In July, a Sacramento area rice producer became the first U.S. company to secure a contract with China to export rice into the nation. China’s government began permitting American rice imports late last year and the Sun Valley Rice Co., from Arbuckle in Colusa County, became the first U.S. company to export the product to […]

According to data released by San Francisco’s tourism bureau, the city had 25.8 million visitors, a 1.2 percent increase, which led to a spending increased of 2.3 percent ($10 billion). The number of visitors is expected to continue to grow to about 26.5 million this year. San Francisco International Airport also had a record high […]

Great news for resident living in one neighborhood in West Oakland, they are finally getting their first full-scale grocery store in decades. Community Foods Market is expected to open in June and it will provide the area with some much needed access to fresh and healthy food options. This neighborhood is considered a food desert […]

Los Angeles County marked its eighth year in row of tourism growth last year and hosted an estimated 50 million visitors. The county set a tourism record, which was a 3.1 percent improvement of 2017’s visitors (48.5 million). The growth came thanks to a slight increase in international tourists. According to tourism officials, the number […]

In August, Best Buy acquired GreatCall for $800 million in cash in an effort to sell more health and wellness products. GreatCall is a San Diego based company that provides mobile phone and connected health services to seniors. This is the second time in the last 14 months that GreatCall has changed ownership. Best Buy […]

According to the first annual New American Economy Cities index for integrating immigrant communities, the immigrant community in Fresno is paying around $1 billion in annual taxes and contributing over $3 billion annually to the local economy. Fresno ranked 35th out of 100 large U.S. cities in the study. According to the index, the numbers […]

Last month, the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce named its first female chief executive officer and president in the organization’s 130 year history. Maria Salinas, a financial consultant, will replace longtime CEO & President Gary L. Toebben. Salinas, 52, will take over as head of the chamber in August. In a statement, Chairman of […]

Chipotle has decided to move its headquarters from its longtime hometown of Denver to Southern California. The announcement came last month and it will end the restaurant chain’s 25 year tenure of having its headquarters in Colorado. The new home for Chipotle will be in Newport Beach, which is near fast-food chains Del Taco, In-N-Out […]

According to KPCC, California’s top region for job growth is not in the Silicon Valley, where new tech jobs are getting all the attention, it’s the Inland Empire. According to Inland Empire economist John Husing’s annual economic forecast for 2018, jobs in San Bernardino and Riverside counties grew by 3.5 percent during 2017. This increase […]

Fox & Hounds By: Michael Vallante This year, there is a reason to celebrate on April 17th: the simpler, fairer, tax system is making a real difference for families and businesses. As a result of the Tax Reform Act passed last year by Congress, Americans are more optimistic about the economy than they’ve been in […]