Placer County Local News: Business, Economy & Jobs


All Local Business, Economy & Jobs News articles contributed by our local media allies and other local newsrooms.

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12/06/2023
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With the recent announcement of local pharmacy closures, the Tahoe Forest Pharmacy is experiencing a significant increase in prescription requests. Customers are encouraged to plan ahead, so the team can accommodate the volume.

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12/05/2023
A recent investigation by Voice of San Diego revealed that nonprofits that provide staff at local stadiums could be raising money without doing charity work, while also paying labor below minimum wage and under the table. Now, multiple law enforcement agencies are investigating.

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12/05/2023
Profits have been down for cannabis operators in California in recent years. While the industry is still big business in the state, it faces an uncertain future.

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12/04/2023
A new study by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has found that approximately 3,400 kilotons of lithium are located below Imperial County in Southern California. This could produce more than $7 billion in lithium carbonate annually, helping power significant numbers of electric vehicles.

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12/04/2023
With nine months’ experience in the Assembly, Liz Ortega will lead the Labor committee after a strike-filled summer and several wins for low-wage workers.

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12/04/2023
The California Faculty Association is seeking a 12 percent pay increase, while university officials counter with 5 percent in each of the next three years.

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12/04/2023
An Alameda County judge ruled on Nov. 22 that the city of Oakland thwarted a proposed coal export terminal. The judge will rule if the developer who sued is entitled to $159 million in damages or moving forward with the project.

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11/30/2023
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The last agenda item of the evening, the cannabis ordinance was carried over to the South Lake Tahoe council’s next meeting. Someone in the audience said, “We waited years for this.”

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11/29/2023
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Loomis Town raised the bar this month to attract accounting talent to replace the late Roger Carroll, who was killed on his bicycle in an April hit-and-run.

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11/29/2023
California’s minimum hourly wage will rise from $15.50 to $16 on Jan. 1. Ahead of this, retailers like Costco and Target have raised their minimum pay in recent years.

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11/27/2023
A graduate student workers union and the University of Southern California have agreed to a three-year labor contract that averts a looming strike. The deal calls for pay increases each of the three years.

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11/26/2023
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In an effort to lure front-line seasonal resort employees, as well as provide lodging options for key year-round employees, major ski resorts in Northern Nevada and Northern California have added a variety of housing assets to their real estate holdings.

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11/24/2023
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It was a brisk cold morning, evidenced by the breath seen from the chanting strikers. Many were outfitted in beanies and gloves, holding signs on Lake Tahoe Boulevard.

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11/24/2023
About 475,000 people moved to the Golden State in 2022. That's the third-highest number of people moving to a state in the U.S., trailing only Texas and Florida.

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11/22/2023
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The Lincoln City Council passed an ordinance prohibiting new drive-thru facilities in the downtown area. Mayor Paul Joiner and Councilmember Dan Karleskint were absent from the meeting.

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11/21/2023
A new study by Forbes shows that four cities in the Golden State—Los Angeles, Fresno, San Diego and Sacramento—are among the 21 worst cities in the United States for holiday travel. Forbes looked at a variety of factors including car accidents, hotel prices and air travel.

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11/20/2023
HERBL, one of California’s biggest cannabis companies, collapsed earlier this year. The company, which sold $700 million of cannabis last year, reportedly shorted the state $17 million in taxes.

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11/20/2023
Fulcrum Bioenergy, a California-based firm that seeks to turn plastics into jet fuel, has defaulted on $289 million in bond funding and put a major project on hold. This comes as several U.S. Senators wrote to the IRS urging that similar companies not receive federal tax credits.

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11/20/2023
Hundreds of OpenAI workers signed a letter threatening to quit if the company’s entire board didn’t resign and if two former executives weren’t brought back. This came after the board fired one of the execs, Sam Altman, who then joined the other exec, Greg Brockman, at Microsoft.

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11/16/2023
The utility giant got the okay from the California Public Utilities Commission to hike rates next year. Average increases will range between about $10 and $33, depending on whether customers receive gas, electricity or both from PG&E.