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A new indoor skatepark has proven to be popular since it opened earlier this summer, according to its owner.
Big City Skatepark has had 1,200 customers come through since it opened June 14, owner Rick Peralez said Wednesday. That is based on the number of waivers skaters must sign before using...
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Donna Stanfield has expanded her business, Words of Art, to offer printed monograms on live flowers.
Stanfield partnered with Uniquely Chic Florist and Boutique to do it. For example, she can print a corporate logo on a flower, or have a dozen tulips with different words on them.
"This...
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Extra Innings, an indoor baseball and softball training center, is set to open Aug. 15 at 4820 Rosedale Lane.
The 10,000-square-foot facility is a franchise purchased by Bill and Wanda Wagoner and staffed by them, their two teenage sons and several former professional baseball players.
The...
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San Joaquin Bank's holding company on Monday reported steeper first-quarter losses than originally posted, along with a private stock deal expected to bring $38 million.
Read the story here.
You can read the release yourself, which includes updated figures, by clicking the blue...
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Kern County’s unemployment rate increased to 14.7 percent in June, up from a revised 14.3 percent in May.
During the same time last year, the unemployment rate was estimated to be 9.3 percent, according to the state Employment Development Department.
California’s unadjusted...
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Sections of Spartacus Miller's rocket lie near The Padre Hotel. It was brought down off the top of the hotel as construction continues at the hotel and a new era begins for the downtown Bakersfield landmark.
Read more here.
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Curious about the homes you could buy in Bakersfield? See what’s selling on our home sales map.
Click to see the current update to our map, plus a year’s worth of sales data.
We publish single-family home sale transactions, as well as foreclosures. The homes are color-coded by...
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From reporter John Cox's story today:
Kern's own economic recovery may be quicker and ultimately less painful than that of its neighbors to the north and south, a recent report predicts.
Thanks mostly to the county's relatively mild housing bubble and proximity to Los Angeles, Kern is in shape...
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The Kern Minority Contractors Association will host a California Unification Certification Workshop from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m Thursday.
The workshop is being held to help local contractors complete the application needed to get certified to bid on projects that are funded by the federal stimulus...
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The Wet Seal is opening a new store in Valley Plaza mall on Friday.
Wet Seal is a clothing retailer aimed at young women.
A grand opening for the new store, which is next to Sears, will be held July 11.
As part of the grand opening, the store will offer Wet Seal gift cards, ranging...
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The Anchor Blue youth apparel and accessories store at East Hills Mall is among 46 “underperforming” stores being shuttered across the chain.
As part of the Ontario-based retailer’s overall restructuring plans, the store kicked off a closing sale Friday that will include...
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Unveiling of the latest addition to the Kern County Interactive Visitor Kiosk Network took place Monday in Boron. The 11th in a planned network of 13 kiosks was officially dedicated by a cadre of dignitaries headed by Kern County Second District Supervisor Don Maben.
The kiosk, a “virtual...
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The iPhone 3G S goes on sale at AT&T stores, including in Bakersfield, on Friday.
Apple unveiled the device at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference.
Although this latest generation is an incremental improvement compared to previous iPhone launches, it boasts faster processing speed...
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Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers is returning to Bakersfield June 23 for another unreserved public auction of industrial and construction equipment.
The auction starts at 8 a.m. at 20638 Taft Highway. It is expected to feature at least 2,900 items, including a large number of late-model, low-hour...
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The State Board of Equalization is offering a free one-day tax seminar to assist taxpayers in preparing sales and use tax returns, how to use resale certificates, determining what is taxable and non-taxable labor, and how to maintain adequate records.
For more information or to register, contact...
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Packaging design and manufacturing firm Maxco Supply Inc. has opened a South Valley distribution facility in Delano.
Maxco has vacated a leased facility a quarter mile away and moved into a larger, more modern facility it owns at 14095 Avenue 24 in Delano.
The new hub, which will assemble and...
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Giant vinyl banners boasting of the latest McDonald's burger promotion used to go in the trash when the sale ended, but a local franchise group is experimenting with a way to keep them out of landfills while helping sick children.
Golden Empire Operators Association, a trade group of nine owners...
