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Trucking | from 1 other states. As such, Ogren said, the service for Uber Freight. can be used to book hauling jobs by It went well enough there that truck drivers from anywhere in the for about the past three months, U.S. heading to or from Uber Freight’s the concept was tested in parts of focus areas. California, Chicago and the Midwest, “We’ve helped carriers and the Carolinas and Georgia in a sort of their drivers haul everything from “stealth mode” until the expansion oranges to furniture, and we’ve was announced earlier this month, been blown away by the [trucking] he said. community’s feedback. Our carriers “These new areas represent where and their drivers love Uber Freight’s drivers like to run, which makes transparency and fast payment,” sense. These regions, including Texas, states a company press release. cover over a quarter of the country’s One of the drivers sharing that drivers and freight,” according to a opinion is Tim Thomas, a partner news release. in FW Trucking Co. in Visalia, who “While today we still have most of over the last six months has been our loads in Texas, over the coming regularly hauling loads of wooden months drivers can expect to see pallets from Pico Rivera to Fresno an ever-increasing number of loads in trips arranged through the Uber available on the app in these new Freight app. markets.” He said Uber contacted him about CONTRIBUTED | Tim Thomas, a driver and partner in FW Trucking Co. said his Visalia-based But Uber Freight isn’t available half a year ago and explained the company has been booking hauls from Southern California to Fresno through Uber Freight for completely across the regions where service, which essentially functions about the past six months, and he’s happy with the service. the program has expanded. In like existing brokerage services that California for example, the service connect truckers with loads that need loads they want to pick up and deliver decision to try booking jobs through exists only for goods hauled to or to be transported and arranges for the — Uber tracks drivers’ cell phones, Uber Freight. “New players on the from the greater Los Angeles area and drivers or their trucking services to not only so customers can keep track block, you want to check them out the San Francisco and Sacramento be paid, Thomas said. of where their loads are, but also to real good. You want to make sure areas, not to the Central Valley, Right off the bat, he recounted, keep tabs on drivers between loads, you’re paid.” Central Coast and areas in the state’s the Uber program was somewhat so the company can call or text them And as truck delivery brokers most southern and northern regions. different in that everything could to inquire if they are interested in go, Uber checked out well, he said, be arranged over cell phones, picking up loads near them, Thomas noting, “Electronically, they do a Local opportunity which included drivers submitting said. fantastic job in tracking their trucks But that doesn’t mean truckers their bills and proof of delivery by And mostly the items Uber is trying and things like that. They are state from the Valley and those other areas photographing those documents with to move are things that need to be of the art in tracking their freight.” aren’t getting new business through their smart phones and sending them moved at the last minute and quickly, Uber Freight. in via emails. “usually at a premium price,” which Getting paid quicker The service is intended for larger In addition, while brokers generally the drivers also agree upon through He also praised the company’s trucks that can make short-haul post their excess freight needing to an online or computer app, he added. billing system, in part because his deliveries or long-haul deliveries, be delivered through online “load “I was curious. I wanted to see how even those going to or coming from boards” — where drivers look for it was set up,” Thomas said of his Trucking | 4
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Trucking | from 3 And Faulkner said competition from Uber Freight could trigger administrative staff doesn’t have to changes from existing bookers to deal with mailing paper bills and make them more competitive. other documents to a broker, and FW But that’s not unusual, he said, Sell Today, Educate Tomorrow Trucking usually gets paid within as “We are constantly changing 15 days, a short time compared to in the trucking industry,” which is some brokers who don’t send him particularly true of “small guys” like his payments for as long as 90 days his business. or more. But Uber Freight isn’t open to all “I’m not having to worry on trucks — at least not yet. covering my operating expanses” - Sandler Rule #21 or to draw from a credit line to pay Uber’s specs drivers and cover other immediate Currently the company isn’t expenses while waiting for regular booking any loads that need to be brokers to send him his payments, transported in tanker, flatbed or Thomas said. refrigerated trailers. So all items have Not that FW Trucking is foregoing to be transported inside enclosed standard trucking brokers, but trailers 48-53 feet long. Thomas estimated 25-35 percent of “But later on we are thinking of When you’re selling… put “educating” your prospect his brokered loads these days are letting those [other] types of trailer aside. This means you don’t start with product literature, being arranged through the Uber participate,” Ogren said. demos or trials. Instead, start your sales meeting by asking Freight app. There is an online vetting process Several brokers contacted to discuss to being selected as a driver for really good questions. In a good sales meeting, you need Uber Freight’s potential impact Uber Freight, though Ogren ended a dialogue, not a monologue. on California’s trucking industry the interview before explaining that declined to comment or said they process. Your job early in the sales process is to qualify the had not heard of the service, as did In addition, drivers need valid prospect so that you can more effectively use your operators of some Valley trucking commercial drivers licenses, good product knowledge to make a better presentation later. companies and officials with the safety records and — if they don’t own California Trucking Association. the trucks they drive — the authority Ron Faulkner, president and CEO to book trucking jobs through Uber of Faulkner Trucking in Tulare, Freight, he said. which hauls freight and books freight As for when the company may for other trucking businesses, said expand its primary start and he hadn’t heard much about Uber destination points in California, Freight, but “we don’t seem to be particularly in the Valley, Uber having issues. I don’t think it’s going Freight’s response came in the form of to hurt trucking.” an email stating, “Currently, we aren’t For his part, Thomas said he has focused on building density in the seen some effect of Uber’s presence Central Valley but hope to continue in the industry already, as some to rapidly expand our efforts in the .412.8178 transport brokers are modernizing Davidfuture.” Castellon | Reporter can be reached at: their systems, adding new technology. 490-3464 or e-mail [email protected]
