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Clovis’ first indoor shooting range opens

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Published on 05/18/2012 - 10:26 am
Written by Clay Moffitt

A shooter uses one of 25 lanes at the new Firing Line indoor shooting ranger in Clovis.Jake Belemijian, the manager of the newly opened Firing Line indoor shooting range in Clovis, wants to debunk common stereotypes of gun owners and insists firearms are for anyone.

Goudreau named 2012 Women in Business Champion

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Published on 05/17/2012 - 1:46 pm
Written by Business Journal staff

2012 National Small Business Week runs from May 20-26.Due to her outreach and advocacy for female business owners, Vickie Goudreau, the co-owner of Innovation Commercial Flooring, Inc., was named the 2012 Central California Women in Business Champion of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration. 

SE Fresno biz owners join forces

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Published on 05/11/2012 - 10:35 am
Written by Clay Moffitt

From left, Jose Leon Barraza and Rev. Juan M. Saavedra of Grace United Methodist Church are affiliated with the 2-year-old Southeast Fresno Community economic Development Association. Recognizing the disproportionately high unemployment rate, a population undertrained for many jobs and inadequate recreational facilities, among other issues, concerned business leaders in southeast Fresno have joined together to form the Southeast Fresno Community Economic Development Association.

Small business center awarded for innovation

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Published on 05/07/2012 - 12:15 pm
Written by Business Journal staff

The Central Valley Business Incubator-Small Business Development Center (CVBI-SBDC) was selected to receive the 2012 California SBDC Excellence and Innovation Award.

Goudreau named champion of year

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Published on 05/07/2012 - 9:51 am
Written by Business Journal Staff

Vickie GoudreauThe Fresno District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration has named Vickie Goudreau co-owner of Innovation Commercial Flooring Inc., Fresno, as the 2012 Central California Women in Business Champion of the Year.

UC Merced announces Small Business Award winners

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Published on 05/02/2012 - 2:22 pm
Written by Business Journal staff

As part of National Small Business Week, five companies from Madera, Fresno and Tulare counties will be honored at the University of California, Merced Small Business Awards. 

SBA workshop to reach businesses for HUBZone program

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Published on 05/02/2012 - 10:35 am
Written by Business Journal staff

U.S. Small Business AdministrationThe U.S. Small Business Administration will hold a workshop on May 15 with the intent of getting more businesses certified under the HUBZone program.

George Brown building fifth Fresno fitness club

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Published on 04/27/2012 - 10:05 am
Written by Ben Keller

An artist's rendering of the planned 44,000 square-foot Gb3 fitness club at Milburn and Herndon avenues in Fresno. It should open by year's end.The downturn in the economy apparently hasn’t halted George Brown, who is gearing up to open his fifth fitness club in Fresno by the end of the year.

Swearengin to kick off SBA jobs initiative

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Published on 04/23/2012 - 11:02 am
Written by Business Journal staff

The 2012 Emerging Leaders Initiative begins April 25 at the SBA office at 801 R Street in downtown Fresno.Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin will open the 2012 U.S. Small Business Association’s Emerging Leaders (e200) Initiative April 25 at the Fresno SBA office, the SBA announced today.

Fresno printing firm folds, leaving 86 jobless

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Published on 04/12/2012 - 4:12 pm
Written by Gabriel Dillard

Certified Ad Services in Fresno will close at the end of the month, leaving 86 people unemployed.Certified Ad Services, a half-century-old Fresno business specializing in printing and graphic design, will shut down by the end of the month, leaving 86 people out of a job.