IRVINE -- Rocky Hampton, regional manager of business development for LIDCO in Brawley, is among nine individuals selected for the sixth class Western Growers’ Future Volunteer Leaders Program.
EL CENTRO – Unemployment rates in Imperial County continued moving in the right direction in November, according to preliminary figures released Friday by the state Employment Development Department.
BRAWLEY — Brawley Creamer is dealing with two scoops of adversity: the COVID-19 pandemic and the cooler weather this time of year brings.
EL CENTRO — Wendy Luevano didn’t know what to expect when she unlocked the doors to her store on Saturday. She said it turned out pretty well, all …
EL CENTRO – Pandemic or no, the local unemployment rate in October was actually better than it was at the same time last year, according to figures…
HOLTVILLE — One of Imperial Valley’s most popular pizza joints was honored Oct. 21 when Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia, D-Coachella, recognized it a…
Dollar General has opened its new store in Holtville at 402 W. Fifth St., the company announced in a release Wednesday. The store is expected to em…
EL CENTRO – Growth in the farm jobs and a slightly smaller local workforce helped drive down Imperial County’s unemployment by a half percentage po…
BRAWLEY — A bill passed unanimously by the state Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday is expected to give an alternativ…
EL CENTRO – Imperial County gained only 200 jobs in August but lost 2,500 workers, leading to a more than four-point improvement in its unemploymen…
IMPERIAL – An agreement between the Mexican Consulate in Calexico and the Imperial Regional Alliance is expected to extend the reach of a program o…
CALEXICO — Las Palmas Swap Meet on Wednesday opened its doors to vendors and the shopping public after being shuttered when COVID-19 prompted restr…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Net farm income nationwide is projected to be up almost 23 percent over last year, according to a report released by the U.S. De…
HOLTVILLE — New businesses and apartment complexes will be coming to this city.
IMPERIAL — For-profit businesses within the city have until Thursday to apply for a grant up to $5,000 from the city’s Economic Stability Coronavir…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The federal Bureau of Land Management on Wednesday unveiled proposed revisions to three key regulations governing oversight of o…
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Local entrepreneurs dreaming of landing their U.S.-manufactured products on Walmart’s shelves have a chance to apply during the…
Making planting decisions for fall and winter vegetables is hard enough without a pandemic and ever-changing shutdown orders dimming the crystal ball.
SALINAS — Church Brothers Farms announced Wednesday the introduction sweet varieties of two favorite vegetables.
SACRAMENTO — The California Department of Food and Agriculture has four vacancies on the Feed Inspection Advisory Board Technical Advisory Subcommi…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday approximately $15 million in available funding to help socially disadvantag…
EL CENTRO — Imperial County’s brief flirtation with reopening some business sectors appears to have contributed to a slight improvement to its unem…
BRAWLEY — The new officers and directors for this city’s Chamber of Commerce recently began their terms for the 2020-21 fiscal year.
IMPERIAL COUNTY — Four months into the COVID-19 pandemic and public health orders that have kept their businesses shuttered, many small-business ow…
For better or worse, fast food dining remains a staple of the American diet.
EL CENTRO — If there’s a positive spin on Imperial County’s 27.8 percent unemployment rate for May, it’s that the percentage wasn’t the worst in th…
EL CENTRO — Small businesses here have an opportunity to secure another tool for their safety kit as they transition toward reopening.
YUMA — Paradise Casino is re-opening on June 17 at noon, the Quechan Indian Tribe announced Friday.
EL CENTRO — Local officials are being urged to apply for grant funds allocated to states by the federal government to assist businesses impacted by…
EL CENTRO — An El Centro woman recently fundraised through her online clothing store to provide a free lunch to local hospital staff.
BRAWLEY — A Brawley-based business has been producing hand sanitizer to fill the local need of sanitizer due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
BRAWLEY — Dozens of workers refused to enter the One World Beef plant on Monday amid concerns about the potential spread and exposure to COVID-19 a…
EL CENTRO — The Titan Solar Project, which is projected to create about 400 jobs and enough renewable energy to power almost 27,000 Imperial County…
Mexicali Restaurant Chamber announced the closing of Chinese restaurants all over the city due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
EL CENTRO — During a week dominated with updates on novel coronavirus, El Centro Regional Medical Center had a little good news this week, announci…
