MODESTO – A Modesto IT consulting firm recently made Inc. Magazine’s list of the 5,000 fastest growing small businesses in the country.

STOCKTON – That’s Showbiz, a store featuring Hollywood and Broadway novelties and gifts, opened recently in the 1700 block of Pacific Avenue in Stockton Miracle Mile.

 Good customer service is good business. It may sound cliché, but it’s also true, and the family-owned and operated Crescent Work and Outdoor has amassed 65 years worth of success to prove it.

STOCKTON – A Stockton Ford dealership recently was ranked among the top commercial dealerships nationwide.

We all are familiar with the concept of buying local in order to help the local economy, but I’m not so sure we all agree on the definition of “local.”

SACRAMENTO – The Better Business Bureau is warning businesses about misleading advertisements being mailed to businesses across the region.

SACRAMENTO – The Turlock Chamber of Commerce was recently one of 23 local chambers lauded for excellence in business advocacy and in helping members comply with state employment laws.

STOCKTON – The head of a local nonprofit, public-private economic development corporation said the funding of a state economic development agency will go far to help regional commerce of all sizes.

STOCKTON – University of the Pacific President Pamela A. Eibeck recently commented on the city of Stockton’s financial situation and it filing for bankruptcy.

TURLOCK – Brett Tate felt the strong pull of heritage as he began pursuing his beer-brewing dream.