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Solar | from 1 “In a ranking of 26 regions across California on a range of clean- economy measures, the Index found that Fresno, Madera and Visalia- Porterville rank first, second and third, respectively, for total installed solar capacity in the industrial sector” — areas zoned for industrial uses — states a summary of the report put out by the nonpartisan, nonprofit group Next 10. The rankings are based on total kilowatt capacities of new solar installations last year, not on a per- capita basis. As such, the combined power that can be generated by new installs in each of the three Valley metro areas is higher even than the capacities of new industrial solar panels in more densely populated regions including the Bay Area and Los Angeles. “You beat all the regions,” Adam Fowler said of Fresno’s top ranking, even though new industrial solar installations there dropped by about half in 2016 compared to 2015. Fowler, an economist for Los Angeles-based Beacon Economics, which analyzed the data and put together the report for Next 10, attributed an overall drop in industrial solar installation in most of California’s metro areas in 2016 to the possibility that so many solar installations have occurred that the BEE SWEET CITRUS | The Bee Sweet Citrus facility in Fowler was one of the many industrial businesses that adopted solar power in 2017. market for industrial solar has been somewhat saturated over the nine percent increase. compared to the prior year, along with the Index. years the Green Innovation Index “When accounting for population, the Napa and Salinas metro areas. “Surprisingly, the rural Hanford– has been done. Madera [metro area] tops the list for The Madera area had the highest Corcoran [area], with a population of As such, a drop in new installations both industrial and commercial solar relative decline in bus ridership over 150,000 people, had a relatively high is to be expected, said F. Noel Perry, capacity, with Hanford-Corcoran that period, nearly 15 percent. public transit ridership, finishing the venture capitalist who founded coming in second place for both As for why so many people stopped fourth place overall in 2016.” Next 10, the San Francisco-based categories, and Visalia-Porterville or reduced riding busses last year, the “This information is important to nonprofit think tank focusing on taking third place statewide for total Index states it appears to be a result of understand climate policy,” Perry economic, environmental and installed commercial solar energy” in an improving economy and lower gas said. “Think of it as a report card on quality-of-life issues that puts out commercially-zoned areas, according prices resulting in a surge in people climate policies and their economic the annual Index. to a summary of the Green Innovation driving or getting rides in cars to get impacts across the state.” In fact, he said only two metro Index. where they need to go. areas had increases in new industrial It goes on to say the Hanford- The San Francisco–Oakland– solar installations in 2016 — Madera Corcoran area was one of only three Hayward metro area averaged the County, with a 36.7 percent increase, metro areas in the state to experience most passenger trips not using public David Castellon | Reporter can be reached at: and the Salinas metro area, with a 61 an increase in bus ridership in 2016 transportation last year, according to 490-3464 or e-mail [email protected]
Infant of Prague | from 1 the process of matching the child with good decision with the right family.” had wanted to put her on the floor the right family. This has been the experience for that wasn’t with kids because they help and guidance if they were facing Parents seeking to take in a Nick and Nicole Patzkowsky, who thought it would be too emotional,” an unexpected pregnancy.” child through the agency are put adopted their daughter, Jordyn, 1, Nicole said. “But she wanted to be “64 years ago, that was looked upon through an adoptive process. This through Infant of Prague. When she with us and I said: ‘Well, let’s just very differently than it is today,” said includes a background check and had started her family, Nicole had share a room.’ So the first night in the Infant of Prague Executive Director home inspection. If chosen, they put been skeptical about the concept of hospital, her and I stayed in the room Sylvia Coyle. together an album for the inspecting open adoption. together with Jordyn.” Seeking to find a way to help these mother to look over. If the waiting “I was very turned off — to be Nicole stated that the Patzkowsky women and girls in their time of family is found compatible, they will honest — because I felt like this family maintains good relations with need, Infant of Prague was founded. adopt the child. was my chance to have a family and the birth parents of both of their Named for the ornate Catholic statue The birth parents, however, do not you have all these selfish feelings, children and are open to them about of the infant Jesus in the Czech have to end their role in the baby’s rightfully so, I think,” Nicole said. their adoption. capitol of Prague, it became the life after adoption. As the agency that “But it’s crazy for us, we really feel “Our philosophy, and I think first adoption agency in Fresno. In introduced open adoption to Fresno, like God just changed our hearts, definitely the philosophy of Infant of 1997, the agency separated from the Infant of Prague caters to what they and just the love we have for our kids’ Prague and most agencies nowadays Catholic Church, but continues its call the “triad”— that being the needs birth families.” is if your child remembers the day mission of counseling and family of the child, the adoptive family and The Patzkowskys had adopted