The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office is accepting applications for its Cadet program.

The Palmer Ad Agency signed new solar industry client, SouthFace Solar Electric, to help the Arizona-based solar company increase leads and spread brand awareness through outbound and inbound marketing practices, Palmer announced.

Supervisors Tuesday unanimously approved a plan for San Joaquin County to recruit and attract businesses. The San Joaquin County Economic Development Vision and Implementation Plan seeks to help the county target ways to improve the business climate and draw businesses to the county.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture today reported that the preliminary 2012 report shows nearly 4.4 million tons of wine grapes were crushed, 13 percent more than the 3.87 million tons the previous year and 1 percent higher than the previous high in 2005.

Home sales and prices in San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties both posted gains in December, the California Association of Realtors (C.A.R.) reported.

Traffic in parts of Stanislaus and San Joaquin counties will be disrupted over the next couple of weeks because of road work performed by the California Department of Transportation.

San Joaquin Angels, along with regional educational institutions and economic development groups, are offering at least $10,000 in cash and $14,000 in professional services to the two entrepreneurs who win the “American Idol”- style San Joaquin Entrepreneur Challenge.

About 4,000 third-graders from schools throughout San Joaquin County will get to tour the Manteca Unified School Farm Wednesday where they will learn the basics of agriculture. 

STOCKTON – The Emergency Food Bank of Stockton-San Joaquin is short a few turkeys for this Thanksgiving and is putting to out a call for donations.

The San Joaquin County Office of Education and Migrant Education Region 23 will be one of the first migrant education programs in the state to implement an iPad-based reading initiative.