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City study identifies up to $12 million in annual financial improvements
REDDING, Calif. - A new citywide efficiency study says Redding could save millions and attract major investment through a series of operational changes and strategic initiatives. Circle 6 Consulting identified more than $1 million in current-year salary savings from vacant general fund positions. The study says keeping those positions frozen...
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$7.9M federal grant to extend Venture Parkway could spur jobs at Redding business park
REDDING, Calif. — The City of Redding has received a $7.9 million federal grant to extend a road through Stillwater Business Park, opening more land for potential business development, jobs and investment. The funding comes from the U.S. Economic Development Administration. It will be used to extend Venture Parkway...
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Consultants identify $83M in Redding funds, possible savings
REDDING, Calif. — A consulting report says the city of Redding has identified about $83 million in money, projects and contracts that could be cleaned up, reallocated or reviewed for possible savings. Circle 6 Consulting reviewed city finances, departments and operations as part of a four-phase assessment. The report...
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Redding cement firm faces new lawsuit alleging gas line damage
Redding cement production business CalPortland Co. has been hit with its second negligence lawsuit in two months. Pacific Gas and Electric Co. filed a lawsuit against CalPortland in Shasta County Superior Court on Aug. 14. The California utility company's lawsuit is asking for more than $37,000 related to damage caused when CalPortland conducted excavation work in Redding near 15390 Wonderland Blvd. in early 2024. The site is CalPortland's major manufacturing facility in the North Redding/Mountain Gate area, where it produces cement and construction materials. The lawsuit also names Castle Tire Disposal L.L.C., which the lawsuit says collects and processes used tires.CalPortland already faces a $2.8 million negligence lawsuit filed by California Attorney General Rob Bonta in July in connection with damage from the Wonder Fire in 2023. What happened, according to the recent negligence lawsuit filed by PG&E CalPortland and Castle were carrying out excavation work on Wonderland Boulevard site on Jan. 15, 2024 when those activities damaged PG&E's 4-inch steel natural gas transmission line, the utility company's lawsuit said. The damage caused "uncontrollable release of natural gas," according to the lawsuit. The companies should have used "reasonable care" when digging and operating equipment near underground utility lines, said PG&E's
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Diesel prices hit record highs, driving up freight costs and grocery prices in California
REDDING, Calif. — Diesel prices have climbed to record highs in the United States, and consumers are already seeing the ripple effects at the grocery store. The national average price for diesel is $5.85 a gallon, but in California the average is $7.70. Many freight vehicles delivering consumer goods use diesel, meaning a full tank could cost upwards of $1,000.
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Mercy Redding president retires after 41 years
REDDING, Calif. — Mercy Medical Center Redding President G. Todd Smith is retiring after 41 years of service with Dignity Health. Smith began his career with the organization in 1985 as a radiological technologist at St. Elizabeth Community Hospital. Over the course of his career, Smith held leadership roles...
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Diesel prices hit record highs, driving up freight costs and grocery prices in California
REDDING, Calif. — Diesel prices have climbed to record highs in the United States, and consumers are already seeing the ripple effects at the grocery store. The national average price for diesel is $5.85 a gallon, but in California the average is $7.70. Many freight vehicles delivering consumer goods use diesel, meaning a full tank could cost upwards of $1,000.
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Startup Redding marks 10th year of Startup Games, building businesses in one weekend
REDDING, Calif. — Aspiring entrepreneurs in Redding will have a chance to turn an idea into a business in a single weekend as Startup Redding’s Startup Games return for their 10th year. The “learn-to-launch” event runs September 11-13. Participants will pitch their ideas Friday night, form teams, then...
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Trillary Designs holds ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday
REDDING, Calif. - Trillary Designs celebrated the opening of its new downtown location with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday. The Redding Chamber of Commerce joined owner Tracy Wilson at the interior design business's new space in Foundry Square at 1780 California Street. Wilson, a Redding native, specializes in residential...
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Anderson business expands, opens new golf simulators with beer and hot dogs on tap
'Blackburn', named after it's Founder, Owner & CEO John Blackburn, is a hunting apparel store that offers t-shirts, jackets and other outerwear for outdoorsmen and outdoorswomen of all ages and sizes.
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One Red Bluff family aims to fight food insecurity with an unlikely fruit
David and Priscilla Burke don’t find wild fig trees. The trees find them. David Burke works in construction, and found his first fig tree on the job. It was the beginning of a lifelong obsession, and led to the creation of their business The Fig Hunter in 2021. “I...
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Innovative business ideas will take center stage at the upcoming 10th Annual Startup Games!
The entrepreneurial spirit of Redding will be unleashed at this year’s 10th Annual Startup Games. This unique “learn-to-launch” entrepreneurship event is designed to supercharge the skills, connections, and dreams of local budding entrepreneurs by providing a platform to learn, connect, and compete. “The Startup Games is one...