their you told them, you waited too long,” building. the birth family. first child, Jaxon, 4, through another Nicole said. For Infant of Prague, the process If the mother chooses, she can be a agency before turning to Infant of In order to raise money for the begins the moment an expecting part of her child’s life after adoption Prague to adopt their second child. agency, Infant of Prague will be mother approaches their agency. and know the new family. After being interviewed by the birth holding its 15th annual Toast to the First, the agency will speak with and “That makes it easier for them mother, it was decided that they Children fundraiser. The event will provide counseling, deciding whether because that’s not the easiest thing would raise the child. be held in the Bankers Ballroom at it is best for the mother to raise or in the world to do — to give up your The adoptive parents bonded with Fulton Mall on Nov. 3. give up the child for adoption. If it child — or to place a child,” Coyle the mother and were present for is decided that adoption is the best said. “So it’s important that they can Jordyn’s birth. course of action for the child and the have that ability to maintain that “When they moved her out of the Donald A. Promnitz | Reporter can be reached at: mother, Infant of Prague will begin peace of mind that they’ve made a delivery area into a room… they 490-3461 or e-mail [email protected] 6 This Week Online www.thebusinessjournal.com FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 2017
AGRICULTURE REAL ESTATE July rents rise With apartment construction winding down, the Central Valley has witnessed a skyrocketing in rents. According to RENTCafe, a nationwide apartment search website and a part of property management software firm Yardi, Stockton continued to lead regional growth in July with a 10.4 increase. However, it is no longer topping the list of the fastest growing increases in the country, with Midland, Texas at an 18.1 percent growth rate. With approximately 500 new units delivered last year and 700 on track to be completed in 2017, Sacramento’s housing stock faces an uphill struggle meeting demand. In the meantime rents have surged by 9 percent over the year, peaking at $1,257. In Modesto and Fresno, rents have also increased by 7 and 5.1 percent respectively. “Development in the Central Valley isn’t as widespread as it needs to be to fully meet demand,” said Adrian Rosenberg, communications specialist for RENTCafe. “Moreover, apartment living is attracting more and more millennials and baby boomers by offering flexibility and convenience.” A full report on the ten prices can be found at: https://www.rentcafe.com/ blog/rental-market/apartment-rent-report/rentcafe-apartment-market-report- july-2017/ EMPLOYMENT
Unemployment rises in July With the exception of Kings County, unemployment rates in the Central Valley rose higher in July from the month prior, according to the latest data from the FILE PHOTO | A worker at the Fowler Packing Co. places bags of oranges into boxes to be sent state Employment Development Department. to stores. Photo by David Castellon Fresno County’s unemployment rate for July was 8.7 percent, up from 8.3 percent in June but below 9.1 percent a year ago. Farm industries added 1,800 jobs on a month-over basis, while nonfarm industries shed a net 4,900 jobs. Government had the most losses with 5,800 jobs, while construction, mining and logging industries added 800 jobs. On a year-over basis, farms lost 1,000 jobs while nonfarm industries added Pricing, water hurt 7,300 jobs, with the biggest gains in government with 4,000 positions. Kings County had an unemployment rate of 8.9 percent in July, down from 9.1 Fresno County sales percent in June and below 9.4 percent a year ago. Month over month, farm employment stayed the same while nonfarm industries added a net 300 jobs. Year over year, Kings County farms added 100 Combined sales of agricultural commodities in Fresno County declined by jobs and nonfarm employers hired 400 more people. about $482 million last year compared to 2015. Madera County’s July unemployment rate was 8.4 percent, up from 8 percent And county Agricultural Commissioner Les Wright credited a drop in value in June but below 9.2 percent a year ago. of some crops and scant surface water supplies as the main reasons the total Farms lost 900 jobs in July compared to the month prior, while nonfarm sales of crops, livestock and other farm-related goods dropped 7.23 percent to industries lost 400. On an annual basis, farms shed 200 positions while nonfarm $6.18 billion in 2016 compared to the previous year. industries added 1,500. Almonds continued to be the top-selling crop last year, with sales of the nuts Tulare County’s unemployment rate for July was 10.8 percent, up from 9.9 and hulls totaling $1.99 billion, more than 19 percent of all sales of agricultural percent in June and unchanged from a year ago. commodities produced in Fresno County in 2016. Tulare County farms lost 1,300 jobs month over month, while nonfarm Grapes held the No. 2 spot, with more than $708.7 million in sales, despite industries shed 2,700 jobs. being down from $896.295 million in sales in 2015. Month over month, Tulare County farms added 100 jobs and nonfarm industries Among the top 10 best-selling commodities last year, poultry, cattle and calves, added 2,300 jobs. tomatoes and milk retained their rankings of third through sixth, respectively. California’s unemployment rate for July was 4.8 percent, up from 4.7 percent Pistachios took a big jump, from a ranking of 12th in 2015 to seventh last year in June but below 5.4 percent a year ago. thanks to sales totaling $253.1 million. That exceeded 2015 sales by more than $85.3 million. Garlic held onto its No. 8 spot in in the 2016 rankings, while oranges were EDUCATION bumped up to ninth from a 10th-place spot in 2015, while peaches dropped to 10th place from seventh place after sales of the stone fruit declined to $190.3 FCOE to honor advocates million in 2016 after acreage shrank. The Board of Directors of The Foundation @ FCOE and Fresno County Fresno County was the second most productive agricultural county in the U.S. Superintendent of Schools Jim A. 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PHOTO BY DAVID CASTELLON | California Assemblyman Dr. Joaquin Arambula, foreground right, and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, foreground left, meet with reporters Tuesday at the foot of the Friant Dam before taking a tour of the dam and Millerton Reservoir.
