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Laton, CA · Business
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Inside California’s Unlikely New Boomtown Where Homes Sell for Under $500K — As People Flee Over-Priced City Life in Droves
While Los Angeles bleeds residents and businesses, an unlikely California city is rolling out the welcome mat. Fresno, once a national punch-line thanks to Louis Theroux’s BBC documentary “The City Addicted to Crystal Meth,” is now the best place in the Golden State to start a business, a new study found, with cheap land, fast-tracked building rules and a $9 billion farm economy luring companies and coastal refugees alike.
The Fresno Bee
Fresno is littered with empty pharmacy buildings. Some have new tenants with plans
Drive anywhere around the Fresno area and you’ll eventually see an empty chain pharmacy. It’s been a year since Rite Aid filed for bankrtuptcy and closed more than 2,000 stores — 17 of them in the San Joaquin Valley. And at least seven locations of CVS and Walgreens have closed in Fresno alone. So what’s happening with those stores? Some have new renters that haven’t moved in yet. Keep reading to find out who — including a new business that wants to move into the Rite Aid on the edge of the Tower District. Some are in the final stages of negotiating with renters or new buyers. And some are still sitting empty. These buildings are challenging to fill. Despite being in prime locations on busy corners, they are an odd size and shape, said Russ Moroz, managing director of investments for commercial real estate investment brokerage Marcus & Millichap , which does business in Fresno. They’re too big for fast food or other restaurants. Too small for regular grocery stores or big retail chains. Too short for the growing trend of kids indoor play centers , and usually lack the loading dock needed for showrooms selling kitchen tile or
yourcentralvalley.com
Sam’s Club gas station to open in Visalia
VISALIA, Calif. ( ) – A Sam’s Club gas station is opening in Visalia on Monday, Oct. 26. Visalia’s first Sam’s Club is projected to open sometime this winter, but the gas station is opening before that on Monday. The gas station is opening at 4343 S. Mooney Blvd. Visalia, CA 93277.
The Fresno Bee
Councilmember and city give different answers. How vendors get spots in Tower District
At a community meeting to address residents’ concerns about the Tower District, councilmember Miguel Arias said vendors already doing business in the area would have a priority when it comes to setting up in a newly designated vendor zone. However, the city says otherwise, and the situation sowed confusion among vendors trying to adjust to the changes. Crystal Sandoval — owner of Casa del Sazón, a food truck specializing in Mexican food — attended the meeting at the Tower Theatre on Wednesday to ask about who gets dibs on setting up at the new “vendor market zone” at Olive and Van Ness avenues. Sandoval said her business began selling food in the Tower District three years ago, though she told The Bee that, despite being permitted, she eventually relocated outside of Tower due to conflicts with code enforcement officers and growing fines. After asking how the new zone would work — such as whether it would be seniority-based or if there would be an application process — Arias took the microphone from Mayor Jerry Dyer and addressed Sandoval. “We’re going to give priority to the vendors who have been here as long as they have the permits,” Arias said to
yourcentralvalley.com
Fresno residents face multi-day blackout, over $100,000 in spoiled food
FRESNO, Calif. ( ) – Frustration is growing in Fresno after a PG&E outage affecting over 1,000 customers was extended from 24 to 72 hours. The outage is part of a series of storm-related blackouts that cut power to thousands across the city on Wednesday. Tower District residents like...
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Ever's Painting Offers Licensed Interior and Exterior Painting to Homes and Businesses in Fresno and Clovis, CA
The Fresno painting contractor offers interior, exterior and custom cabinet painting, with careful surface preparation and seven-day availability. FRESNO, CA, UNITED STATES, October 28, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Ever’s Painting, a licensed painting contractor based in Fresno, California, is offering residential and commercial painting services to property owners across Fresno, Clovis and surrounding communities. The company is bonded and insured and holds California contractor License No. 1078077.