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The news about gas prices you REALLY want to read is in the last sentence of this Associated Press story.
What they say: The lowest price in California was $2.65 a gallon in Fresno and Bakersfield.
Here's the rest:
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. price of gasoline jumped 19 cents a...
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Bakersfield builder M.S. Walker Companies has won a design award for its Southern California Orthopedic Institute building at 2400 Bahamas Drive in the southwest.
The company won in the private sector-under $15 million category of the 2009 Design Build Industry Association, Western Pacific...
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Manpower put out its annual survey today on the 10 hardest jobs to fill, accoring to U.S. employers who respnded.
They are:
1. Engineers
2. Nurses
3. Skilled/Manual Trades
4. Teachers
5. Sales Representatives
6. Technicians
7. Drivers
8. IT Staff
9. Laborers
10....
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Financial complications have again delayed the reopening of downtown's landmark Padre Hotel, reporter John Cox writes.
Unable to get an acceptable loan for the hotel's furniture, fixtures and equipment, the Padre's owners have asked the city of Bakersfield to borrow $1.8 million in federal money...
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Lift-You-Up make-up studio and spa and The Lounge Barber Shop opened in downtown’s Wall Street alley April 30, and will stage a grand opening celebration at 5 p.m. Saturday.
The grand opening will feature tours, food and music at the adjoined barber shop and spa, which are next to...
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This summer, some workers may be spending less time at the beach and more time in the office.
More than 35 percent of survey respondents said they haven’t gone on or aren’t planning to take a vacation this year, according to CareerBuilder.com.
The survey also reported that one...
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Murray Family Farms’ pick-your-own fruit season officially opens Friday.
The family business has locations at 6700 General Beale Road at Highway 58 and 9557 Copus Road at Interstate 5.
Murray Family Farms, owned by Vicki and Steve Murray, will be open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day. The...
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Carters Machine recently expanded its family owned business to include a facility at 1066 Carrier Parkway Ave.
The machining business first opened in 2001 at 1830 Norris Road, owner Barbara Carter said. The new facility opened in February.
Carter said it’s challenging to find skilled...
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M.D. Manufacturing, a Bakersfield maker of central vacuum cleaners, has expanded into a new building at 34970 McMurtrey Ave.
The 74,000-square-foot facility, built to suit by MS Walker & Associates, is twice the size of the building M.D. Manufacturing vacated in early April at Union Avenue...
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State Farm announced Thursday that it will cut rates paid by its California auto insurance customers by an average of 8 percent, for a total of $219 million, effective July 6.
The insurer said the reduction, the size of which may vary among individual customers, is based on a long-term trend of...
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A Bakersfield warehouse equipment distributor, Power Machinery Center, has won a 2008 Dealer Service Excellence Program Award from Nissan Forklift Corp.
The company, which also has a location in Oxnard, was among 11 dealers nationwide awarded the corporation’s silver-level award. Seven won...
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Work Force Staffing, a locally owned employment firm, will break ground on a new facility at 9 a.m. Thursday at 300 Truxtun Ave.
Owned by Brooks and Donna Whitehead, Work Force Staffing has 13 permanent employees and provides hundreds of temporary employees in clerical and industrial services....
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A Bob's Big Boy is coming to Bakersfield this summer.
The diner will open at the former Bakers Square at 3939 Ming Ave.
And that got us thinking. What are your memories of dining at the eateries with the famous statue?
What do you want to eat?
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The California Housing Finance Agency has expanded a program to help first-time homebuyers purchase foreclosed homes in Kern County.
Under the Community Stabilization Home Loan Program, first-time homebuyers are eligible for a low fixed rate loan and 100 percent loan-to-value to purchase...
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Green Twig Nursery Garden and Design Center has opened at 7405 Rosedale Highway between Patton Way and Henry Lane.
The one-acre nursery has seven employees and eventually will have a retail store, said Bunny Merchant, a designer there.
Merchant said she’s “nervous, but more hopeful...
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If you work in the heat — or employ people who do — these free seminars may be for you.
State Compensation Insurance Fund and Cal/OSHA Consultation Service are running safety seminars on heat illness prevention and standards.
