The Business Journal on Morning Edition
A weekly roundup of the region's
economic news with Jack Robinson, editor of the Sacramento Business
Journal.
Listen Fridays during Morning Edition

Business Journal: Arena, New Rules On Toxics, Yolo Bypass
Friday, February 17, 2012It was another big week for news about the arena proposal. But in his roundup of the region's top economic news, Sacramento Business Journal Editor Jack Robinson says nothing very important happened...

Business Journal: Surewest, Hotel Fees, Recovery
Friday, February 10, 2012Sacramento Business Journal Editor Jack Robinson says the acquisition of SureWest by a larger telecommunications company is starting to look like a trend...and that's not good.

Back Taxes Owed After Some Short Sales
Friday, January 27, 2012Sacramento Business Journal Editor Jack Robinson says the week's top business stories include a rash of IRS letters to people who owe back taxes for short sales on their homes...and Governor Brown's decision to streamline environmental regulations.

Business Reaction To State Of The State
Friday, January 20, 2012Sacramento Business Journal Editor Jack Robinson reviews the week's top business stories beginning with Governor Jerry Brown's State of the State address. Jack says Brown's assertion the state is becoming more business-friendly is a sore subject.

New Signs Home Construction Decline Over
Friday, January 13, 2012Good news on the real estate front tops this week's round up of economic news from Sacramento Business Journal Editor Jack Robinson.

Waste Connections, Sutter Health, High Speed Rail
Friday, December 16, 2011A decision by the biggest publicly-held company in the Sacramento region to move to Texas tops this week's roundup of economic news from Sacramento Business Journal Editor Jack Robinson.

Postal Service Cuts, Real Estate Market, T-Mobile
Friday, December 09, 2011The editor of The Sacramento Business Journal, Jack Robinson, says potential cuts to the U.S. Postal Service may not make a huge difference in Sacramento.

NBA Deal, Pacific Ethanol, Holiday Shopping
Friday, December 02, 2011After a holiday hiatus, Sacramento Business Journal Editor Jack Robinson returns with a roundup of regional business news...still dominated by a tentative deal to end the NBA lockout.

Stolen Sutter Health Computer, NBA Breakdown, State Budget Shortfall
Friday, November 18, 2011Sacramento Business Journal editor Jack Robinson delivers his weekly roundup of the region's economic news. We start with the loss of data on some four million patients that was on a computer stolen out of a Sutter Health office in Sacramento.

Cars Back On K Street, Bank Transfer Day, Courthouse Budget Cuts
Friday, November 11, 2011Sacramento Business Journal Editor Jack Robinson's weekly review of the region's top business news begins with the return of cars to downtown's K Street Mall.

High Speed Rail, Unemployment Down, Housing Projects Include Agriculture
Friday, November 04, 2011Sacramento Business Journal Editor Jack Robinson gives us a rundown of the week's top business stories. He learned about how other U.S. cities are doing economically at a national conference of Business Journal editors last week.

Demand Rising For Industrial Space
Friday, October 21, 2011Sacramento Business Journal Editor Jack Robinson says there’s news of another big real estate deal involving state government and millions of California artifacts.

Upbeat Housing Report Still A Rarity
Friday, October 14, 2011It was another week of bad housing numbers. Zillow.com reported that Sacramento housing values dropped by 14% over the previous year. Sacramento Business Journal Editor Jack Robinson says these bad numbers will eventually turn around...someday.

Sacramento Looks At Abolishing City Design Commission
Friday, September 30, 2011Sacramento Business Journal Editor talks about this week's top business stories...including cost-cutting changes by city officials and a dark lining to a nearly $1 billion surplus for the parent company of Mercy hospitals...

