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Insight With Vicki Gonzalez

State And Local Economic Recovery Prospects

April 28, 2020

The potential for Sacramento’s economic recovery from COVID-19 and whether relief efforts are enough to hold up the economy.

Business Journal: New Target Stores On Hold; Costco Business Center Moves Ahead; Ruby's Books Planned In Folsom

April 24, 2020 | Steve Milne

As the coronavirus outbreak continues, it's raising questions about the schedule for opening some new retail stores planned in the Sacramento area. The Sacramento Business Journal's Sonya Sorich has the story plus more business news.

Business Journal: New Apartments Planned At Former Broadway Tower Site; Raley's Opens South Land Park Store

April 17, 2020 | Steve Milne

The musical mural that used to wrap around the old Tower and Dimple record stores at 16th and Broadway may live on, even though the building itself was torn down. The Sacramento Business Journal's Sonya Sorich says it's part of an apartment project.

Business

Sacramento Offered $1 Million In Loans For Coronavirus Relief. Businesses In Underserved Neighborhoods Didn’t Get Much.

April 13, 2020 | Emily Zentner | Sarah Mizes-Tan

More than half of proposed loans awarded went to businesses in Midtown and downtown. Meadowview and south and central Oak Park received less than 1% each, and Little Saigon stores on Stockton Boulevard got nothing.

Business Journal: Sacramento Banks, Small Business Owners, Deal With Chaotic Paycheck Protection Launch

April 10, 2020 | Steve Milne

Businesses in the Sacramento area – and throughout the country – have had trouble applying for the Paycheck Protection Program to keep from laying off workers amidst the coronavirus pandemic. The Sacramento Business Journal’s Sonya Sorich reports.

Business Journal: Layoffs At Punch Bowl Social, Domus Construction; Projects At Railyards And Midtown Still On Schedule

April 3, 2020 | Steve Milne

Even though construction is considered an essential business during the coronavirus pandemic, some workers are still being laid off. The Sacramento Business Journal's Sonya Sorich has that story, plus news about more restaurant workers losing jobs.