Temperance | from 1 Arambula said it’s likely only one big storage project will be funded with and representatives of the region’s Prop. 1 money. building and commercial trades That puts Temperance Flat up to join him and Speaker Anthony against the proposed Sites Reservoir Rendon, D-Lakewood, on their tour in the Sacramento Valley. It wouldn’t of the area and to voice their support be a dam but rather an “offstream” for the proposed $3 billion dam that reservoir collecting runoff from the would be built with state and federal Sacramento River and diverting it money, along with investments by through a pipeline to an artificial lake private-sector groups with stakes in west of Colusa. water availability and storage in the By some estimates, that project Valley. would cost more than $4 billion, and Tulare County Supervisor Steve the group developing it has requested Worthley told Rendon and reporters $1.6 billion in Prop. 1 funding. gathered for a pre-tour press Temperance Flat literally would be conference at the base of Friant Dam a new dam behind Friant Dam, on the — which forms Millerton Reservoir opposite side of Millerton Reservoir, — that building Temperance Flat Dam that would capture upstream water is critical to the 4 million residents of on the San Joaquin Reservoir. the San Joaquin Valley. Primarily, its purpose would be to The Valley recently has gone retain extra water in wet years that through the worst multi-year would otherwise have to be released drought in California’s recorded to control flooding. history, and the state’s Groundwater Supporters have cited the large Sustainability Act soon will phase in amounts of water that had to be mandatory programs to help preserve released earlier this year by the Friant groundwater levels that likely will dam because of heavy runoff due to include farms and communities in abnormally heavy rain and snowfall 2 017 various parts of the Valley having to this past winter in the Sierra Nevada reduce groundwater pumping. Mountains. State of the County As such, “we will be losing hundreds As currently planned, Temperance and thousands of acres [of production Flat would hold up to 1.33 million- farmland] if we do not come up with acre feet of water, nearly triple the projects, such as this one, to recharge capacity of Friant Dam. our groundwater,” Worthley said. “At this point, it’s about getting the “And this is the only project south Water Commission to be supportive of our application and hope that all of Luncheon of the [San Joaquin] Delta that has the capability of providing meaningful us have a voice to affect that change,” amounts of water.” Arambula said. Featuring “Today is to bring Mr. Speaker Before the start of his boat tour of down from the state Assembly to Millerton Reservoir, to which the Brian Pacheco show him what we are doing with press wasn’t invited, Rendon gave no Temperance Flat, and what our indication of whether he supported application [is] in front of the Water the Temperance Flat project, telling Commission,” Arambula said. reports that “I’m here today mostly Thursday, September 14, 2017 Though nine water commissioners to listen and look.” 11:30 a.m. Networking/Check-in will actually decide how to spend the He did say, “This is an incredibly entire $7.54 million in Prop. 1 bond important part of the state. This is 12:00 p.m. Lunch money — with the largest chunk the spine of the state, by virtue of the of that going to fund water-storage presence of the large infrastructural projects — the assemblyman said he projects that we are working on here, hoped getting Rendon’s backing would by virtue of the large infrastructural The Honorable New Exhibit Hall help build momentum in Sacramento projects that we want to build here.” BRIAN PACHECO supporting the Temperance Flat Rendon also noted his meetings in Fresno County 700 M Street, Fresno, CA 93721 project. the past with people in the Fresno 2017 Board of Supervisors “We are looking for the abilities and area who shared with him how Chairman levers we have to influence change. critical water is to their livelihoods We’re hoping that by coming down and their lives. For information, please call “I’m going to spend a little time here, if [Rendon] likes our project EVENT SPONSOR (559) 495-4800 and believes in our vision for our trying to walk in the boots of people community, that he can help us in from Fresno to learn their reality and or email [email protected] our vision to build Temperance Flat,” to learn how important this project www.fresnochamber.com Arambula said. is to them.” Of the water projects seeking David Castellon | Reporter can be reached at: funding from the commission, 490-3464 or e-mail [email protected] INSIDE THE LIST THEFOCUS | 8 Business of Sports Roundup Page 10 | Golf Courses
