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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. 005 Feb 4 - Feb 9, 2009

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Downtown & Neighborhoods
San Joaquin Valley and Nearby Regions
Valley seriously looks at compact, smart growth (Californian) 
Sanger pursues downtown beautification (Herald) 
Cargo containers in Turlock neighborhoods (Journal)
 
 
 
EconomicDevelopmentNotes 
EDA's "Excellence in Economic Development" award (EDA)
UC Merced's proposed medical school gets big boost (Sun Star) 
CALED: stimulus summit: 2/19/2009 
CALED: annual conference: 4/15-17/2009
CRA: annual conference: 4/1-3/2009

Jobs Listing
. Economic Development Manager, Yuba City (CalOPPs)
. Economic Development Director, Tuolumne Co. (CalOPPs)
. Redevelopment Consulting Analyst, Santa Ana (CRA) 
  

 
 
Economic Trends, Forecasts 
Supermarkets doing ok, but not all (Sacramento Bee)
Madera County still growing (Madera Tribune) 
Homebuilding drops (Fresno Bee, Stockton Record, Modesto Bee)
Bakersfield builders see improvement in '09 (Californian) 
Some banks doing okay (Sac Biz Jrnl, Californian, Bulletin) 
Some banks not ok (Searchlight, Sac Bee) 
FDIC shutters Merced County Bank (Merced Sun Star)
Larger economic d'turn affects Roseville (Press Tribune)
Anderson's outlet doing well (Searchlight) 
Tracy outlet attracts 2 million shoppers (Manteca Bulletin) 
Supercenters doing very well (Retail Wire) 

Auto row, auto woes. . . not all bad news 
New Honda dealership set to open in Folsom (Sac Bee) 
Lodi dealership shutters (Stockton Record, Lodi News-Sentinel) 
Tracy VW also closes (Stockton Record) 
Some California cities helping auto dealers (Wall Street Journal)
 
 
 
 
Economic Development Plans 
Patterson holds General Plan meeting (Irrigator) 
Dixon issues economic strategy (draft)(City of Dixon) 
Modesto meets to talk about future growth (Modesto Bee) 
Manteca to annex 70 acres (Bulletin) 
 
 

 
Business Attraction, Retention 
Lumber superstore opens in Lake Co. (Record-Bee)
Chico group helps independent businesses (Chico ER) 
Sierra EDC helps Auburn businesses (Auburn Journal) 
Video: Manteca's Bass Outlet store (Oakland Tribune) 
Grocery Outlet opens in Manteca (Manteca Bulletin) 
Wal-Mart eyes second Elk Grove store (Sac Bee)
Court slightly delays Delano Super Wal-Mart (Californian)
Why some stores closed at Modesto mall (Modesto Bee) 

 

 
Visitor-Serving Campaigns 
R. Cordova mulls over upscale eatery, card-room (Grapevine) 
Amgen bike race here (Business Street, Sac Bee, Fresno Bee) 
Visalia, Merced excited about Amgen (Valley Voice, Sun Star) 
Calaveras Co. golf course boom (Enterprise)
Brentwood's first winery opens (The Press)
 
  
 
 
Commercial\Industrial Projects 
Industrial/Commercial/Civic Projects
Manteca business park growing (Manteca Bulletin) 
 
Residential, mixed-use
Loomis discusses mixed-use project (Loomis News) 

  
 
 
Miscellaneous
Lincoln, Loomis, Rocklin, Roseville discuss redevelopment (Trib) 
Bulk of traffic fines to Roseville, not out of city (Sac Bee) 
State impasse holds up Valley projects (Fresno Bee) 
Feds seek comments on industry codes (Federal Register)
Roseville, Lodi react to stimulus (News-Sentinel, Tribune) 
Cities across US prepare stimulus wish list (WSJ)
Taft to redevelop 46 acre ex-railroad site (Independent) 
San Diego Co. city mulls over pension cuts (Tribune) 
Tagging costs City of Lathrop (Manteca Bulletin) 
Gallo cuts force by 45 (Modesto Bee)
Bako refinery cuts 40 jobs (Californian) 
Vallejo ironing details with unions (Bond Buyer) 
Loomis, Rocklin discuss shopping center impacts (Herald) 
Wal-Mart eyes urban America (Wall Street Journal) 
Case study: vibrant, walkable neighborhood-commercial
  district: Oakland's College Avenue (Oakland Tribune) 
 
Community "Third Place": Coffee Shops
Starbucks unveils breakfast menu (Retail Wire, WSJ) 
 
Youth and Education
New culinary facility for Loomis high school (News)
Ceres students explore careers in manufacturing (Courier)
 
State of Cities, Counties
Stockton's tough decisions, police reduced (Record)
City of Sacramento lays off 24 (Sacramento Bee) 
Redding mayor delivers state of city (Searchlight)
Redding tackles $3 million shortfall (Searchlight, Searchlight) 
Chico holds off on reducing fire force (Chico ER) 
Willows attacks growing deficit (Chico ER) 
Ripon rolls up sleeves: budget (Bulletin) 
Modesto mayor prepares state of city (Modesto Bee)
Oakdale mayor cautious about '09 (Oakdale Leader) 
Ceres revenues drop (Ceres Courier)
Newman braces for big budget hits (Westside Connect)
Lincoln's tough decision: 31 let go (Messenger) 
Kern Co. cuts $34 million (Bakersfield Californian) 
Glenn County tackles cash flow issues (Orland Press Register)
Delta town faces fiscal hurdles (Lodi News-Sentinel)
Tracy faces big budget hurdle (Tracy Press) 
Ripon considers 10 percent pay cut (Bulletin) 
 
Municipal bonds, insurance, etc.
California credit rating lowered (LA Times, Bloomberg) 
More oversight for municipal bond market? (Bond Buyer) 
 
Agriculture: A Way of Life
World ag expo (Porterville Recorder, Fresno Bee, Californian)
Glut of nuts on the market (Sacramento Bee) 
Ag Census data trickling in: region did ok (Modesto Bee)
UC survey analyzes agri-tourism (Ledger-Dispatch)
 
Community facilities
Lodi skate park re-opened (News-Sentinel) 
Red Bluff considers bikes at skate park (Daily News) 
Kingsburg eyes regional sports complex (Recorder) 
Merced lobbies for high-speed rail jobs (Sun Star) 
Court ok's Stockton's pavement program (Record) 
 
Alternative and Traditional Energy
Bio-fuel stations in Rocklin (Placer Herald) 
Dreams-to-reality? Service stations for electric cars (NYT) 
San Francisco pursues bio-fuels (SF Chronicle)
Credit crisis affects alt energy (New York Times) 
CalISO's solar power symposium (Folsom Telegraph)  
Obama high on alt energy (Wall Street Journal)
Glenn Co. examines garbage-to-energy (Chico ER)
Solar car visits Hopland's solar center (Ukiah Daily News) 
Los Banos schools pass on solar for now (Enterprise)

AsiaWatch: global customers, global competitors 
IMF: rapid recovery for Asia (India Times)
Indian outsourcing company outsources here (NY Times)
 
 
 
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