The Fresno Bee
Chipotle, EV chargers, coffee: What to know about retail rising on a North Fresno corner
If you live around Maple and Behymer, the new shops, restaurants and gas stations going up in your neighborhood share a common thread: Jay Virk. The president and CEO of Bottom Line Group is behind the retail center reshaping the northeast Fresno-Clovis corridor, plus a long-running family connection to a Clovis pizzeria. Here’s a rundown of what’s planned and when you can expect to grab a burrito, a coffee or an EV charge. The updates The center at Maple and Behymer started construction in June, and the details of what to expect in that space are getting clearer. Chipotle, which will have a drive-through/pick-up window, stands to open by March. The center is also getting a Haraz , a quickly-expanding Yemeni coffee chain that’s got locations in more than a dozen states and is sure to complement the existing local Yemeni coffee scene . Haraz already has multiple locations in California, but this would be the first in the Fresno region. Virk said a high-end salon has also signed on to be a tenant, and that Bottom Line Group is reviewing multiple tenants to fill the last vacancy in the center. “We’re trying to pick the right perfect tenant for
californiaagnet.com
Fresno Chamber Ag Award Honorees Announced, Come Celebrate Them at the Fresno Ag Expo
Daniel Hartwig congratulating 2025 Agriculturalist of the Year Stuart Woolf (Image courtesy of the Fresno Chamber of Commerce) The Fresno Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Malcolm Media’s Fresno Ag Expo and the Fresno County Farm Bureau, invites the community to celebrate the individuals and businesses whose leadership, dedication and contributions continue to strengthen Valley agriculture at the 2026 Agriculture Awards, taking place Friday, November 13, 2026, at the Fresno Fairgrounds’ Industrial Education Building. Held in conjunction with the Fresno Ag Expo, this annual celebration brings together agricultural leaders, businesses, elected officials and community members to recognize the people who help sustain and advance one of Fresno County’s most important industries.
The Fresno Bee
A new-to-California coffee chain is building on this busy corner in Clovis
What’s behind the construction the barricades near McDonald’s at Clovis and Shaw avenues? Construction vehicles are digging up dirt for the next new chain coffee drive-thru. It’s not a Dutch Bros, not a Starbucks, but a 7 Brew Drive Thru Coffee . It’s a drive-thru-only coffee spot at the southwest corner, built in an empty parking lot between McDonald’s and El Pollo Loco. Its Clovis location will be one of the first in California. The Arkansas-based company has been exploding with new locations across the Southwest, particularly in Texas and Arizona. It has more than 900 locations in 38 states. The Clovis location will be 910 square feet with a double drive-thru lane that can hold up to 13 cars, according to a permit approved by the Clovis Planning Commission. Employees walk out to cars to take orders and deliver drinks to keep the line moving. It will have outdoor seating, but no indoor seating. If the construction process is anything like the location in the works for Visalia , a small prefabricated building will be lifted into place by a crane . So what is 7 Brew? The company has a concept similar to Dutch Bros business model. It
midvalleytimes.com
Caglia Environmental remains cutting edge
FRESNO – One person’s trash is another person’s treasure, and a Central Valley waste facility is looking to the future to streamline its operations. Waste solutions company Caglia Environmental is staying ahead of the technological curve, making use of AI-driven robotics to vastly improve its waste processing capabilities. Over the past couple of years, the company has placed a handful of bots at its Cedar Avenue location while still looking for ways to innovate, placing it on par with bigger-city facilities when it comes to technology.
Hanford Sentinel
More homes coming to Lemoore | John Lindt
The City of Lemoore has received a site plan review application to construct 432 single family homes from big builder Woodside Homes. The new project would have three parks on approximately 115-acres located east of 18 ¾ Avenue and south of Lacey Blvd. The project requires annexation, pre-zoning, and general plan amendment.
fresyes.com
Fresno 93727: A Softer Seller’s Edge and a Shift in the Price Tiers
The last time we looked closely at Fresno 93727, the lowest-priced quarter of the market had the shortest listing time. This time, the middle tiers stand out. That change is a good reminder of why I like revisiting our ZIP codes rather than letting an old market headline do all the talking.