PHOTO BY WIKIPEDIA USER EMEDINA00 | Fresno State will not be featured in a slate of six Mountain West games that will be streamed live on Facebook this season. it’s going to deliver.” Industry observers say it’s hard to judge how many homes will buy a pay-per-view until the day of the fight many Facebook to stream Mountain West times, as people often buy late. But the anecdotal evidence — primarily the chatter on games; Fresno State misses cut social media — indicates a good likelihood of it smashing the 4.6 million record of pay-per-view By The Associated Press Wyoming, 4:00 p.m. 49ers quarterback who refused time.” sales set by the Mayweather- Oct. 7: Southern Miss at to stand for the national anthem Taffet said that while an Pacquiao fight. Facebook has struck a deal for Texas-San Antonio, 7:00 p.m. — kneeling as a protest against average of 5-6 people normally That’s largely because the exclusive rights to live stream Oct. 14: Wyoming at Utah police brutality. He once took watches a pay-per-view, he matchup will likely cross over 15 college football games this State, 4:30 p.m. his team to the Super Bowl, but wouldn’t be surprised if the fight from being just a sporting event season, beginning next week. Oct. 21: Rice at Texas-San he’s a free agent now, and no averages 10 people a household. to a party night. The agreement with Stadium, Antonio, 7:00 p.m. club has signed him. If it sells 5 million pay-per- “We have definitely seen a digital sports network, gives Oct. 28: Florida International The NAACP says in views as widely anticipated, massive general market interest Facebook the rights to six at Marshall, 2:30 p.m. a letter to the football the fight could be watched by in addition to the sports fan,” Mountain West games and nine Nov. 4: North Texas at commissioner, Roger Goodell, nearly one in six Americans. said Stephen Espinoza, who Conference USA games. The Louisiana Tech, 3:30 p.m. that it’s apparently “no sheer The fight will also be seen heads sports for Showtime, games will not be televised. Nov. 11: Southern Miss at coincidence” that Kaepernick by millions more worldwide, which will televise the fight. While Fresno State joined Rice, 3:30 p.m. hasn’t been picked up. with promoters claiming it will “These general market viewers the Mountain West division Nov. 18: Marshall at Texas- Derrick Johnson — the be available either online or are often not part of the in 2012, it was not included in San Antonio, 7:00 p.m. NAACP’s interim president on a TV screen to more than 1 audience for even the biggest that conference’s games to be Nov. 25: Florida Atlantic at and CEO — says “no player billion homes in 200 different combat sports event. So the streamed by Facebook. Charlotte, 2:00 p.m. should be victimized and countries. ceiling is pretty high.” The first game will match discriminated against because “If you are in Manhattan Espinoza said the very Marshall of C-USA against FRESNO GRIZZLIES TO of his exercise of free speech.” or you are on a desert island nature of the fight — a matchup Miami of Ohio on Sept. 2. Later CLOSE OUT HOME GAMES The NAACP plans to somewhere, if you have Wi- between a UFC star who has that day, San Diego State of the WITH DEALS participate in a rally Wednesday Fi, you can buy this fight,” never boxed as a pro against Mountain West will host UC The Fresno Grizzlies baseball at NFL headquarters in New promoter Dana White said. one of the greatest fighters of Davis on Facebook’s Stadium: team will be closing out its York in support of Kaepernick. Each pay-per-view sale means his time — will drive the pay- Live College Football show season at Chukchansi Park this more money in the wallets of per-view sales. page. weekend, and will be offering 50M COULD WATCH both fighters. Though estimates “We believe this is an Financial terms of the deal ticket deals to bring out the MAYWEATHER- vary widely, Mayweather is unprecedented event, quite were not disclosed. fans. MCGREGOR IN US ALONE expected to make some $200 frankly no one knows Facebook recently reached Starting this past Thursday, Conor McGregor’s million, while McGregor will what to expect,” he said. a deal to stream Champions the Grizzlies were offering improbable challenge of Floyd likely pocket at least $100 “The element of these two League soccer matches. It has $4 tickets, leading into a Mayweather Jr. could be seen million. outspoken personalities in also streamed Major League countdown of sorts. The Aug. 25 by a staggering 50 million Though ticket sales have one unprecedented event is Baseball and NBA games in the game featured $3 tickets, while people in the United States as been slow in Las Vegas — compelling.” past, but did not have exclusive Saturday’s game will have $2 fans and the curious gather in largely because of astronomical An early indication of interest rights to those. tickets culminating in $1 tickets small and large parties. prices — the fight is shaping in the fight is the massive As reported by USA Today, for the last game of the season The fight Saturday night up as must-see TV at a price of betting both in Nevada and in the full schedule of Facebook in a stand against the Tacoma threatens the pay-per- $99.95. People are expected to other places where it is legal. college football games is as Rainiers. view revenue record set by buy the fight in record numbers, Bookmakers say it will be the follows (all times Eastern): The Grizzlies will end the Mayweather and Manny with many sharing the cost of biggest bet fight ever, with an season on the road, with a four Pacquiao two years ago and the telecast with friends and overwhelming number of the Sept. 2: Miami (Ohio) at game stand in El Paso, then could dwarf it in viewership as family they invite over. early tickets on McGregor to Marshall, 6:30 p.m. another four game stand in people use the event as a reason Taffet said people will treat pull an upset. Sept. 2: UC Davis at San Salt