San Joaquin County among best in both job and wage growth
San Joaquin County continued its strong recovery from the economic recession, landing in the 10 percent of counties in wage and job growth in the fourth quarter of 2015. According to the Quarterly...
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Brexit vote impact will be felt in California
Turns out the leave campaign in Britain had more voters as well as posters as British voters opted to leave the European Union, sending stock markets crashing around the world. SACRAMENTO — The...
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Cash is losing its luster among consumers
WASHINGTON — Most Americans believe that the country will become a cashless society in their lifetimes. That is according to a new gallup poll released Monday. Sixty-two percent of Americans said they...
View ArticleNew logistics facility planned for Lathrop
LATHROP — The city of Lathrop will soon have a new distribution facility to add to the area’s booming logistics industry. Mid Cal Industrial Properties and Cushman and Wakefield closed escrow on 32.3...
View ArticleMcClatchy posts $14.7 million loss in second quarter
SACRAMENTO — McClatchy, one of the nation’s largest media chains, reported a $14.7 million loss for the second quarter of 2016. That loss was significantly less than the $296.5 million loss reported at...
View ArticleNew jewelery store among changes at Weberstown
STOCKTON — Daniel’s Jewelers will open its newest location at Weberstown Mall on Pacific Avenue, July 28. It will be the company’s second store in the area, along with Modesto’s store. Daniel’s...
View ArticleFormer Farmington Fresh GM sentenced for embezzlement
STOCKTON — Bruce Wayne Hesse was sentenced to six months in county jail and three years of probation Monday after pleading no contest to one count of grand theft. Hesse was charged after a criminal...
View ArticleCentral Valley Community Bank gets OK to buy Sierra Vista Bank
FRESNO — The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and California Department of Business Oversight has given regulatory approval for Community Bancorp (the parent company of Central Valley Community...
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CareerBuilder survey finds most workers struggle to make ends meet
An embroidery worker CHICAGO — A new survey by CareerBuilder found that 75 percent of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck to make ends meet. While the majority of that group (38 percent) said...
View ArticleStockton chamber to host Annual Industrial & Technology BBQ
STOCKTON — The Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce will host the 52nd Annual Industrial & Technology BBQ, Sept. 14 at the University Plaza Waterfront Hotel. More than 300 business people will...
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New survey says workers have grim expectations for retirement
LOS ANGELES — The expectations for American workers about their retirement is grim according to new research released by Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies. The company released a new study...
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California’s new vehicle market sputters in first half or year
The new vehicle market sputtered in the second quarter of the year according to the California New Car Dealers Association. New vehicle registrations were up by just 1.8 percent in the second quarter,...
View ArticleExports for Modesto, Stockton companies up
STOCKTON — Exports for Modesto and Stockton-area companies in 2015 were up 10 percent, according to a report released today by the U.S. Department of Commerce. In fact, each city set a personal best....
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San Joaquin County job growth expected to outpace state’s
STOCKTON — Look for steady economic growth in California for the rest of the decade. That’s the message from University of the Pacific economists in the California and Metro Forecast released Tuesday....
View ArticleFed raises interest rates
For just the second time in a decade, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter percent Wednesday. It signaled there could be additional increases next year as well. The Fed’s key interest...
View ArticleBusiness Forecast Conference to address economic, political trends
STOCKTON — Business owners and managers can get their first look at 2017’s economy and projections regarding the political landscape, Jan. 5, during the Business Forecast Conference, presented by the...
View ArticleConsumer confidence hits 15-year high
WASHINGTON — American consumers are the most optimistic they’ve been since 2001. The consumer confidence index climbed to 113.7 in December, The Conference Board said Tuesday. That’s an increase from...
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Business forecast: Economy still growing but slower; Trump presents unknowns
STOCKTON — Business leaders have reason to be cautiously optimistic in 2017, largely because of strong consumer confidence and some positive signs from the global economy, local economists said...
View ArticleRegional economy to remain solid in 2017 but could slow after
STOCKTON — California’s economy is expected to maintain a “solid” 2.6 percent growth this year, say economists with the Center for Business and Policy Research at the University of the Pacific....
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California exports start 2017 strong
California exporters were off to a strong start in 2017, according to a Beacon Economics’ analysis of U.S. trade statistics released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau. Foreign shipments by California...
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