BusinessReport: Sacramento Fourth Most Hipster U.S. CityJuly 29, 2016 | Steve Milne | Joanne SerriehSacramento is the fourth "most hipster" city in the U.S., according to a new ranking that looked at the presence of hipster-friendly businesses in town, like record stores, locally-owned coffee shops and microbreweries. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Business‘Pokemon Go’ Draws Crowds And Profits Into Old SacramentoJuly 22, 2016 | Melody StoneMerchants in Old Sacramento are running ragged after two weeks of “Pokemon Go" mania. The neighborhood has become a magnet for players of the augmented reality game, which launched earlier this month. The crowds are translating into profits. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezPolitifact: More Gun Dealers Than McDonald's In CaliforniaJuly 19, 2016Does California really have more licensed gun dealers than McDonald’s? PolitiFact California reporter Chris Nichols decided to look into that statement and joins Insight today to talk about his discovery. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
BusinessAmazon To Open Sacramento Distribution CenterJuly 15, 2016 | Bob MoffittAmazon says there will be 1,000 new, full-time jobs at its new 855,000-square-foot north Sacramento facility by the end of 2017.
BusinessGolden 1 Center Is HiringJuly 13, 2016 | Ed JoyceThe Golden 1 Center will provide hundreds of part-time jobs when it opens in downtown Sacramento later this year. A job fair Thursday at Sleep Train Arena starts the hiring process with "speed-dating" style interviews. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
Insight With Vicki GonzalezThe Political Junkie Goes WestJuly 11, 2016The Political Junkie is turning his analytical gaze west, he joins us from Washington D.C. in an effort to put it all in perspective. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
BusinessBusiness Journal: FoodJets, DoorDash, Beer, LumensJuly 8, 2016The food delivery service DoorDash entered the Sacramento market this week. While another - FoodJets - has stopped taking orders. Sonya Sorich from the Sacramento Business Journal has the story and more business news. Listen / download audio Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
BusinessCalifornia Has 6th Largest Economy In WorldJuly 5, 2016 | Ed JoyceCalifornia had the world's sixth largest GDP in 2015, according to the World Bank. California moved ahead of Brazil and France last year. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.