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November 20, 2017

Where Does It Hurt? Using Telehealth to Improve Community Broadband

By Craig Settles The high rate of rural hospital closures is one factor driving the increasing interest in telemedicine, which uses high speed internet services to …

 
November 20, 2017

Personal income is growing-slowly-in Fresno County and the Valley

By Tim Sheehan, tsheehan@fresnobee.com Fresno County employers paid out more than $22.1 billion to compensate their workers last year. How much of that did you take …

 
November 19, 2017

Starving students given helping hand with Food Pantry at CSUB

By Harold Pierce, hpierce@bakersfield.com Marisela Rodriguez, a Cal State Bakersfield student navigating her freshman year of college, sometimes goes home to an empty kitchen. Between paying …

 
November 17, 2017

Kaweah Delta Named Among America’s Best for Cardiac Care

By The Business Journal staff Kaweah Delta Medical Center in Visalia was recognized by Healthgrades as one of America’s 50 best hospitals for cardiac surgery and …

 
November 16, 2017

How a vibrant rural California helps entire economy

By Ed Coghlan The California Economic Summit has been focusing some of its attention on the economic prospects of rural California. California has a significant landmass-encompassing …

 
November 8, 2017

New Project From Google Tracks San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Using Street View Cars

By VPR Staff An online tool from tech giant Google is giving California residents a new look at ground level air pollution in their neighborhoods. The …

 
November 7, 2017

Kern County Announces New Awareness Campaign for Valley Fever

By Harold Pierce Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood grew up in Kern County. He hikes here, he rides horses here and golfs here. He remembers elementary …

 
November 6, 2017

Valley Economic Index Dips But Remains Healthy

By Eddie Hughes The October San Joaquin Valley Business Conditions Index fell slightly to 58.2 from 58.4 last month, but remains in a range that points …

 
November 3, 2017

U.S. employers add 261,000 jobs in October, but wage growth stays subdue

By Don Lee U.S. employment snapped back last month after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma depressed payrolls in September, suggesting that the long expansion in the labor …

 
November 2, 2017

Housing Affordability at 10-Year Low in California

California’s housing affordability hit a 10-year low as tight housing inventory drove home prices higher and reduced purchasing power for home buyers in the third quarter, …