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Fresno businessman resurrects b-ball team

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Published on 05/18/2012 - 1:23 pm
Written by Clay Moffitt

The American Basketball Association will once again have a franchise in Fresno, when the Fresno Flight take the court for the 2012-13 season.

Site work underway for Kerman Walmart

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Published on 05/18/2012 - 1:20 pm
Written by Ben Keller

Kerman, with a population of about 13,500 people, is expected to reap $500,000 annually in tax revenue from a new Walmart store to be complete in a year.The landscape is changing rapidly in the small Fresno County community of Kerman where street improvement and site work is underway in preparation for a new Walmart store set to open next year.

Employers pull back on continuing education

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Published on 05/18/2012 - 1:18 pm
Written by Clay Moffitt

To maintain professional credibility, many employees have to pursue pricey certificate renewal programs. However, like the rest of the country, many local employers are telling employees they are on their own for those expenses.

Kingsburg plant closure end of ‘peachy’ era

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Published on 05/18/2012 - 1:15 pm
Written by Chuck Harvey

Del Monte’s closure of its Kingsburg cannery will result in the loss of 70 full-time and 1,100 seasonal workers.The planned closing of Del Monte’s Kingsburg peach-processing plant accentuates the demise of an era in which cling peach production and canning dominated the local economy.

Ducey’s embarks on improvements for summer

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Published on 05/11/2012 - 2:33 pm
Written by Ben Keller

From left, Kyusun and Sunwha Choe, new owners of the Pines Resort on Bass Lake, have made several renovations to the resort in anticipation of a busy summer.A year and a half since new owners took over operations at the Pines Resort on Bass Lake, the couple has made big changes to appeal to guests leading up to a busy summer season.

Organic fertilizer production booming

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Published on 05/11/2012 - 2:30 pm
Written by Chuck Harvey

Chicken manure, known as “litter” in the poultry industry, is a popular fertilizer for organic crop production.Like spring, organic fertilizer is bursting out all over.
Organic farms remain a small portion of the overall farming industry, but organic farmers are grabbing up more land. To maintain organic compliance,

Alorica adding call center, 200 jobs

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Published on 05/11/2012 - 2:19 pm
Written by Clay Moffitt

A shooter uses one of 25 lanes at the new Firing Line indoor shooting range in Clovis.Customer management outsourcing call center Alorica will move in mid-August to a larger facility on Blythe Avenue in Fresno and will bring more than 200 additional jobs.

Valley drive-ins hang on in digital world

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Published on 05/11/2012 - 2:04 pm
Written by Ben Keller

Once the wildly popular summer evening outing for families and teens, drive-in theatres have slipped into relative obscurity over the last few decades.

SE Fresno biz owners join forces

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Published on 05/04/2012 - 4:21 pm
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.

Nonprofits get no easy outs

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Published on 05/04/2012 - 4:19 pm
Written by Clay Moffitt

Bryan Feil (far right) and Anthony Armour (middile with the stocking cap) utilized resources from the Well Community Church to overcome some of the challenges of starting their nonprofit Neighborhood Thrift Store.Paperwork abounds, grants uncertain

Creating an organization to promote a cause can appear like a fulfillment of a personal calling, but starting a nonprofit organization is a lot more