Commerce News

One hundred years after Grass Valley shop owners formed an organization to help each other and promote business for all, members of the Grass Valley/Nevada County Chamber of Commerce celebrated their accomplishments.

Decapitated bodies dumped on the streets, drug-war shootings and regular attacks on police have obscured a significant fact: A falling homicide rate means people in Mexico are less likely to die violently now than they were more than a decade ago.

Fifty years ago, the Hollywood Walk of Fame began as a gimmick to lure visitors to a Los Angeles neighborhood that had fallen on hard times in the post-World War II years.

Eighteen months ago, the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce and the city of Pasadena conducted an in-depth survey of businesses in the greater Pasadena area.

Craig Johnson, enterprise zone manager for the city of Long Beach, will speak at the Good Morning Long Beach Networking Breakfast event Wednesday.

In Southern California, where a once-thriving small-business economy has been hard-hit by the economic meltdown, hope and skepticism greeted President Obama's proposals last week to help small firms by jump-starting lending and rewarding firms that add jobs.

The Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce has announced that President/Chief Executive Officer Tiffany DiTullio has resigned to join Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital.

During a meeting of its Legislative Policy Council this week, the American Association of Port Authorities said that it would not be a part of the efforts by the ports of Los Angeles, Oakland and New York-New Jersey to regulate truck drayage operations, according to reports by the Journal of Commerce .

Welcome to your guide to the 2010 Chinese New Year celebrations in Los Angeles. For those who are unfamiliar with Chinese New Year , it traditionally starts on the fist day of the first month in the Chinese calendar, which is February 14th, 2010.

From left: E.L. Bud Gott receives recognition for his contribution to Corning by State Senate candidate Doug LaMalfa, who appeared Saturday at the Corning Chamber of Commerce Installation Dinner on behalf of Assemblyman Jim Nielsen, R-Gerber. A World War II veteran and the owners of a Corning medical business received national, state and local ...

An organization that works to limit the amount of time elected officials may serve in office has come out against a proposed change to California's term-limits law .

At tonight's City Council meeting, two of the most controversial items are appointments to city boards, often a dull topic.

The California Chamber of Commerce has hired the following policy advocates: Brenda Coleman of Plumas Lake, climate change and energy; Mira Guertin of Sacramento, high technology, legal, corporate and education; Thomas Vu of West Sacramento, workers' compensation, transportation and local government issues.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission recently issued a recall of 2100 military toy figures made by Jide Trading, Inc., of Commerce, California.

A prominent Oakland supporter of the initiative that banned same-sex marriage in California who is president of the board overseeing the Paramount Theatre of the Arts is facing mounting opposition as his reappointment to the board is set for consideration by the City Council on Tuesday.

Officials warned of possible flash flooding and debris flows near the recently burned areas of the Angeles National Forest, as the first of three storms expected to slam Southern California this week made its arrival.

The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce will launch an informative monthly luncheon series in 2010 as part of its continued commitment to add new programming for the benefit of its members.

A 17-year-old boy suspected of stealing another boy's shoes in Montebello was arrested Saturday, police said Wednesday.

New Member The Corning Chamber is happy to welcome new member Tehama Pulse of Red Bluff.

Two of the city's historic preservation groups are asking a judge to block construction of a five-story, 160,000-square-foot office building at 680 E. Colorado Blvd., currently occupied by the Nest Furnishing store.