www.thebusinessjournal.com UPDATED DAILY DECEMBER 14, 2018 thebusinessjournal.com the FOCUS | 10 Club One plans follow Small Business entertainment The Vocational Tide is Turning the EXECUTIVE vs. gambling PROFILE | 9 trend Jeff Negrete Executive Director Catholic Charities PHOTO BY DAVID CASTELLON | Kyle Kirkland, owner and CEO of Club One Casino, said his expansion plans follow a trend in the larger gambling industry to bring more entertainment experiences into the mix. the LIST | 8 David Castellon - STAFF WRITER more tables even if it moved to casionally, we’ll have somebody the offer of Club One and its The Fresno Bee tops the a larger space, said owner and come and [ask], ‘Can you do a financial backers to purchase Newspapers list If you believe plans to move CEO Kyle Kirkland. banquet? We have 300 people,’ for $1.7 million what is com- Fresno’s Club One Casino to a What is driving the move, he and we don’t have the space for monly referred to as the “Spi- larger downtown location are said, is that in recent years, the that.” ral Garage,” at 830 Fulton St., a This Week Online 6 being driven by an intent to 30,000 square feet the casino has And the casino’s restaurant city-owned parking garage with People on the Move 11-12 make more space for gambling, occupied for the past 23 years sometimes can’t accommodate 50,040 square feet of former re- The Leads 13-15 the owner says you’d be wrong. hasn’t offered enough space for potential customers because it’s tail and office space on its west Public Notices 16-21 Currently, the card room that what the casino needs to grow as full and there just isn’t room to side — across the street from Opinion 22 has occupied the ground floor a business, and that doesn’t just add more dining tables, Kirk- Chukchansi Park baseball sta- at 1022 Van Ness Ave. — partly involve gambling, he said. land said. dium. under the Radisson Hotel — has “For example, we don’t have That will change, possibly in Those spaces were built by the 51 card tables, and its state gam- adequate banquet space for about two years, as last week the ing license would allow just two what we’re asked to do. So oc- Fresno City Council approved Club One | 2 Specialty care North Fresno Zinkin projects coming going to the dogs to fruition Frank Lopez – STAFF WRITER Two new Zinkin Development projects in Fresno vet expands oerings for north Fresno are seeing steady progress. On the southwest corner of Fresno Street man’s best friends and Nees Avenue is Sugar Pine Square, land- marked by the McCormick Barstow law firm building. When complete, Sugar Pine Square will have 181,000 square feet of office and retail space on 12.4 acres. A three-story office building — a twin of IMAGES VIA ZINKIN DEVELOPMENT | The Sugar Pine Square the McCormick Barstow building at 60,000 development at Fresno Street and Nees Avenue will feature square feet — should be complete by the end one of north Fresno’s newest office complexes when a three- story building opens toward the end of the year. Sugar Pine | 5 PHOTO BY DONALD A. PROMNITZ | Ana Sherwood looks on as Monica Dansby and Maggie Torres of Waterhouse Animal After 28 years, Realty Concepts sports Hospital do blood work on her dog, Daisy. a new look David Castellon – STAFF WRITER Donald A. Promnitz – STAFF WRITER Fresno-based real estate brokerage Realty For many pet owners, the idea of specialty Concepts, LLC is ending the year with a new care for their animals may seem unusual, look. but it’s a concept that’s become increasingly “After 28 years, we have decided that the prominent — and it’s already being used at a time is right to undergo a refresh of our Fresno clinic. brand. We will still be ‘Realty Concepts,’ but Veterinarian Cheryl Waterhouse opened we will have a totally new look and feel for Waterhouse Animal Hospital 23 years ago at the brand,” in the form of a new company 1115 E. Champlain Dr., and has been there logo adorning real estate signs, documents ever since. In that time, she’s brought spe- CONTRIBUTED | JP AND JOHN SHAMSHOIAN OF REALTY and company business cards, said J.P. Sham- CONCEPTS HAVE UNVEILED A NEW LOOK FOR THEIR 28-YEAR- Waterhouse | 4 OLD COMPANY. Realty Concepts | 5 SENSITIVE TIME PRIORITY HANDLING PERIODICAL: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2018 ISSUE # 325475 | $1.25 PER COPY USPS 145-100 2 www.thebusinessjournal.com FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2018 PHOTO BY DAVID CASTELLON | The “Spiral” garage’s likeness to stacked poker chips wasn’t lost on Kyle Kirkland, who purchased the facility and about 50,000 square feet of