Yara North America, a global company known for its fertilizers, is giving UC Merced $ 60,000 to fund a graduate fellowship and two undergraduate scholarships for research in the almond industry. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced company wants add homeless housing
A local company has applied to refurbish a downtown motel, which would transform it into permanent supportive housing for the homeless. The company CEO talked about the plans Wednesday, March 30, 2016. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced company applies to add homeless facility downtown
The year-old company would revamp a downtown motel The permanent supportive housing would be called Esperanza, the Spanish word for “hope” Project is still in its early stages of approval … Click to Continue »
Read More »Jim West – leader at Modesto egg, feed and propane company – dies at 81
He was grandson of founder of J.S. West & Cos. Company has had several business lines over its 107 years West also supported education, health, other causes … Click to Continue »
Read More »Hometown Buffet’s parent company files bankruptcy
It’s unclear if Merced’s Hometown Buffet will close Other locations in the state already have closed Merced restaurant closed for ‘asset inventory’ … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘Historic Preservation Week’ Celebrates Fresno Brewing Company
Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin proclaimed this week as ‘Historic Preservation Week’. This year’s theme is ‘Every Building has a Story’. Thursday morning Gaby Rodriguez spent some time inside of what used to be the Fresno Brewing Company, constructed in 1907. In honor of the building’s history, an event will take place Friday …
Read More »Company helping Brianna Ramirez get prosthetic eye
A south valley business is helping a Parlier teen lead a more normal life. Grabowski and Associates is an ocular prosthesis company out of Visalia. It’s helping Brianna put back the pieces of her life back toward normalcy by donating a prosthetic eye. The company owner has a prosthetic eye …
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