The schedule:
• 8:30 to 11 a.m. April 30,...
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Many people have asked about the going-out-of-business sales at Gottschalks.
So I decided to check out the East Hills Mall store Monday night. Many items are marked 20 percent off. Some clothing racks had 60 percent off signs — but appeared to be the racks in the same spots that always...
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You've most likley already heard or read the news:
The unemployment rate in Kern County rose to 15.9 percent in March, up from 14.7 percent in February and above the same time last year, when the rate was 10.7 percent.
We ran a poll over the weekend asking folks how bad they think the...
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Mauricio’s Grill & Cantina at 10700 Rosedale Highway is donating 15 percent of each party’s dinner check, from 5 to 9:30 p.m. May 5 (before sales tax), to the California Living Museum to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, according to a CALM news release.
You have to give the...
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J-Schools are booming but is the PR curriculum keeping pace?
Recently Forbes.com published a story on the irony of while newspapers and magazines are going under at an unprecedented rate, enrollment in journalism schools around this country is at an all-time high. The crux of the article...
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Homes with a wide range of price tags are featured on our latest home sales map.
See a year's worth of sales data and maps.
We regularly publish single-family home sale transactions, as well as foreclosures.
The homes are color-coded by price, with information from First American Real Estate...
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The following will be running in The Californian over the next few days. If you know any businesses that fit the bill, please contact me. We'd really like to highlight what environmental initiatives are underway in our local business community.
Thanks for your help!
Has your company gone green?...
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Friday, March 27, 2009 - 4:30pm.
Longtime local business, Stockdale Music, is gone forever...
I got a call Thursday evening, March 26, from a local musician who gave me the sad news.
After my initial shock, the first thing I thought of was my buddy - SD Music owner, Randy Lovegreen, who...
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Go & Do
What: Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours Trade Show Mixer, sponsored by Bright House Networks Business Solutions. It features 50 exhibitors, hors d’oeuvres, prize giveaways and networking.
Where: DoubleTree Hotel, 3100 Camino del Rio Court
When: 5:30...
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Go & Do
What: Central Valley Business Summit powered by the Executives’ Association of Kern County. It includes two speakers and a vendor fair. The theme is “Green for Green.”
Where: Marriott Hotel, 801 Truxtun Ave.
When: 7 to 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 25
Speakers: Carol...
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What deals are out there? See our home sales map.
We regularly publish single-family home sale transactions that occurred between individuals, as well as foreclosures.
The homes are color-coded by price, with information from First American Real Estate Solutions compiled by reporter Jenny...
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Curl Up and Dye!, a salon and boutique that opened downtown on Feb. 24, will hold a grand opening celebration from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the salon, 1416 18th St.
All merchandise is 15 percent off, and a portion of proceeds benefits the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals....
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Kayzie’s Collection, a women and children’s boutique that until recently sold toys, clothes and baby products at The Marketplace, has reinvented itself as an online retailer of dolls and figurines.
Kay Wilson, co-owner of the store with daughter-in-law Carol Wines, will now sell...
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There are lots of deals as home prices fall. See our sales map.
We regularly publish single-family home sale transactions that occurred between individuals, as well as foreclosures.
The homes are color-coded by price, with information from First American Real Estate Solutions compiled by...
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The daily deluge of bad economic news is enough to make you wince just opening the paper. We could all use a little good news, so why not share yours?
Send us 100 words or less about your job and why you love it, along with a picture of you at work. Here’s how:
Online at...
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Find the Right One® with hiring solutions from Hot Jobs and The Bakersfield Californian. In this hour-long presentation, let our Recruitment Specialists show you how to:
Drive more targeted candidates to your jobs
Position your company and brand in front of the Bakersfield’s largest...
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CASA of Kern County was recently awarded a $10,000 grant from Jewelers for Children to increase the number of volunteers who represent abused and neglected children in court.
The award is part of a $1 million grant that JFC made to the National CASA Association.
There are more than 2,800...
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Local oil producers’ complaints that their regulators should be exempt from state worker furloughs have been duly added to the pile.
The industry’s primary regulatory body — the state Division of Oil, Gas & Geothermal Resources — is funded through a tax on oil...
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