Lake to close the season to have friends and family it much like a Super Bowl Still, there are plenty of tickets Diego State, 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 4. over for a little escapism and by getting together in larger left in the arena itself, where Sept. 7: Idaho State at Utah controlled violence. numbers than usual. prices originally ranged from State, 8:00 p.m. NAACP WANTS MEETING “It’s a cultural event that “I think this is first and $2,500 in the upper sections Sept. 9: New Mexico State at WITH NFL ABOUT crosses all demographics and foremost a television event,” to $10,000 at ringside. Ticket New Mexico, 8:00 p.m KAEPERNICK all social and economic factors,” said Taffet, who oversaw 190 prices have been dropping in Sept. 23: Florida International The NAACP wants a meeting said Mark Taffet, who formerly pay-per-views in his career the resale market — with some at Rice, 7:30 p.m. with the NFL commissioner ran pay-per-view for HBO. at HBO. “The success of this available for less than $1,300 on Sept. 23: Utah State at San to discuss the fate of Colin “People are getting together to fight in the financial record Tuesday — and are expected to Jose State, 7:30 p.m. Kaepernick. have a great time and we surely books of history will be made decline more in the days before Sept. 30: Texas State at He’s the former San Francisco need an excuse to have a great on pay-per-view. And I believe the fight. FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 2017 www.thebusinessjournal.com The Executive Profile 9 EDWARD PAPULIAS CEO
PAPPY'S FINE FOODS
Tell us how Pappy’s got started:
After my father’s death during my senior year of high school, my brother Keith and I asked my mother, Marie, for a loan to start Pappy’s Fine Foods. The idea was to produce and market a seasoning used in my late father’s meat business to keep the Papulias name in the industry.
How many different products does your company offer?
Pappy’s offers 12 different spice blends from all-purpose rubs to specialty blends formulated for veggies and seafood. We also offer four marinades and four sauces. The four sauces can be used as marinade or as dipping sauces.
What does the process look like when you’re coming up with the idea for a new seasoning?
The process involves picking unique flavor combinations and then using our company’s vast experience in the retail meat business and the spice business to create exciting new combinations. What we do: We are a family run business with four generations working to bring quality seasoning blends and marinades to the public. How long does it take to get a new product from the drawing board to the grocery store? Education: California State University, Fresno; business administration degree with an option in marketing It can take anywhere from six months to over a year to bring a new product to fruition. A lot depends on the amount of development needed to get Age: 54 the flavor just right. Next, artwork and label work needs to be created and reviewed. Packaging considerations need to be planned out. Finally, a Family: I have been married for 30 years to Rochelle, with three kids: Fletcher, marketing campaign around a new product must be created to introduce it 25, Madison, 21, and Alexander, 14. I have one granddaughter, Solei (4). to our customers.
Pappy’s was picked up by Walmart not long ago. Are there any other potential buyers looking at your products? Now, 33 years later, we have four generations of family working together on Pappy’s is currently experiencing growth in a lot of new markets including the day-to-day operations. retail markets in Southern California. We are trying to push the boundaries of our product outside of the California market with talks to bring our products What was your very first job and what did you learn from it? to Washington, Oregon and Texas. Emerging markets and interests could also lead us into exporting to Mexico. My first job was at Pappy’s Meat Company Inc. stuffing ground beef to pay off my first car. I learned that if you want something you have to work for it. What are some of the causes/organizations close to your heart? What do you like to do in your spare time? I have a giving heart, which I feel I have inherited from my mother. A few organizations we give generously to include Poverello House, Saint Agnes, Spend time with my family and friends, play golf and fish. Battered Women Sisters of the Holy Cross and Fresno State. Where do you see your company going in the future? What are your roots in the Central Valley? Pappy’s follows the advice that was given to me by my grandfather. He My Papou, which means “grandfather” in Greek, migrated from Greece to told me when I was young that you build your business like you build a America in 1896 and settled in Fresno in 1906. He was in the sheep, lamb foundation of a house — deep foundations to support your house in case of and cattle business. My father, Al “Pappy” Papulias, followed in his father’s emergency as well as room for additions. We have spent the last 33 years footsteps and along with his wife, Marie, started Pappy Meat Company Inc. growing and expanding our foundation, and now feel comfortable growing in 1960. After the death of my father, I started Pappy’s Fine Foods in 1984. into opportunities that have come our way with hard work and determination.
