San Joaquin County Business, Economy & Jobs Overview

TRUTH BE TOLD, there’s a lot of white trucks in Modesto.White Dodge Rams, white GMC Sierras, white F-150s, white Ford Transit vans, white Suburbans, white Silverados, white Chevy Colorados. So many white trucks, all of them American-made: a sure sign …

IT IS YET to be seen how a backlash against Elon Musk’s government budget-cutting efforts will affect Tesla sales. But based on recent news reports, the prospects don’t look good.A dip could hurt efforts to convert to clean cars in …

California stands as America’s agricultural powerhouse, growing half of its fruits and vegetables. Here’s how California farming has shaped the state, from the early missions to today’s “factories in the field.”

THE STOCKTON CITY COUNCIL has unanimously ordered a moratorium on smoke shops after hearing reports of tobacco products being sold to minors or stores carrying banned products, such as flavored vapes or cannabis-related industrial hemp.The council’s 45-day moratorium, approved at …

Small business optimism across the nation fell a bit in January but for the third consecutive month, came in higher than its 51-year average, according to the release Feb. 11 of the monthly Small Business Optimism Index by the National …

Founded as a business organization in 1915, the Kiwanis Club now serves millions of children worldwide.

“This is a local story about a global issue, the future of water. In a three-part series of field reports and podcasts, Bay City News reporter Ruth Dusseault looks at the tunnel’s stakeholders, its engineering challenges, and explores the preindustrial …

SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY’S output of agriculture products declined last year as grapes, milk, almonds and cherries fell in value, according to new data. Released last month, the San Joaquin County Crop Report, a yearly economic data study that measures sales, …

A higher minimum wage for health care workers that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law is set to take effect in two weeks, but he is racing to delay it because of its potential impact on the state budget deficit.

Countless blue seats designated for San Joaquin Delta College faculty at Thursday evening’s graduation ceremony in Stockton were empty in boycott of contract negotiations.