What employers need to know about insurance, health care law

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Published on 05/18/2012 - 1:28 pm

Written by Michael Kincheloe

The health care reform act signed by President Obama in March 2010 will require nearly every U.S. citizen and legal resident to have affordable health coverage by 2014.

Kaweah Delta launching new medical residency program

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Published on 05/18/2012 - 1:26 pm

Written by Charles McCarthy

A Kaweah Delta Medical Center residency program beginning next year for University of California, Irvine medical school graduates is expected to attract new physicians who might later open permanent practices for Tulare-Visalia area patients.

Grand jury report on CCSPCA causes stir

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Published on 05/11/2012 - 2:43 pm

Written by Michael Kincheloe

The recent release of a Fresno County grand jury report regarding the ongoing scuffle between the City of Fresno and the Central California SPCA clearly demonstrates the differences in opinion between the factions.

First Tee of Fresno stresses golf, life skills for youth

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Published on 05/11/2012 - 2:37 pm

Written by Clay Moffitt

Mike Firpo envisioned a program where golf would be available to not just the wealthy, but any kid who had a desire to play. They would use the lessons learned in golf to overcome their every-day obstacles off the field.

SBA course graduates laud entrepreneurship program

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Published on 05/04/2012 - 4:25 pm

Written by Charles McCarthy

Seventeen small-business owners have tackled a new eight-month regimen of MBA-style success and jobs creation classes offered in Fresno by the federal Small Business Administration through the Strong Cities, Strong Communities initiative.

Central Valley homebuilding on an upswing

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Published on 05/04/2012 - 4:23 pm

Written by Chuck Harvey

New home construction has picked up slightly in the Fresno area, but homebuilding remains at a slow and well-calculated pace, mostly within existing new home developments.

Local banks see strong start to 2012

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Published on 04/27/2012 - 4:22 pm

Written by Business Journal Staff

Local banks are just starting to report their first quarter earnings, with most recording increases in net income over last year.

Four years later, Valley banks pay most TARP funds back

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Published on 04/27/2012 - 4:17 pm

Written by Clay Moffitt

Banks said program had stabilizing effect

In a lot of ways, TARP has become an ugly word in the financial world, but looking back four years later, many local bankers feel the program provided stability for the industry during a particularly rocky time.

Valley unemployment rate showing signs of life

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Published on 04/19/2012 - 3:47 pm

Written by Clay Moffitt

These days it’s easy to dismiss any improvement in the unemployment rate as purely statistical and lacking substance.

Yosemite National Park to release info on $1.5b concessions contract

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Published on 04/12/2012 - 2:25 pm

Written by Ben Keller

Yosemite National Park straddling Madera County to the north draws millions of visitors from all over the world each year to witness its towering granite monuments, gushing waterfalls and sprawling maze of tall trees and woodland wildlife.