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Jo-Ann's Fabric and Craft Store Opening in Old Mervyn's Location. |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 02/09/2011 02:47 PM
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SONORA, CA. Economic Development Director Larry Cope announces the name of one of the retailers locating in the former Mervyn’s location: Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores. Shoppers can look forward to a fall 2011 opening. Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores is the nation’s largest specialty retailer of fabrics, and one of the largest in specialty crafts, including sewing, home decorating, apparel, and other creative endeavors. Providing customers with an outlet for creativity is the mission statement of this retail giant...
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Catholic Healthcare West (CHW) Community Grants Awarded |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 02/09/2011 02:55 PM
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Stockton, CA...At a recent awards luncheon at St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Stockton, four Calaveras County organizations received a total of $22,000 from the 2010 Catholic Healthcare West (CHW) Community Grant Program. The awards were presented by Feliciano Jiron, President and CEO of Mark Twain St. Josephs Hospital, Larry Cornish, V.P, Facilities and Project Development, and Lew Steele, Vice Chair of the Mark Twain St. Joseph’s Healthcare Corporation Board of Trustees. The awardees included the Calaveras Children’s Dental Project, the Calaveras Senior Center, the Resource Connection Early Childhood Programs and the Resource Connection Food Bank to support their community projects. Each year Mark Twain St. Joseph’s Hospital and Catholic Healthcare West seek to partner with Calaveras County nonprofit organizations who are working to improve the health status and quality of life of the local communities....
Pictured from left to right: Lew Steele: Feliciano Jiron; Jeannie Hayward, The Resource Connection Food Bank; Sheila Neal, The Resource Connection Early Childhood Programs; Ken McInturf, Calaveras Senior Center; Heidi Harding, Calaveras Senior Center; Larry Cornish; Laurie Perry, Calaveras Children’s Dental Program
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Don't Worry Be Appy at Golden State Cellular |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 02/09/2011 03:16 PM
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ACBA's Introduces New Calaveras County Businesses This Eve~by Patrick Works |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 02/08/2011 12:08 AM
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Camps Restaurant, Greenhorn Creek, Angels Camp, CA....Tonight's meeting of the Angels Camp Business Association (ACBA) offered a chance for businesses coming to our community to introduce themselves in person. Janice Bassett, a resident of Valley Springs, has recently launched her web-based gift and fundraising business "Janice's Great Gifts and Decor" and can be found at her website www.janicesgreatgifts.com. A recent addition to the store owners in Downtown Angels Camp is Calaveras Customs. Christian Harwell has opened his doors at 1277 S. Main St., at the end of Main St. across the street from the Utica House. Mr. Harwell's .....
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Froggy's Wins Wins 2 International Awards |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 02/01/2011 01:49 PM
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Angels Camp, CA...Froggy’s Auto Wash & Lube, located in Angels Camp at 572 South Main Street, designed and built by Chris Oddo and Urban Gomes of Fairway Construction opened for business in 2002. They entered a contest in “The National Oil & Lube News” which features Oil & Lube facilities from around the world. Froggy’s Auto Wash & Lube received a first place award for “Best Landscaping for a Lube Shop” and also won an honorable mention award that tied with a facility in Saudi Arabia for “Best Looking Lube Shop.”..
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Governor Brown Orders Immediate State Car Cutback |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 01/29/2011 08:13 AM
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SACRAMENTO – In an effort to cut the state’s passenger vehicle fleet in half, Governor Jerry Brown today directed all state agencies and departments to immediately halt new car purchases and turn in taxpayer-funded cars that are not essential to state business. “There is a lot of wasteful spending on cars that aren’t even driven,” Brown said. “And we can’t afford to spend taxpayer money on new cars while California faces such a massive deficit.”
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GDP-3.2% in 4th Quarter |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 01/28/2011 08:12 AM
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| Washington, DC...Real gross domestic product -- the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States -- increased at an annual rate of 3.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010, (that is, from the third quarter to the fourth quarter), according to the "advance" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the third quarter, real GDP increased 2.6 percent.. |
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TCEDA Small Business Center Opens |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 01/28/2011 10:53 AM
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Sonora, CA.....Economic Development Director Larry Cope announced today that the new TCEDA Small Business Center is open and will provide a private meeting and a conference training room for business consultants from the Business Alliance of Tuolumne County and other partners. Through the Business Alliance, four business consultants from the Alliance SBDC, and over 13 active SCORE consultants met with 350 new small business clients in 2010. “There was a real need for professional office space for confidential client meetings. “Office space for consultants to meet with their clients was extremely limited, this new small business center will solve that problem,” explains Cope.....
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Fed Signals Continued $600 Billion in Bond Purchases in Statement |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 01/27/2011 01:49 AM
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Washington, DC...Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in December confirms that the economic recovery is continuing, though at a rate that has been insufficient to bring about a significant improvement in labor market conditions. Growth in household spending picked up late last year, but remains constrained by high unemployment, modest income growth, lower housing wealth, and tight credit. Business spending on equipment and software is rising, while investment in nonresidential structures is still weak. Employers remain reluctant to add to payrolls. The housing sector continues to be depressed. Although commodity prices have risen, longer-term inflation expectations have remained stable, and measures of underlying inflation have been trending downward...
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Rabobank Welcomes Full House At This Eve's Chamber Mixer~by Patrick Works |
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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 01/27/2011 09:51 PM
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Rabobank, Main St. Angels Camp, CA...Local luminaries were in attendance, as well as a full house for the hospitality, food, drink, and just plain fun, as Rabobank hosted this month's Calaveras County Chamber of Commerce mixer. Rabobank is a new member of the local business community, and happy to be a part of Angels Camp. Tonight Rabobank welcomed the community as they hosted this month's Calaveras County Chamber of Commerce mixer....
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