Check out more Executive Profiles at www.thebusinessjournal.com 10 The List www.thebusinessjournal.com FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 2017 Golf Courses In the Central San Joaquin Valley ranked by USGA course rating on blue tees- if tied, by slope index. USGA course Name of course rating Blue Address Telephone (based on Slope White Type of golf Days of Head professional 2017 Web site Fax blue tees) index Par Red tees (yds.) Dress code requirements Green fees course operation Owner Dragonfly Golf Club 43369 Avenue 12 432-3020 7,672 Gentlemen, collared golf shirt. WND 1 Madera, Calif. 93636 WND 76.1 140 72 6,200 Ladies, sleeves & collar $29-$89 Semi-private Open all year WND www.dragonflygolfclub.com 5,098 River Island Country Club 31989 River Island Rd. 784-9425 6,917 Closed Kristen Allard 2 Porterville, Calif. 93257 782-1735 73.6 135 72 6,354 No denim. Collared shirt $45 Semi-private Mondays Member owned www.riverislandcc.net 5,645 Sunnyside Country Club 5704 E. Butler Ave. 251-6011 6,950 No denim. Collared shirt, Bermuda Monday Steve Pellegrine 3 Fresno, Calif. 93727 251-3090 73.5 132 72 6,470 shorts allowed $50-$100 Private through Member Equity Club www.sunnyside-cc.com 5,548 Sunday Pheasant Run Golf Club 19 Clubhouse Dr. 665-3411 6,892 $29-$60 Eric Costa 4 Chowchilla, Calif. 93610 665-1970 73.4 127 72 6,349 Shoes and collared shirt includes cart Public Open all year Privately owned www.pheasantrungolfclub.com 5,864 Kings Country Club 3529 12th Ave. 582-0740 6,708 Paul Wightman 5 Hanford, Calif. 93230 639-2162 72.9 127 72 6,418 No metal spikes, collared shirt $56-$66 Private Year-round Private http://kingscountryclub.net/ 5,919 San Joaquin Country Club 3484 W. Bluff Ave. 439-3359 6,689 No denim or tank tops. Collared $67 w/ Tuesday Nathan Pistacchio 6 Fresno, Calif. 93711 436-0583 72.6 128 71 6,293 shirt, Bermuda shorts acceptable member, $92 Private through Member owned www.sjcc.cc 5,665 w/o member Sunday Open all year, Tulare Golf Course 686-5300 6,762 closed Ed Espinoza 7 5310 S. Laspina Ave. 686-0590 72.2 126 72 6,542 No tank tops. Shoes and shirt $20-$30 Public Christmas and Brett Miller - General Tulare, Calif. 93274 5,626 Thanksgiving Manager Madera Municipal Golf Course 23200 Ave. 17 675-3504 6,814 $23 weekday, Ron Goering, PGA 8 Madera, Calif. 93637 661-1936 72.2 121 72 6,355 Shoes and shirt $28 weekends Public Open all year City of Madera www.maderamuni.com 5,382 and holidays Fort Washington Country Club 10272 N. Millbrook Ave. 434-1702 6,741 No denim. Collared shirt, Bermuda Open all year, Alan Ehnes 9 Fresno, Calif. 93720 434-1350 72.1 126 72 6,474 shorts acceptable $50-$75 Private closed Member owned www.fortwashingtoncc.org 6,113 Mondays Fig Garden Golf Club 7700 N. Van Ness Blvd. 439-2928 6,900 No tank tops. Tee shirts, denim Bob Paniccia 10 Fresno, Calif. 93711 439-2129 72.1 124 71 6,297 acceptable $15-$47 Semi-private Open all year David Knott www.figgardengolf.com 5,510 Copper River Country Club 2140 E. Clubhouse Dr. 434-5200 6,620 Tuesday Ryan Lancaster 11 Fresno, Calif. 93730 434-8962 71.9 128 72 6,249 No denim. Collared shirt $60 + $15 cart Private through Privately owned www.copperrivercountryclub.com 5,374 Sunday Members only Kings River Golf & Country Club 6,695 - guests must Open all year, 12 3100 Ave. 400 897-2077 71.8 130 72 6,431 Collared shirt, Bermuda shorts and be Private closed John Creaney Kingsburg, Calif. 93631 897-3576 5,556 denim acceptable accompanied Mondays Member owned by member Riverside Golf Course 7492 N. Bryan Ave. 275-5900 6,674 No tank tops. Collared shirt Open all year Keith Berry - General 13 Fresno, Calif. 93722 275-0492 71.5 127 72 6,435 preferred $12-$45 Public with Manager www.playriverside.com 5,776 exceptions City of Fresno Belmont Country Club 8253 E Belmont Ave 251-5078 6,570 No denim permitted. Soft spikes Closed Derek Standridge 14 Fresno, Calif. 93727 251-2713 71.4 128 72 6,313 mandatory WND Private Mondays Member owned belmontcountryclub.net 5,083 Members only Madera Golf & Country Club 6,583 - guests must Open all year, 15 19297 Rd. 26 674-2682 71.4 127 72 6,399 No denim. Collared shirts be Private closed Clayton Bennett Madera, Calif. 93638 674-1421 5,889 accompanied Mondays Member Equity Club www.maderagcc.com by member Lemoore Golf Course 305 Iona Ave. 924-9658 6,591 Open all year Tom Ringer 16 Lemoore, Calif. 93245 924-4131 71.2 122 72 6,131 Shirt, shorts or pants $20-$26 Public except City of Lemoore www.lemooregolf.com 5,194 Christmas Valley Oaks Golf Course 1800 S. Plaza St. 651-1441 6,564 Brett Shuman 17 Visalia, Calif. 93277 WND 71 124 72 6,228 Shoes and shirt $45-$52 Public Open all year City of Visalia www.playvalleyoaks.com 5,692 Eagle Springs Golf & Country Club 6,433 Year-round, Mike Best - Golf 18 21722 Fairway Oaks Lane 325-8900 70.9 131 No denim. Collared shirt, Bermuda Operations Manager Friant, Calif. 