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Looking for employment? Two major employers in the Central Valley are looking for applicants. JD Food and Certified Meat

Chicken is coming to Fig Garden Village, and they’re looking to lasso up some employees when it opens this

(AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4 p.m. Stocks closed mostly lower on

(AP) — The financial condition of the government’s bedrock retirement programs for middle- and working-class Americans remains shaky, with

(AP) — San Francisco’s renowned waterfront hosts joggers, admiring tourists and towering condos with impressive views. It could also

(AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk appears poised to transform the company’s electric cars into driverless vehicles in a

(AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that Herman Cain has withdrawn from consideration for a seat on the

(AP) — Washington appears set to become the first state to allow a burial alternative known as “natural organic

Central Valley Community Bank in Fresno has announced the retirement of two of its executive vice presidents, which will

There was a time when young adults were anxious to become lawyers, but Janice Pearson, dean for San Joaquin

T-Mobile US and Sprint Corp. have announced that Kingsburg will be home to a previously announced “Central Valley Customer

Sierra Bancorp announced a “favorable” increase on its balance sheets for the first quarter of 2019. The parent company

Saturday is April 20 — or as it is lovingly referred to in marijuana culture — “420.” Whether you

(AP) — Last year, much of Hawaii was shocked to learn a Chicago restaurant chain owner had trademarked the

(AP) — U.S. home construction slipped 0.3% in March, as housing starts are running below last year’s pace in

A court-appointed receiver has been named to oversee operations for a Fresno-based chain of nursing homes in three California

(AP) — Federal regulators are reportedly considering seeking some kind of oversight of Mark Zuckerberg’s leadership of Facebook over

(AP) — A federal appeals court has given the Environmental Protection Agency 90 days to justify why a widely

(AP) — Millions more Instagram users were affected by a password security lapse than parent company Facebook acknowledged nearly

(AP) — As thousands of Stop & Shop workers remain on strike in New England, some Jewish families are

(AP) — The National Enquirer is being sold to the former head of the airport newsstand company Hudson News

(AP) — President Donald Trump may soon be able to claim a sweet victory for his deregulation push, with

(AP) — Potheads have for decades celebrated their love of marijuana on April 20, but the once counter-culture celebration

The year started with a jump in unemployment in the Central Valley that has continued into March, according to

Community Medical Centers has announced a gift of $1 million from Fresno-based Howe Electric Construction, Inc., in support of

BANKING Lo B. Nestman has been named president of Premier Valley Bank (PVB), a subsidiary of Heartland Financial USA,

General manager Hydratech, LLC Education: Bachelor of Science degree in industrial technology, Saint Mary’s University, Minnesota Associate of science

Read the April 19, 2019 edition of The Business Journal! CLICK HERE to view today’s issue! The post The

(AP) — There’s a whole lot of shakin’ going on in Southern California — 10 times more than seismologists

Cristian Sanroman of Fresno had put some thought into a bachelor’s degree to become a surveyor, but instead, he

(AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4 p.m. Major U.S. indexes managed small

Eateries are not leaving space along Downtown Fresno’s Kern Street vacant for long these days. GG’s Food Factory will

(AP) — The drinking water in Paradise, California, where 85 people died in the worst wildfire in state history,

(AP) — There’s some tech jubilance in the air on Wall Street and in Silicon Valley as a pair

(AP) — Amazon and Walmart on Thursday are kicking off a two-year pilot established by the government to allow

(AP) — A powerful New Mexico regulatory authority is requiring the state’s largest utility to bill Facebook $39 million

(AP) — The World Trade Organization handed the United States a win Thursday in a trade dispute with China,

(AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday he plans to introduce legislation to raise the minimum age

Chukchansi Park unveiled its “Splash Park presented by Community Medical Centers” area Wednesday — the latest capital improvement to

Another former Orchard Supply Hardware store has a new tenant, and again its Ace Hardware. Westlake Ace Hardware, which

(AP) — Stocks finished a wobbly day of trading on Wall Street Wednesday with modest losses that erased most

The Central Valley’s strategic location in the middle of the Golden State has advantages for many industries, and even

(AP) — The Writers Guild of America is suing Hollywood’s four biggest talent agencies in the latest and boldest

The City of Clovis is addressing a recent controversial comment made by a commissioner with the Fresno Housing Authority

(AP) — A Los Angeles Dodgers fan sued the team on Tuesday, alleging he was roughed up by security

(AP) —NBC Universal and the LA Olympics are going into business together, combining to package commercial time on all

Reports on the death of brick-and-mortar retail have been greatly exaggerated, according to one national chain that just celebrated

(AP) — It’s a situation many new business owners land in — they’re so anxious to find customers and

(AP) — Godiva is looking beyond its iconic gold gift box of chocolates. The Belgium confectioner is rolling out

(AP) — The stock market has been so hot this year that it might need an ice-cold Fruitopia, or