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Previous: August 27, 2010

Thursday 09.02.2010

• UC Davis' West Village gets $2.5M grant
• Sting nets nine at West Sacramento job site
• PETA helps Nishiki Sushi feel prawns' pain
• American River levee work gets $2.2M
• SureWest launches radio sports show
• Hawaiian Airlines offering passengers sneak peak of Hawaii Five-0
• Report finds PG&E smart meters accurate
• Mortgage rates continue to fall
• Work begins on six busy Sacramento streets
• CalPERS board ballots mailed
• South Sacramento quarantined for light brown apple moth
• Aerojet opens water treatment plant in Ancil Hoffman Park
• Allied Industries lands $10M stimulus funding for Beale construction
• Federal regulator sees banks loosening grip on loans
• SMUD, PG&E offer aid to low-income customers
• HP wins 3Par at $2.4B, Dell concedes
• HomEq to lay off 901 at North Highlands office

Wednesday 09.01.2010

• UC Davis law school opens new wing Friday
• Waste Connections, InsWeb, Moller shares soar
• Online job openings stall
• Hoffman Co. opens Sacramento office
• Sacramento County increases holiday park fees
• Kaiser Permanente launches new $53M “Thrive” ad campaign
• Four-letter word helps housing market [Blog: By the Numbers]
• Sacramento City Council opposes Prop. 23
• Apple TV, iPods, iOS get big updates
• Companies awarded West Sac levee work
• Shimada resigns from CalPERS board
• ADP: Private-sector cuts 10,000 jobs
• InsWeb buys marketing agency for $12M
• Small business hiring up 4.1% this year
• Target will sell Facebook gift cards
• Hyundai Sonata under investigation
• California small-biz owners brace for double-dip recession
• Liberal think tank links Hurd pay to job cuts

Tuesday 08.31.2010

• HP, Hynix in 'memristor' collaboration
• Number of troubled, failed banks up in Q2
• Environmental Science Associates acquires S.F. firm
• University of California $21 billion short on retirement funds
• Lyon Real Estate CEO steps down following allegations
• Caltrans supervisor pleads guilty to bribery, fraud
• Sacramento International secures final Big Build financing
• Schwarzenegger chides lawmakers on budget
• Sacramento County's property values grow by $7B
• Unify narrows Q1 loss, revenue soars
• Equine rescuers to manage Gibson Ranch horse boarding
• Propel Fuels gets grants for 75 stations
• Newest low-emission vehicles gain access to carpool lanes
• Elk Grove chamber names executive director
• Farm Credit West names president, CEO
• TV, iPod rumors build ahead of Apple event
• Most expect Dell to let HP win 3Par
• Mark Hurd isn't put up for News Corp board
• Hewlett-Packard and VMware team up on ‘cloud’ software

Monday 08.30.2010

• Feds bar Sacramento tax planner for life
• HP pays $55M to settle lawsuit
• Sacramento companies make Inc. 500 [Blog: By the Numbers]
• California's raid of redevelopment funds appealed
• Yocha Dehe Fire Department gains rare accreditation
• S.F. Fed says immigrants are good for the economy
• Davis to host economic development workshop
• VSP subsidiary partners with Bebe
• Sacramento County planning department to charge fees for service
• CHW saves 991 lives, $37M with 3-year infection prevention campaign
• Sacramento still 20th largest TV market: Nielsen
• Consumer spending higher than expected
• 3Par accepts HP's 'superior' $2B offer
• New HP, Air Force deal worth up to $800M; company plans $10B share buyback
• Intel to buy Infineon unit for $1.4B

