering, another popular food truck [...]