the old Gottschalks building on Fulton Street. Club One | from 1 Mark Standriff, a Fresno city spokes- 580-space parking garage. “We have the outline, at least, for a man. Kirkland told the City Council last usage agreement with them, Fortu- city in 1967 and leased immediately by The office and retail spaces sold week that there is no threat of losing nately for us, we have sort of opposite the Gottschalks department store next encompass nearly 25,000 square downtown parking, as plans are to keep usage,” as the baseball games mostly door as part of an expansion, while the feet on the ground floor, an equal the for-pay parking garage operating occur on days in the summer months, parking garage was built above and be- amount in the basement and about a for public use as well as for Club One and casino business tends to be slower hind the news spaces. 3,000-square-foot mezzanine area that patrons. in the daytime and during the summer, Gottschalks vacated its flagship the casino would renovate and move “I’ve already had conversations with Kirkland said. downtown location in 1988, along with into, Kirkland said. the Fresno Grizzlies about their park- The building is being bought at its the retail and office spaces next door, With the purchase, Club One also ing needs,” for home baseball games at and all have been vacant since, said would take ownership of the six-story, Chukchansi Park. Club One | 3 BUILDING YOUR SUCCESS THROUGH RELATIONSHIP BANKING RANKED BANK TOP 5 IN THE U.S.1 Bank Director, 2017 Citizens Business Bank is dedicated to serving our customers by building long-term relationships, providing quality financial services, and creating solutions tailored to your needs. Our bankers work with you to understand, build, and enhance the value of your company. Contact one of our local experienced bankers today! cbbank.com/centralvalley 1Among Banks with $5 Billion to $50 Billion in Total Assets. CVB Financial Corp. is the holding company for Citizens Business Bank. Member FDIC FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2018 www.thebusinessjournal.com 3 TOP HAND MEDIA Marketing & Advertising Agency WE DRIVE RESULTS see for yourself tophandmedia.com/tbj PHOTO BY DAVID CASTELLON | Club One Casino currently has 51 card tables, and its state gaming license would allow just two more tables if it moved to a larger space. strategy ∙ creative ∙ media buys Club One | from 2 Kirkland added that he sees Club One’s new locale as an enhancement video ∙ social ∙ web ∙ design assessed value, but it includes require- for business on Fulton Street, which ments to do deferred maintenance. has had new restaurants and breweries That includes $4 million of work in the open there over the past year — among office and retail space required to make them Zack’s Brewing Company, which is it habitable again and $3 million on the scheduled to open this weekend — gen- parking garage. erating more nighttime activity there. In all, Kirkland estimated the re- “I see us being an anchor at that quired work and renovations work to [south] end, supporting the other busi- cost $13-$15 million, which is being paid nesses, because, frankly, we’re open.” for with the backing of Brixton Capital, Jimmy Cerracchio, president and START SEEING RESULTS 559.825.6630 a Solano Beach-based real estate invest- CEO of the Downtown Fresno Part- ment firm. nership, agreed, saying, “I do think it’s “There certainly is risk, but we be- good Club One is moving to Fulton,” lieve we have the talent to pull it to- not only because an empty building is gether. We’re confident we can put the finally getting a new use, but the casino resources in this [building] to turn it and its bar, restaurant and other attrac- into a productive asset.” tions will be a further draw for patrons He said he plans to start planning the to the downtown “brewery district,” renovations right away, and part of that which includes the south end of Fulton will involve making decisions on how Street. the new casino site will look and what Some big portions of the cost for Club will be in it. One’s move would have nothing to do Why Salespeople Fail... The look will be vital, as the goal will with the looks and setup of the new ca- be to make the card casino look mod- sino. And What You Can Do About It ern and stylish without going too far Unlike most office commercial build- and alienating long-time players, Kirk- ings, a casino never closes, so equip- land said. Other decisions will include ment doesn’t power down or get less whether to use the additional space to use during certain parts of the day.