Friday 08.27.2010

• Calif. workers' comp premium up 5% from '09
• UCD study: Small amounts of dairy antibiotics found in groundwater
• Calif. gets $1.2B for teacher salaries
• Propel Fuels gets $1M from state for more pumps
• ThermoGenesis' reverse stock split takes effect
• Paul Allen sues Apple, Google, others
• Report: Blockbuster bankruptcy is imminent
• Thunder Valley adds to outdoor concert lineup
• Hewlett-Packard buys Stratavia
• Intel lowers Q3 revenue guidance
• Latest iPod rumor: touchscreen nano
• Intel seen near deal for Infineon unit
• HP raises 3Par bid to $2B, now it's Dell's turn
• HP again boosts offer for 3Par, this time to $1.8B
• Economic growth stalls at 1.6 percent

Thursday 08.26.2010

• Passengers safe after hard JetBlue landing in Sacramento flattens tires
• Couple convicted of insurance fraud
• UC Davis professor to share $3.4M grant
• Hurd filed to sell $30M in stock after HP exit
• Westamerica Bank plans to repurchase stock
• American Airlines faces record $24M FAA fine
• Job search workshops to be held in Sacramento
• California OKs rate hikes for Blue Shield, Anthem Blue Cross
• Marin General sues Sutter to recoup $120M, Sutter to fight back
• HUD awards California $15 million
• California has 2.3M ‘underwater’ homes
• 3Par accepts new $1.6B Dell bid, but HP ups the ante
• California, Nevada credit unions name CEO
• Mortgage rates still falling
• Sept. 1 Apple event sparks iPod, 'iTunes in cloud' rumors
• Make-A-Wish Foundation hires Bridge as CEO

Wednesday 08.25.2010

• Sacramento among riskiest housing markets [Blog: By the Numbers]
• Premier Power deal to power schools
• University of Phoenix hosts job fair
• William Jessup welcomes largest incoming class
• Suit targets $7.68B purchase of McAfee by Intel
• Comcast releases high school football schedule
• New-home sales drop to record-low
• 3Par to talk with HP, open to new Dell bid
• Apple seeks touchscreen Mac patent
• Apple in talks on 99-cent TV show rentals

Tuesday 08.24.2010

• Sac State welcomes students Friday
• The Glass Guru shines bright [Blog: What's in Store]
• County deal powers RagingWire expansion
• The good — and bad — of the housing market [Blog: By the Numbers]
• HP signs $135M contract with Alabama Medicaid
• Building permits increase in Sacramento, state
• Rabobank acquires Butte Community, Pacific State
• Sacramento region's home prices drop; national existing home sales plummet
• Wells Fargo's mobile banking wins kudos
• ABC offers another round [Blog: What's Cooking]
• Apple: 300M downloads through iTunes U
• Dell seen mulling higher 3Par offer than Hewlett-Packard
• Government, business sales soar at Apple

Monday 08.23.2010

• Appeals court retains steelheads' protected status
• Kings will unveil huge banners of Tyreke Evans, DeMarcus Cousins
• UC Davis subcontractors ordered to pay $1.3M
• Report: HP developing ‘triple wide’ TV
• Report: Wastewater plant upgrade would cost 390 jobs
• Brown sues 'Tax Lady' Deutch for $34M
• Sacramento, state new-home sales fall
• 18% of Sacramento region's residents have no health insurance
• Report: Whitman softens health care stance
• Coldwell Banker names regional president
• Apple patent would kill 'jailbroken' iPhones
• Apple's iTV seen coming in September
• Report: Calif. had most mortgage fraud in Q2
• HP tops Dell with $1.6B bid for 3Par

Friday 08.20.2010

• Sutter lays off 30 support staff
• HP leadership void dogs stock
• GAO report targets new mortgage scams
• California: 40,000 businesses didn't file 2008 state taxes
• Sacramento County unemployment reaches 13.1 percent
• Sacramento Neighborhood Housing Services lands federal funds
• American River College lands grant for low-income, disabled students
• Corinthian profits below estimates
• California jobless rate stalls at 12.3%
• Target, Best Buy investors want review of political spending
• CIRM OKs $243M for stem cell 'disease teams'
• Judge won’t reopen bullet train lawsuit
• HP confirms tablets coming soon
• Clean-tech backers fund anti-Prop. 23 ads