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February 4, 2020 By Jennifer Economy • Education 0 Comments

Chevron powers innovation with $450,000 gift to Fresno State

Thanks to generous support from Chevron, several Fresno State programs will benefit, improving STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education for current and future students. Chevron announced a $450,000 donation to Fresno State on Jan. 31 in support of initiatives in engineering, science and homecoming. “Chevron is proud to continue our support of Fresno State in these endeavors, which benefit not only students, but the entire community and region,” said Megan Lopez, Chevron’s public affairs representative. “We are committed to raising the quality of life for underserved students from Fresno-area communities.” This is Chevron’s third gift of this magnitude to Fresno State programs since 2017.

https://campusnews.fresnostate.edu/february-3-2020/chevron-powers-innovation-with-450-000-gift-to-fresno-state

February 4, 2020 By Jennifer Hi-Tech • New Developments 0 Comments

New construction plan in Clovis to help businesses rise

Construction workers are taking advantage of the good weather to hammer out a 10,000 square foot office building. A portion of the space will be the new home of PC Solutions, a networking and data security business. “PC Solutions started out of my brother’s garage 15 years ago with one employee and just fixing computers straightaway to customers, and we’ve actually grown to 13 employees now,” says Managing Partner James Marihart. The business is looking to expand even more once they move into their new home at Peach at Herndon.

https://abc30.com/business/new-construction-plan-in-clovis-to-help-businesses-rise/5886438/

February 4, 2020 By Jennifer Education • Health/Medical • Workforce 0 Comments

Taft College receives $156,000 gift from Chevron to expand Allied Health and Sciences Lab

Chevron will present a $156,000 check to Taft College to help fund the development of the Allied Health and Sciences Lab, specifically by providing medical equipment for expansion of its anatomy and physiology curriculum. This donation will strengthen Taft College’s collaboration with Kern County schools by expanding classes for science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers.

https://www.bakersfield.com/news/taft-college-receives-gift-from-chevron-to-expand-allied-health/article_ac3dd1a4-4235-11ea-83bf-77f8eb50d861.html#:~:text=Taft%20College%20receives%20%24156%2C000%20gift%20from%20Chevron,Allied%20Health%20and%20Sciences%20Lab&text=Chevron%20will%20present%20a%20%24156%2C000,its%20anatomy%20and%20physiology%20curriculum.

February 4, 2020 By Jennifer Economy • Education 0 Comments

CSUB receives largest gift in its history to establish Grimm Family Center for Agricultural Business

When you have a university located in a leading crop-producing county, having an educational agriculture center would seem like a natural fit. On Tuesday, it became a reality for Cal State Bakersfield. The California State University Board of Trustees approved the establishment of the Grimm Family Center for Agricultural Business, made possible by an endowment created by Barbara Grimm-Marshall and Kari Grimm Anderson. The $5 million, three-year pledge, is the single largest gift in the university’s history and coincides with the 50th anniversary of family-owned Grimmway Farms and honors the legacy of the company’s founders, Rod and Bob Grimm.

https://www.bakersfield.com/news/csub-receives-largest-gift-in-its-history-to-establish-grimm/article_d522c7ea-4209-11ea-8708-c707d23f88a1.html

February 3, 2020 By Jennifer Education 0 Comments

Clovis Community College #1 in California for students transferring to UC, CSU

One Valley school is setting a new standard for transfer students across California. Clovis Community College students are setting goals from day one. For schools of their size, Clovis Community is the number one college in the state for the number of students that transfer to a UC or a CSU.

https://abc30.com/education/clovis-community-college-1-in-california-for-transfer-students/5885963/

February 3, 2020 By Jennifer Commercial • New Location • Quality of Life 0 Comments

New bookstore to open in downtown Hanford

A local business owner is turning the page and opening a brand new bookstore in downtown Hanford. Running a business isn’t new for Janie Isidoro. She’s been managing a shop in Visalia, but as an author, she always dreamed of owning her own bookstore one day. “I’m a writer, so I had my books on my shelf, but then I started bringing in other books as well,” said Isidoro. When their building was sold, and they had to relocate last November, Janie decided it was time for a new chapter.

https://abc30.com/business/new-bookstore-to-open-in-downtown-hanford/5873738/

January 30, 2020 By Jennifer Economy 0 Comments

California unemployment holds at record low 3.9 percent in December

In the Central Valley, only Sacramento County had a jobless rate less than the state’s average. Adjacent Yolo County was at the state average while all other Valley counties had unemployment rates greater than the state average. The job gains in December contribute to a record job expansion in California of 118 months, surpassing the long expansion of the 1960s. California has gained 3,422,900 jobs since the current expansion began after the bottom of the Great Recession had been reached in February 2010, accounting for more than 15 percent of the nation’s 22,688,000 job gain over the same timeframe.

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January 30, 2020 By Jennifer Economy • Education • Workforce 0 Comments

Free seven-month “code academy” expands in Stanislaus

As many as 1,000 Central Valley residents could be trained to be software programmers in an expanding program offered in Modesto. Programmers are in sharp demand and often command high salaries. Bay Valley Tech is teaming with the Stanislaus County Office of Education to offer free training – valued at as much as $15,000 – for local residents. Students in the “code academy” learn new programming skills through flexible online courses, peer-based tutoring and weekly in-person classes where they have opportunities to network with local software professionals and hiring managers. Bay Valley Tech says it has also partnered with local companies to provide software professionals as code academy mentors and paid internships for top program graduates.

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