By Robert Lewis rlewis@sacbee.com Published: Wednesday, Jun. 16, 2010 – 12:00 am | Page 6B Last Modified: Thursday, Jun. 17, 2010 – 9:34 am The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors decided Tuesday to increase competition for lucrative concessions contracts at Sacramento International Airport and in some cases lease directly with small, local businesses. The...

NEW YORK — Wal-Mart’s Sam’s Club chain is teaming up with a lender to offer loans of up to $25,000 to its small business members. The program is one of several moves the retail giant has made to offer bank-like financial services to customers, in part to help them spend. It also comes as the retailer tries to improve profitability at its warehouse-club...

A proposal by Sacramento city officials to increase a bundle of business taxes is being called a job-killer by companies that would have to pay more. The city charges a business operations tax of 40 cents per $1,000 in revenue, and the tax is capped at $5,000 a year. To deal with the city’s deep financial problem, city officials have proposed raising that tax over three...

Over 800 invited policy makers, educators, industry experts, labor leaders, investors, business owners, and community organization leaders are expected to participate in the California Utilities Diversity Council’s 2010 Green Diversity Summit.

Stop n Go Driving n Traffic School is having their Grand Opening for the Elk Grove/South Sacramento location.

This public forum will be the first to hear from the candidates about how they, if elected, will help our diverse small business community navigate through these tough economic times and what economic development priorities they will champion on behalf of our communities.

We are excited to announce the Mayor’s Green Initiative Kick-Off on May 18th at the California Museum. We need leaders in our region like you to participate in this important initiative. We hope you see you there! Register Here Seating is limited so please reserve your space now.

In 1993, the first Pacific Rim Street Fest was presented in Old Sacramento by the restauranteur, Frank Fat, and community groups. With his ever optimistic spirit, he was able to create a coalition of community leaders and succeed in seeing his dream of a street festival come to pass. For seventeen years the festival has displayed the richness and diversity of many Pacific...

Visit sacsewer.com to see Sacramento Area Sewer District’s (SASD) 2009 Annual Service Levels Report Card. This report identifies how well SASD met its annual targets, including its responsiveness to customer calls, performance of its sewer collection system, and customer satisfaction. The District reviews this report to see where it can adjust staffing, equipment, and...