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Burlington plans to open Santa Rosa discount clothing store this spring

Burlington Stores (NYSE: BURL) plans to open a 31,000-square-foot Santa Rosa store this spring, part of a nationwide expansion of smaller locations. The New Jersey-based discount clothing retailer sees this as supportable especially because of inflationary pressure on household budgets. Burlington focuses on in-season, fashion-focused merchandise, intended to be significantly below other retailers’ prices. Products… Keep Reading

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California bakery hiring paid ‘doughnut enthusiast’ to photograph, sample tasty treats

SAN FRANCISCO – Calling all doughnut lovers! A California bakery known for its high-quality treats is looking to hire a “doughnut enthusiast content intern” — which includes sampling and photographing the thousands of doughnuts it makes each day. Johnny Doughnuts, a San Francisco-based chain named one of the Food Network’s top five doughnut shops in the U.S., is on… Keep Reading

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Keysight Technologies Announces New Board Member

SANTA ROSA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb 22, 2022– Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that delivers advanced design and validation solutions to help accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, today announced that on Feb. 16, 2022, the Board of Directors appointed Kevin Stephens a director, effective Mar. 1, 2022. This press release… Keep Reading

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Gas prices in Florida reach an average of $3.50 per gallon

Gas prices in Florida have reached an average of $3.50 per gallon as of Monday, according to AAA. Channel 3 reported two weeks ago that gas prices in the state were averaging $3.47 per gallon. The nation’s average gas prices sits at $3.53 per gallon. Florida ranks roughly in the middle when compared to prices in… Keep Reading

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Sonoma County’s Flamingo Resort hires new sales, catering executive

Bob Geller has been appointed area director of sales and catering for Flamingo Resort. Geller will oversee all sales and catering operations at Santa Rosa hotel as well as at sister property The Sandman Hotel also in Santa Rosa. Both are part of the part of the Spoken brand by Sonoma-based hotel management company Point… Keep Reading

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Vintage, furniture shops have called Santa Rosa’s Railroad Square home for decades

In Santa Rosa’s Historic Railroad Square, four stores have something in common besides location. Their decades in business, supported by their principles and their customer service, keep valued patrons returning year after year and bring in new clientele excited to shop even during the ongoing pandemic. Whistlestop Antiques Among the biggest draws attracting newcomers to… Keep Reading

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Koi Nation Partners with Chickasaw Nation as Developer and Operator of Shiloh Casino & Resort in California

SANTA ROSA, Calif., Jan. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Koi Nation of Northern California, one of California’s historic federally recognized Native American tribes, has executed a predevelopment agreement with Global Gaming Solutions (GGS), a wholly-owned business of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, to engage as the Koi’s development partner for its planned Shiloh Casino & Resort in Sonoma County. GGS will also act as the manager and… Keep Reading

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Santa Barbara County sees continued decrease in cannabis tax revenues

Santa Barbara County reported $3.1 million in cannabis tax revenues for the first quarter of its fiscal year, which is 25% less than the amount collected in the same quarter last year. The county has reported multiple quarters of increasing tax revenues until mid-2021, when it reported a 45% decrease compared to the previous year. “As part of… Keep Reading

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California’s new workplace COVID-19 rules take effect this week. Here’s what to know

California’s COVID-19 workplace rules are set to change Friday with more stringent requirements taking effect for employee testing and mask-wearing. The new rules from Cal-OSHA come as California struggles to respond to a new wave of omicron variant COVID-19 cases. One of the biggest changes has to do with employees who have to get a… Keep Reading

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Traditional King Cakes Get a Local Twist at Santa Rosa Bakery

As if warm baguettes, flaky croissants, buttery sandwiches and rustic boule (round loaves of crusty bread) weren’t enough gluten-y temptation in these winter months, Sarmentine Bakery in Santa Rosa is baking authentic galette des rois, or king cake, throughout the month of January. The round, crown-shaped cakes are a French tradition to celebrate the Epiphany,… Keep Reading