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In this issue...
Downtown Revitalization
Economic Trends, Forecasts
Business Attraction
Visitor-Serving Campaigns
Commercial\Industrial
Miscellaneous
Statewide EDOs 
San Joaquin Valley
Sacramento Valley
Surrounding Areas
University ED
Think Tanks, etc.
Business Media
vol. 003, nos. 002 Jan 6 - Jan 12, 2009

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Downtown & Neighborhoods
San Joaquin Valley and Nearby Regions
Porterville teen's d'town pet boutique (Press)
 
Sacramento Valley and Nearby Regions
Rancho Cordova plans key boulevard (Grapevine)
Sacramento eyes d'town condos (Sac Bee) 


 
EconomicDevelopmentNotes 
Riverbank getting ready for 2009 (Riverbank) 
Brentwood also rolling up sleeves (Press) 
Galt also looking forward to '09 (Herald) 
Woodland city manager discusses '09 (Daily Dem) 
Profile: Hispanic chamber CEO (Vide en el valle) 
PBS series spotlights Redding (Searchlight)
Great Valley Center: blue print summit: Jan 26

 

 
Economic Trends, Forecasts 
Wal-Mart says no upturn soon (Wall Street Journal)
Retail next bubble, says writer (SF Chronicle)
1,700 seek jobs at Visalia dairy (Times-Delta) 
Workers return to Shasta Lake plant (Searchlight)
Holiday ok for Redding retailers (Searchlight) 
 . .  but two landmark retailers close (Searchlight) 
Stockton upbeat about retail (Record)
Manteca retail off a bit (Manteca Bulletin) 
Fast economic recovery? (New York Times) 
Sacramento region will still struggle (Sac Biz Jrnl)

Auto row, auto woes. . . not all bad news 
Saving Amador's dealer (Record, L-D, L-D, Record) 

 
 
 
Economic Development Plans 
Red Bluff prepares stimulus wish list (Daily News) 
Lakeport updating Gen. Plan (Record Bee)
Oakley eyes land for commercial use (Tribune) 
Orland economic commitee gears up (Press-Reg)

 
Business Attraction, Retention 
Cold storage biz chooses Turlock (press release) 
How Redding eateries are coping (Searchlight) 
Knight for Gottschalks? (Californian, Bee, Bee)
Tracy welcomes new Raleys (Press) 
Tracy mall hits rough patch (Press)
Smaller parking ok for Chico pharmacies (ER) 
Roseville SBDC helps businesses (Journal)
Lathrop changes rules to help bizzes (Bulletin)
Manteca excited about new retail ctr (Record)

 
 
Visitor-Serving Campaigns 
Casino holds antique show (Oroville MR) 
Set back for Shasta Co. film festival (Searchlight)
Downpayment for Tulare race track (Times Delta)
Lassen named a top nat'l spot (Searchlight) 
Davis excited about Amgen bike race (Sac Bee)
New casino doing ok so far (Folsom Telegraph)
Yuba City makes way for cinema (Appeal-Dem)
 
  
 
 
Commercial\Industrial Projects 
Industrial/Commercial/Civic Projects
McCloud hopes decision affects Nestle (News) 
Ex-military base redevelopment ok'd (Sac Biz Jrnl)
Tulare Co. approves rock quarry (Sun-Gazette) 
Court ix-nays suit against West Park (Irrigator) 
 
Residential, mixed-use
Taft looking for developer of site (Independent) 
Activists oppose key Madera Co. project (Bee)
Hanford ok's 326-acre community (Sentinel)
  
 
 
Miscellaneous 
Pension managers learn from Madoff (Bloomberg)
Central Valley "health zone" (Fresno Bee\SJVP) 
Young entrepreneurs in Redding (Searchlight)
10 architectural wonders, 2008 (Fast Company)
Cost Plus to close 26 stores (Sac Biz Jrnl) 
Mariposa's wages one of lowest (Gazette)
Ceres increases bldg fees (Courier) 
Pittsburgh PA: post-steel era (NYT)
BIA: Selma, Kingsburg reduce fees (Enterprise) 
Modesto's pedi-cab program (Modesto Bee)
Folsom has greenest house in US (Sac Bee) 
 
Community "Third Place": Coffee Shops
Tracy's "coffee with a cop" (Stockton Record) 
 
Internet Access, Infrastructure
Clovis plans on-line campus (Fresno Bee) 
 
Youth, Education, Workforce Development
Sierra Club opposes Placer Co. U. (Bee, Journal)
Plans for UC Merced medical school (Bee) 
 
State of Cities, Counties
Chico releases five fire-fighters (Chico ER)
Tehama Co. eyes spending cuts (Searchlight) 
Central Valley districts need help (Fresno Bee)
Bugs like pistachios or almonds? (Sacramento Bee) 
Manteca eyes UU tax (Stockton Record) 
Lincoln to lay off workers (Messenger, Sac Bee)
Clovis reducing workers, too (Fresno Bee)
Folsom contemplates tough budget (Telegraph) 
Sacramento cuts in development services (Bee)
Auburn deals with tight fiscal times (Journal)
Glenn Co. faces tough situation, too (Journal) 
  
Municipal bonds, insurance, etc.
NYC to Obama: guarantee muni debt (Bloomberg) 
Bailout helps muni bonds market? (Market Watch)
Muni bond expert says proceed cautiously (CNN)
 
Agriculture: A Way of Life
Troubles for Valley dairies (Fresno Bee)
Annual World Ag Expo still on (Valley Voice)
Almonds will need pollinating (Fresno Bee)
Lodi-Stockton farm zone (News-Sentinel) 
Farms deliver straight to consumers (Record)
ElDorado likes winery ruling (Sac Bee, Fresno Bee) 
Central Valley almond growers pinched (Bee) 
 
Community facilities
Ceres community center on track (Courier) 
Dixon upgrading train depot (Reporter)

Alternative and Traditional Energy
Madera ethanol closes for now (Sac Bee, Biz Jrnl) 
Siskiyou losing hydro-electric dams? (Daily News) 
Suit delays wood-to-fuel project (Searchlight, News)
Bio-fuels for jets (Wired, SF Chronicle) 
 
Asia watch: global customers, competition
China eyes "drastic" i-rate cuts (China Daily) 
China re-thinks buying our debt? (New York Times)
 
 

 
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