Speaker Kevin McCarthy kept a busy schedule Thursday, visiting the Fresno/Clovis portion of his district. During the afternoon, McCarthy, R-Bakersfield, met with local leaders at his new Clovis office. Among the attendees: Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer, Fresno County Supervisor Nathan Magsig, Clovis City Councilwoman Diane Pearce, Assemblyman Jim Patterson, and...
Fresno Officials Say No to Universal Meditech’s Request to Open Again
Fresno city officials are denying Universal Meditech Inc.'s proposal to move near the Fresno Yosemite International Airport. GV Wire exclusively reported on the company's attempted move on Wednesday A timeline of the company's dealings with the city of Fresno shows inspections on the lab were "scaled back" from 2020 through...
Fresno Officials Say No to Universal Meditech’s Request to Open Again
Fresno city officials are denying Universal Meditech Inc.'s proposal to move near the Fresno Yosemite International Airport. GV Wire exclusively reported on the company's attempted move on Wednesday A timeline of the company's dealings with the city of Fresno shows inspections on the lab were "scaled back" from 2020 through...
As Bitwise Legacy Erased, Creditors Meet. What About Employee 401(k)?
As the legacy of Bitwise Industries got stripped away in Fresno, dozens of the company's creditors met, discussing the future of the bankrupt company's assets. The Bitwise sign atop the South Stadium building in downtown Fresno— a symbol of bringing the tech industry to underdog areas — was painted over...
As Bitwise Legacy Erased, Creditors Meet. What About Employee 401(k)?
As the legacy of Bitwise Industries got stripped away in Fresno, dozens of the company's creditors met, discussing the future of the bankrupt company's assets. The Bitwise sign atop the South Stadium building in downtown Fresno— a symbol of bringing the tech industry to underdog areas — was painted over...
Firm Linked to Illegal Reedley Lab Tries to Reopen Near Fresno Airport
Universal Meditech Inc. is actively seeking clearance from the city of Fresno to reopen at a location across the street from Fresno Yosemite International Airport, according to developers. The south-central Fresno medical manufacturing company — whose 1,000 mice and thousands of gallons of biological material wound up in a Reedley...
Firm Linked to Illegal Reedley Lab Tries to Reopen Near Fresno Airport
Universal Meditech Inc. is actively seeking clearance from the city of Fresno to reopen at a location across the street from Fresno Yosemite International Airport, according to developers. The south-central Fresno medical manufacturing company — whose 1,000 mice and thousands of gallons of biological material wound up in a Reedley...
FDA Recalled COVID-19 Tests From Fresno Lab Linked to Illegal Reedley Facility
COVID-19 tests distributed by a licensed Fresno medical lab with links to an illegal lab in Reedley were recalled in 2022 by the Food and Drug Administration. In May 2022, the FDA recalled 56,300 COVID tests from Pennsylania-based SML Distribution LLC. In February of this year, the FDA added Universal...
FDA Recalled COVID-19 Tests From Fresno Lab Linked to Illegal Reedley Facility
COVID-19 tests distributed by a licensed Fresno medical lab with links to an illegal lab in Reedley were recalled in 2022 by the Food and Drug Administration. In May 2022, the FDA recalled 56,300 COVID tests from Pennsylania-based SML Distribution LLC. In February of this year, the FDA added Universal...
Federal Investigation Opens into Mysterious Reedley Medical Lab
Federal and state investigators have turned their attention to the Reedley medical laboratory containing mice, thousands of gallons of biological fluids, and samples of HIV, malaria, Covid, and chlamydia in what was supposed to be an abandoned warehouse. Sources confirmed that Congressman Jim Costa's office (D-Fresno) coordinated between the U.S....