Mark Glover
The Sacramento Bee
Sacramento, CA, United States
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Amazon launches area delivery of Whole Foods Market products
Amazon and Whole Foods Market have launched free two-hour delivery of Whole Foods Market products to Sacramento-area consumers who are members of Amazon Prime. The service, run through Prime Now, is available on orders of more than $35. → Read More
Got an old car part? You can swap it in Sacramento this weekend
The Sacramento Classic Car & Parts Swap Meet, which typically draws thousands, will be held Saturday at Cal Expo in Sacramento. Its roots date back to 1965 in Reno, under the guidance of nationally known car collector William Harrah. → Read More
Sacramento Cracker Barrel aims to hire 200, open in June
Tennessee-based Cracker Barrel Old Country Store said it plans to staff its under-construction Sacramento site with more than 200 part- and full-time employees. The combined restaurant/gift shop aims to open doors in mid-June. → Read More
Sears stores in Citrus Heights, Roseville slated for closure
The Sears stores at Sunrise Mall in Citrus Heights and the Westfield Galleria at Roseville shopping complex are scheduled to be closed by July this year. Amid an ultra-competitive retail environment, the leases have been terminated. → Read More
Want 20 percent off at this new Sprouts store? Better get in line early
Sprouts Farmers Market will host grand-opening festivities at 7 a.m. Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at its new store in Lincoln. The first 200 shoppers will receive 20 percent off their initial total purchase. The line is expected to to form at 6 a.m. → Read More
Gas prices at $4 per gallon? We could see it with Syria and supply playing roles
The price of gasoline accelerated last week, with crude oil costs, tensions with Syria and world supply contributing to the spike. Analysts say $4-a-gallon gas is possible in California, and nationwide prices are the highest in three years. → Read More
Riverside Clubhouse ownership apparently changing hands
The Riverside Clubhouse in Sacramento apparently is in the process of changing hands. A public notice for an ownership change is posted at 2633 Riverside Blvd. The restaurant is part of the chain overseen by locally based SRO Inc. → Read More
Ten years in the making, this pie shop is up and baking
Real Pie Company, featuring dessert offerings and savory pot pies, has its soft opening today on 24th Street in Sacramento. The owner’s original pie business closed doors in 2008. → Read More
Power Inn Alliance contest to reward micro-manufacturer
Sacramento’s Power Inn Alliance is taking applications for its “Making Your Mark” contest, geared to micro-manufacturers who want to open shop within the business district’s borders. The winning prize package is valued at more than $50,000. → Read More
Sacramento Metro Chamber names new president, CEO
The Sacramento Metro Chamber announced Tuesday, April 3, 2018, that Amanda Blackwood will become the chamber’s new president and CEO effective May 1. She takes over for local executive Darrell Teat, who was an interim executive. → Read More
Could your Sacramento startup use a $100,000 leg up? Entrepreneur contest set to open
The Downtown Sacramento Foundation's sixth annual “Calling All Dreamers” competition will begin accepting applications online on April 24 . This winner will receive a prize package valued at more than $100,000, including a downtown site. → Read More
More taxpayers are tired of hearing ‘hold please’ when calling the IRS
The Internal Revenue Service says its online tool is seeing a nearly 25 percent increase in taxpayer visits this year. The tax agency said taxpayers can get a wealth of information there, including amounts owed, records and past payments. → Read More
Joint venture with West Sacramento ties has new name
Pharmaceuticals giant Bayer and Boston-based biotech firm Ginkgo Bioworks have a new name for their recently launched joint venture, which includes a major research and development site in West Sacramento. Joyn Bio's HQ will be in Boston. → Read More
Sacramento coffee cooperative opening new site in midtown
The Sacramento-based Pachamama Coffee Cooperative says it will celebrate the grand opening of the Midtown Roastery Coffeebar in Sacramento this Saturday. Festivities at 9191 20th St. are scheduled to last for two days. → Read More
Award-winning ag worker community in Woodland to be expanded
Sacramento-based Mutual Housing California will break ground on the second phase of a Woodland project that won a prestigious international award last year. Thirty-nine additional units will be constructed at Spring Lake to house ag workers. → Read More
Sacramento hotels, motels ring up strong numbers in 2017
Sacramento hotel and motel occupancy near 80 percent; revenue per available room increases 12.5 percent year-over-year. → Read More
Home Depot looking to hire 1,500 for Sacramento-region stores
Spring push part of a national effort to fill 80,000 part- and full-time positions. → Read More
Possibility of $4-a-gallon gasoline by Memorial Day in California
Gas could reach $4 a gallon in California as soon as Memorial Day weekend. At the close of January, GasBuddy.com said average gasoline prices across most of California were at their highest in more than 850 days. → Read More
Outdoor furnishings firm moving into massive West Sacramento warehouse
Design Furnishings leasing nearly 400,000 square feet at new site in West Sacramento → Read More
Delta Shores complex in south Sacramento filling up with new tenants
Last summer, the evolving Delta Shores shopping complex was being billed as a welcome retail boost to the south Sacramento area. → Read More