Target will unveil its low-priced collection from big-name designer Jason Wu this Sunday, Feb. 5. The last time Target released a limited-edition collection from a high-end designer — Italian brand Missoni — excited shoppers lined up outside stores on the East Coast, and so many flocked to Target’s website that it crashed. It’s unclear what [...]

Pelco by Schneider Electric laid off four employees last week, but the Clovis company said it is not planning additional job cuts. Some news reports indicated as many as 172 workers at the surveillance-equipment manufacturer faced layoffs in March, based on information from the state Employment Development Department’s website. Companies are required to provide notice [...]

Achievements Guy Willis, Jeff Merrill and Nick Barayuga were the top three producing loan officers of 2011 for Guarantee Home Loans. Trankie Tiscareno was the top producing loan officer of 2011 for Greatland Mortgage. Tonisha Pacheco is loan officer of the year for 2011 for U.S. Mortgage Home Loan Center. Jerry Sheldon, of Michael Volkswagen, [...]

Community Medical Centers has moved about 40 of its corporate officers and support staff from office space in downtown Fresno to new digs on the campus of the Clovis Community Medical Center. The administrative offices had been in leased space in the Westamerica Bank building at Tulare and O streets, several blocks from the Community [...]

Like a wine lover’s palate, life after dark in Fresno is changing as some 20- and 30-somethings trade the rowdy bar scene for buttery chardonnay and earthy syrah sipped in a calmer, quieter setting. The wine bar — sometimes called the “anti-bar”– is catching on with Millennials. They’re the generation that spends the most on [...]

A Clovis-based chrome plating company received national recognition Wednesday from federal officials for its effort to eliminate the use of highly toxic chemicals. Valley Chrome Plating was recognized as part of the National Partnership for Environmental Priorities program. Jared Blumenfeld, the Environmental Protection Agency’s regional administrator, honored the company during his two-day sweep through the [...]