San Bruno, CA… Walmart has kicked off a new installment of Get on the Shelf, a social, crowdsourcing competition developed by @WalmartLabs that gives entrepreneurs a chance to get noticed and sell their products on Walmart.com and potentially in select Walmart stores. Entrepreneurs, business owners and inventors can enter now through July 31 by submitting […]
SACRAMENTO — Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced a nine-year state prison sentence of a man who defrauded the California Department of Transportation (CalTrans) out of nearly $1.9 million. Eric Hodgson, 43, of Elk Grove, agreed to a plea deal that in addition to the nine-year prison sentence, included forfeiture of his personal and […]
San Diego, CA….Taking action to help create jobs and grow California’s economy, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. joined businesses and working Californians from throughout the state in San Diego to sign legislation that revamps the state’s economic development program. “This legislation will help grow our economy and create good manufacturing jobs,” said Governor Brown. “Through […]
Salinas, CA…Kicking off the 2013 race season, Mazda North American Operations has delivered a fleet of 15 special liveried 2014 Mazda6 sedans, CX-5 sport utility vehicles and powerful MX-5 sports cars to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Since Mazda became title sponsor of the iconic motorsports and events facility in 2006, located in the destination-rich Monterey […]
Sacramento – July 1, 2013, the excise tax on gasoline will increase 3.5 cents per gallon, from a rate of 36 cents to 39.5 cents per gallon. Assembly Bill x8 6, Ch. 11, and Senate Bill 70, Ch. 9, which became law in 2010, lowered the sales and use tax rate on gasoline and increased […]
Pebble Beach, CA…July 13 • A Pebble Beach Company Foundation event benefitting educational programs for youth. Join us for a 19th Century golf experience – with hickory-shafted clubs and balls of yesteryear. The Pebble Beach Company Foundation invites you and your family to play in this 9 hole event at Peter Hay Golf Course, complete […]
Washington, DC…Existing-home sales improved in May and remain solidly above a year ago, while the median price continued to rise by double-digit rates from a year earlier, according to the National Association of Realtors®. Total existing-home sales1, which are completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, rose 4.2 percent to a seasonally […]
Monterey, CA…The National Park Service (NPS) wants food and beverage concessionaires to make the shift to sustainable seafood, and will use the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program to guide purchasing decisions for more than 250 culinary operations in 75 national parks nationwide. The sustainable food guidelines were released last week at a tasting event […]
Watsonville, CA…In honor of World Oceans Day, West Marine (Nasdaq: WMAR), the largest specialty retailer of boating supplies and accessories, today announced the recipients of their annual Marine Conservation Grants program. Grants are being awarded to organizations throughout the U.S. and Canada who are working to “improve and protect marine habitat,” which is a key […]
Salinas, CA…The field for this year’s Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion is taking shape as 533 historic race cars have been initially accepted for the August 16-18 event. The Governing Committee has the option of accepting an additional 17 cars to complete the grid for the annual race at Mazda Raceway Laquna Seca. Vic Edelbrock in […]