93626 299-8565 72 5,968 shorts acceptable $55-$75 Semi-private closed John Burrough, www.eaglesprings.com 5,169 Tuesdays Executive Director Ridge Creek Dinuba Golf Club No cut offs, athletic shorts, tank 3018 Ridge Creek Drive 591-2254 6,493 tops, athletic t-shirts, or Monday Tim Lindeman 19 Dinuba, Calif. 93618 591-7070 70 118 72 5,917 swimwear. Shirt and shoes must $29-$76 Public through City of Dinuba www.golfridgecreek.com 5,432 be worn at all times Sunday Sherwood Forest Golf Club 6,247 Open all year 20 79 N. Frankwood Ave. 787-2611 $27-$32 + $16 Randy Hansen Sanger, Calif. 93657 787-2662 69.8 123 71 6,050 No tank tops or cutoffs cart Public except Owner/Operator www.sherwoodforestgolfclub.com 5,487 Christmas Key: WND-Would Not Disclose. NR-Not Ranked. Research: Bridget Butler-Sullivan Data has been provided by representatives of the golf courses listed and Business Journal research. Rating information obtained from usga.org.- based on blue tees. Additional information obtained from golfnow.com & worldgolf.com Not all sources surveyed responded to inquiries. Original Publication Date: August 25, 2017 E-mail: [email protected] FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 2017 www.thebusinessjournal.com 11
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Howard K. Watkins, local attorney and longtime amateur photographer, announced on Facebook he will receive the 2017 Citizen Horizon Award from the Fresno Arts Council. It is given to an “individual whose dedication, service and involvement have contributed to the enhancement and prosperity of the arts in Fresno County.” The presentation will Cuevas Santillan Ramirez Gabriel Ferdinandi Watkins be made Oct. 8 at the Tower Theatre. LEGAL marketing the Fresno County region. She has MEDIA a bachelor’s degree in business management, The California Alliance of Paralegal Associations (CAPA) named Kari Martin-Higgins as the 2017 is a member of Leadership California and Christopher Gabriel, host of The Christopher Leadership Fresno. She has received awards Paralegal of the Year at their annual conference Gabriel Program last heard on Power Talk 96.7 held in June at the Wyndham Hotel Visalia. Martin- for her community involvement and leadership FM, has landed a new gig as an afternoon including “40 Under 40” and “Rising Star.” Higgins was honored by the Tulare County Board drive host on 940 ESPN AM. He may also of Supervisors for her prestigious designation She currently serves on the board of CenCal be involved in the first two hours of Fresno Financial. during a recent board meeting. Martin-Higgins has State Bulldogs GameDay covereage with worked as a paralegal for 17 years and has served former Fresno State and Chicago Bears player NONPROFITS the County of Tulare as a paralegal for four years in Martin-Higgins Woodard Cameron Worrell, according to his Facebook the Tulare County Counsel Office. She is a certified page. Fresno Barrios Unidos Executive Director paralegal with an Advanced Certified Paralegal Socorro Santillan, after 13 years with the REAL ESTATE Credential through the National Association CONSTRUCTION organization, will transition to a new role as of Legal Assistants, and a California Advanced the program officer for the San Joaquin Valley Specialist in Discovery from the Commission for Pearson Realty announced the addition of Certification for California Paralegals. Esther Cuevas has joined the Quiring General Health Fund at Sierra Health Foundation. A. J. Ferdinandi as a sales associate in the team as business development director. Socorro rose from being the daughter of farm Fresno office where he will specialize in GOVERNMENT She is responsible for client management, workers to this executive director role. Javier farm and ranch sales throughout the Central marketing, community relations, and business Guerrero (interim executive director) and Valley. Ferdinandi is a graduate of Cal Poly, Rita A. Woodard is retiring as auditor-controller/ development. For the last 10 years Cuevas Assistant Director Lupita Romo Ramirez San Luis Obispo with a degree in agricultural has worked at the Economic Development (interim assistant director) have been treasurer-tax collector of Tulare County after ten communication. Ferdinandi has worked in years (three elected terms) on the job, and nearly Corporation Serving Fresno County, most appointed to continue to lead this organization. agriculture since he was in high school and recently as its vice president. She has an Both are deeply committed to the Central 30 years working in the office. Her last day of work worked for his father assisting with marketing will be Oct. 6. extensive background in marketing, government Valley and the work of FBU around reproductive and sales while going to school in San Luis relations, real estate, and was responsible for justice, health, and youth empowerment. Obispo.
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