The swift, startling resurgence of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations across the U.S. due to the fast-spreading Delta variant is causing corporate leaders and companies to change schedules and delay or even cancel planned events. Read More at The Wall Street Journal
Fresno Plant Closing Shifts Some Work to Tennessee. Over 100 Jobs Will Be Lost.
A food products plant in downtown Fresno will close early next year, laying off 111 employees, according to a state-mandated notice shared with the city of Fresno. The 98-year-old Rich Products factory on O Street makes frozen dough for the food service industry. An employee wrote in a social media...
Fauci Hopeful COVID Vaccines Will Get Full FDA Approval Within Weeks
The U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, is hopeful the Food and Drug Administration will give full approval to the coronavirus vaccine by month’s end, predicting a spur of vaccine mandates. Read more at CNBC
Tulare’s Richard Torrez Jr. Fights for Gold Medal Saturday. Here’s Where to Watch.
Valley boxer Richard Torrez Jr. will fight for a gold medal on Saturday at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Torrez defeated Kazakhstan's Kamshybek Kunkabayev on Wednesday by technical knockout in the third round, advancing him to the super heavyweight gold medal match. The 22-year-old from Tulare will represent Team USA against...
Zakaria: The United States and China are Locked in a Cold Peace
Fareed Zakaria says that tensions between the United States and China have risen substantially and yet they are both part of a global economy that is deeply interdependent on one another. Read More at The Washington Post
Custom Shop That Created Hollywood’s Most Iconic Cars is Up for Sale
The North Hollywood birthplace of the Batmobile, the Munsters Koach and a thousand other custom cars — is up for sale. The 10,000 square foot property that houses Barris Kustom Industries, including a showroom that still houses a Batmobile, has been put on the market for $3.995 million, according to...
Growing Burger Chain with New Fresno Location Sees Strong Sales in 2021
One of the country's fastest-growing burger franchises, which opened a new restaurant in northwest Fresno earlier this year, is celebrating a strong sales recovery from the COVID pandemic. Wayback Burgers is reporting both a systemwide sales increase and comparable store sales increases of around 39%, according to a report on...
Vote on $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Expected Saturday
Senate majority leader Chuck Schumersaid he expects amendment votes on the bipartisan infrastructure bill to come to a close “very shortly”. Reports indicate Schumer intends to file cloture on the bill today, which would theoretically set up a final vote for Saturday, but he has not formally done so yet....
Tyson Foods to Require COVID-19 Vaccines for All U.S. Workers
Tensions are growing between management and workers at Tyson Foods Inc. after the company's decision on Tuesday to require COVID-19 vaccinations for its entire U.S. workforce drew pushback from some union leaders. Read more at The Wall Street Journal
New Poll: Support for Newsom Recall Grows, Elder Increases Lead as Replacement
An Inside California Politics / Emerson College poll of 1,000 registered voters found that support for the recall effort against Gov. Gavin Newsom is increasing. Read more at KRON 4