Placer County Business, Economy & Jobs Articles

After a historic drop in enrollment during the COVID-19 pandemic, California community colleges are ramping up marketing efforts, spending more than $40 million in state and federal dollars to lure students back. Is it working?

Three of the biggest housing bonds in state history are bound for the 2024 ballot. But with no shortage of crises facing the state, California can only borrow so much and voters may succumb to “bond fatigue.”

Renter protections and eviction bans put in place for the COVID-19 pandemic have expired. By keeping them in place, California could slow the spread of homelessness. But that's not happening.

Shred Beer Company is a collaboration crafted by founders Zack Frasher and Amy Heller, who have more than 20 years of brewing experience.

Dozens of Kaiser healthcare workers and supporters picketed at the intersection of Douglas Boulevard and Rocky Ridge Drive in Roseville on July 26, demanding Kaiser solve the staff shorting crisis.

Almost half of the jobs for doctors and psychiatrists in California prisons are unfilled. Now, their union says it’s ready to strike over pay even as the state faces a steep budget deficit.

Since 1947, California has led the United States in the fight against climate change. Here is a list of some of the steps the state has taken to battle global warming, greenhouse gases and air pollution.

A new study shows women without legal residency face a lopsided pay gap. In California they take home 44 cents for every dollar that white, non-Latino men make and 87 cents for every dollar undocumented men make. Would raising the …

California still offers generous subsidies, but the rate hike signals that runaway health care costs are back after five years of low premium increases.

According to Roseville associate planner Sean Morales, the 3.1-acre Grocery Outlet is planned to be located at 1751 Pleasant Grove Blvd.

A workers comp study says one day above 100 degrees can cause 15 percent more accidents, costing workers and employers millions. A new advisory panel may help the state improve its work heat rules.

Transfer to a four-year institution is a benchmark for success among community colleges, but the numbers are low and disparities across the system persist, especially between colleges in rural areas and those in wealthy suburbs.

Barbie is the most famous California-born toy. But there are other iconic playthings that were created or brought to market here.

Assemblyman Joe Patterson presented Koinonia Family Services, a nonprofit organization that aims to make a difference in the lives of foster children by providing services including family preservation, child advocacy and outpatient services, with a $500,000 discretionary award.

Many of the people who lost Medi-Cal are likely still eligible for health care coverage if they can get their paperwork to county offices in the next 90 days. Otherwise, the program that provides health insurance to low-income Californians just …

Through bidirectional charging, owners of electric cars can sell energy to the grid or use it to power their homes. But will the technology, which is costly, become widespread?

Here's how the iconic Barbie doll and its manufacturer, toy giant Mattel, built an industry in Southern California that pours billions into the state’s economy.