Walmart has begun hiring for two of its new Neighborhood Markets in the Central Valley. The stores in Stockton and Modesto will open Sept. 19.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hiring was lukewarm in June, but slightly better than the month before.

STOCKTON – Business looking for the best candidates possible to fill openings might consider registering for the upcoming HIREvents in Stockton.

STOCKTON – HIREvents is returning to Stockton on July 24 with a job fair.

We optimists for some time now have heard or read about various spot improvements in the job markets and economy in general and have been encouraged.

MODESTO – Officials earlier today marked the beginning of construction for an affordable rental housing development that has been more than five years in the making.

Led by a surge in hiring by San Joaquin County farmers and fruit processors, the unemployment for the region edged downward in May, according to the state Employment Development Department’s monthly report.

STOCKTON – The head of a local economic development agency on Friday pointed to signs that the local economy is improving.

A law change late last year could mean a tax credit for employers who hire veterans, according to the Small Business Development Center San Joaquin Delta College.

MODESTO – Grimbleby Coleman CPAs Inc. has added four new staff accountants.