15 April 2010
If you haven’t heard the buzz on Chico’s GRUB programs then you’re way past due for an introduction. GRUB (Growing Resourcefully Uniting Bellies) is a locally formed nonprofit organization established in 2007. Not only do they strive to minimize their ecological footprint by sustainable living practices, but they intend to nourish our community with knowledge [...]
Posted in Butte county, Chico, Community, Non-profit0 Comments
09 March 2010
Tucked away off East 14th St. and Park, is a business that has been providing the local community with quality meat products for over 30 years. Chico Locker and Sausage Company is not only a well-loved favorite amongst the city of Chico, but has won both state and national awards for their savory products. Though [...]
Posted in Chico0 Comments
09 March 2010
Catalyst has been making plans to build a new shelter for over four years and the hard work paid off as they celebrated the completion of the project at the grand opening of their state-of-the-art facility. “We are so excited to be celebrating this point in our agency’s history,” said Anastacia Snyder, executive director for [...]
Posted in Butte county, Community0 Comments
09 March 2010
I know we have pressing matters to tend to. Our homeless need shelter, our sick need care, our schools need resources and our children need to be left a world they can thrive in; a world with clean water and air, with art and innovation, with religious freedom and equality. In fact, these are the [...]
Posted in Community, Government0 Comments
09 March 2010
There is some very good news coming from Washington regarding the banking industry. The Obama Administration has suggested that the Glass-Steagall Act, or at least some parts of the act, need to be reinstated. I believe it would be good for our country to once again limit the powers of the banking industry. As much [...]
Posted in Financial, Government0 Comments
09 March 2010
On Jan. 28, Tri Counties Bank celebrated the grand opening of its new location. This branch is the first to open with the new architecture and design package that the bank is rolling out throughout its network. “As our brand continues to evolve and respond to the needs of today’s consumer and business owner, our [...]
Posted in Business Development, Butte county, Chico, Community0 Comments
09 March 2010
After finally getting the ok to move forward with their plans, Crystal Geyser is building a sparkling water bottling plant in Orland. When searching for a place to start their sparkling mineral water operation, Orland had all the characteristics the company was looking for. From the aquifer, to the heavy industrial property to the small [...]
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17 December 2009
I’m just grateful we found water on the moon in 2009. If we had waited another month to find ice on the lunar surface I’m afraid the entire decade could have been deemed, ‘The Great Pause’; as in a cease in progress; a stop in forward movement; a freeze. It began with the great trepidation [...]
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17 December 2009
Cooking a fresh, high quality pizza in two minutes seems unreal, but one business is doing just that right here in Chico. Aaron Souza has been dreaming up the idea of drive-thru pizza for the last three years. On Dec. 5, that dream became reality as he had the grand opening of his new business, [...]
17 December 2009
At CSU, Chico’s This Way to Sustainability Conference during the first week of November “Greenie “ Awards were presented to leaders and organizations in Chico who have advanced the cause of sustainability. Awards are presented to a nonprofit organization, a business and an individual. The nonprofit award went to River Partners, an organization dedicated to [...]
Posted in Environment0 Comments
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