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Golden State Cellular Announces: Expanded Mobile Broadband Coverage Catheys Valley. |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 07/29/2010 11:56 PM
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Jamestown, CA..Already with the most extensive Mobile Broadband network in the Mother Lode, Golden State Cellular announces the upgrade of their Catheys Valley (Mariposa County) cell site to 3G. With customers increasing appetite for mobile data applications such as: email, internet access and picture messaging, 3G Mobile Broadband provides a more robust data experience with higher data rates (speed) and the ability to transfer larger files, stream video and music. The company is scheduled to add the technology to multiple existing sites before the end of 2010...
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McFlurries Before Snow Flurries....New McDonalds Targets October Completion! Update the Heavy Equipment is On Site |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 07/28/2010 05:01 PM
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Angels Camp, CA...The signs are up and the lot has been flagged and according to workers on scene construction will start next week on the new McDonalds that is coming to The Frog Jump Plaza in Angels Camp. They hope to be finished with construction in October...
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Hospital Announces Availability of Community Grant Funding |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 07/27/2010 08:41 AM
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San Andreas, CA...Mark Twain St. Joseph’s Hospital, through its affiliation with Catholic Healthcare West, has announced the opening of the 2010 CHW Community Grants Program. The deadline for submission of Letters of Intent is August 23, 2010. The objective of CHW’s Community Grants Program is to award funding to nonprofit organizations whose proposals respond to the priorities identified in the community health assessment or the community benefit plans of Mark Twain St. Joseph’s Hospital. The funds are to be used to provide services to underserved populations (economically poor; women and children; mentally or physically disabled; or other disenfranchised populations)...
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Coming Together For Business ~ By John Hamilton |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 07/25/2010 07:55 AM
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Angels Camp, CA...The conference room at Greenhorn Creek was packed on Thursday with the leaderships of most of the business groups in the county. The Chamber of Commerce, Calaveras Visitors Bureau, Greater Arnold Business Association, Copperopolis Business Association, Angels Camp Business Association, San Andreas Merchants Association, The Murphys Business Association and more...
The Leaders Thinking Big On Thursday!
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Steve Fairchild to Speak at Calaveras County Taxpayers Association BBQ |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 07/23/2010 06:07 PM
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Murphys, CA...Steve Fairchild will be the keynote speaker at the Calaveras County Taxpayers Association third annual fundraiser BBQ on Thursday, August 19th. The event will be held at Moaning Cavern Park in Vallecito between 5 and 9 PM. Steve is President of Sierra Nevada Recreation Corporation, which develops and presents natural caverns, mines, and other activity attractions for curious people...
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Black Oak Casino and Tuolumne Band of Me Wuk receive Award from Vietnam Veterans California State Council |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 07/21/2010 10:17 AM
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The Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) California State Council awarded the Black Oak Casino and Tuolumne Band of Me Wuk Indians, both of Tuolumne, CA, the coveted 2010 Business Supporter of the Year Award. According to Robert Johnston who presented the award, “It is a great honor to present this award to a business which has done so much for our organization.” VVA Chapter 391 made the presentation on July 28 at Noon at Black Oak Casino on opening day of their Young At Heart campaign by Cher Brandt, president of VVA Chapter 391 of Sonora, CA....
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The 2010 Central Sierra Economic Profile...Up Hospitality, Natural Resources, Information Services, Education & Health Services |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 07/21/2010 04:15 PM
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Central Sierra, CA...The 2010 Central Sierra Economic Profile has been released. Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono and Tuolumne comprise this area. Total Nonfarm jobs grew by 24% from 1995-2008, but declined in 2009, resulting in net growth of 15.2% from 1995-2009. Nonfarm jobs declined by 4.4% from March 2008 to March 2009 and again by 0.2% from March 2009 to March 2010. The region’s population grew 4.5% while total employment (including Farm jobs) grew 5% and the average annual wage grew by 30% (2001-2008), although the population declined 0.5% from 2006-2008 and employment declined 1.5% from 2007-2008.
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Calaveras Professional Association Will Officially Launch This Wednesday, July 21st |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 07/19/2010 11:30 PM
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| Calaveras Professional Association (CPA) will officially launch Wednesday, July 21, 2010 with a kick off meeting at the Angels Camp Mercantile and Café. The meeting will start at 7:00 A.M. and end at 8:30 A.M. The purpose of CPA is to grow businesses through education and referrals. Each week the group meets at the Angels Camp Mercantile and Café in downtown Angels Camp to get to know each other’s businesses and to learn how to give quality referrals to the members of the group. The groups’ strong focus on education is seen each week with a 10 minute presentation on various business topics such as.... |
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TARP Inspector General Critical of Government Handling of Dealership Closings |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 07/18/2010 10:34 PM
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Washington, DC...The Inspector General of the TARP Program has released a report that sharply questions the Government's directions in ordering General Motors and Chrysler to shed chunks of their dealer networks as fast as they did. The report questions the speed, depth and impacts of those cuts. The report is below...
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Local MOTHER LODE Business Teams with First Lady MICHELLE OBAMA to Fight CHILDHOOD Obesity |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 07/15/2010 03:13 PM
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VALLEY SPRINGS, CA -- July 15, 2010 -- The work of a husband and wife team of Mother Lode entrepreneurs has been accepted into the Apps for Healthy Kids competition led by First Lady Michelle Obama and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Created by Phil and Liz Weaver, their online wellness application Break Pal - Fitness at Your Desk (www.breakpal.com) will now compete against 30 other applications in its category, most of which were developed by much larger corporate game developers...
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