Mega Millions: Nobody wins, jackpot up to $550 million
One of the largest jackpots in U.S. lottery history climbed even higher Saturday after no ticket matched all six numbers to win the $425 million top Mega Millions prize.
View ArticleNickelodeon Theatres, Downtown Association present 'Date Night Santa Cruz'
SANTA CRUZ -- You can do it in Los Angeles, you can do it in Phoenix, and you can do in Columbus, Ohio. Starting Monday, you can do it in downtown Santa Cruz.
View ArticleStanford to open pediatric specialty clinic
CAPITOLA -- Aptos contractor Pete Testorff is putting the finishing touches on a $250,000 remodel for a state-of-the-art pediatric clinic to be operated by Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford.
View ArticleDominican Rehab Campus will not close Dec. 31; some programs still need new...
SANTA CRUZ -- Dominican Hospital will not close its rehab campus at 610 Frederick Street by Dec. 31, as announced earlier this year.
View ArticleBusiness Digest, Dec. 17, 2013: Santa Cruz County Bank hosts mixer
Santa Cruz County Bank will host a holiday mixer for the Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, December 18, at 720 Front St.
View ArticleAnthem signs deal with Sutter, PAMF
SANTA CRUZ -- A big piece of the health insurance puzzle in Santa Cruz County fell into place with the announcement Monday that Anthem Blue Cross and Sutter Health have reached 'a multi-year agreement'...
View ArticleBusiness Digest, Dec. 20, 2013: Local wages lag much of nation
SANTA CRUZ -- The latest figures from the Bureau of Economic Analysis show why 39,000 people commute outside of the Santa Cruz County: Better wages.
View ArticleJeffrey Scharf, Everybody's Business: Fighting the wrong war?
Is the Federal Reserve Board fighting the wrong war?
View ArticleNew building slated for downtown Watsonville
WATSONVILLE -- Construction on a two-story commercial building is set to start Jan. 6 on a downtown Watsonville lot vacant since the 1989 earthquake.
View ArticleBusiness Digest, Dec. 21, 2013: New Scotts Valley chamber chief sought
SCOTTS VALLEY -- About 20 people have applied so far to succeed Sharolynn Ullestad as executive director/development director of the Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce.
View ArticleSanta Cruz County unemployment 8.5 percent in November
SANTA CRUZ — Unemployment in Santa Cruz County rose from 7.5 percent in October to 8.5 percent in November on seasonal ag job losses, the lowest since 8.2 percent in five years ago and a marked...
View ArticleMedian home price at $674,444 in November
SANTA CRUZ -- The median sales price of a single-family home in Santa Cruz County, which has been climbing most of the year, was $674,444 in November, an eye-popping jump from $510,000 a year ago.
View ArticleSetting it straight: Dec. 21, 2013
Franco Vaca and Fatima Carlos-Vaca have commissioned the construction of a two-story building at Main and Second streets in Watsonville.
View ArticleBusiness Digest, Dec. 24, 2013: Great Clips offers NASCAR prize
SANTA CRUZ -- Great Clips salons in Santa Cruz County are participating in a sweepstakes with NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kasey Kahne with the prize 'The Greatest Weekend Ever' for the winner...
View ArticleSanta Cruz County workers step in during health insurance deadline
SANTA CRUZ -- With Monday the deadline to enroll in health insurance by Jan. 1 through Covered California, the Coveredca.com website and phone lines for the state health exchange were jammed.
View ArticleTech investor Tim Draper launches 'Six Californias' ballot measure to divide...
Lots of folks believe California is ungovernable. Venture capitalist Tim Draper has a solution: Six Californias, including one called Silicon Valley.
View ArticleBusiness Digest, Dec. 25, 2013: Granite announces Florida project
WATSONVILLE -- Granite Construction Inc. has been awarded a $45.8 million design-build contract by the Florida Department of Transportation to widen eight miles of State Route I-75 in Pasco County,...
View Article'Made in the USA' may not mean what you think
It seems simple enough: To be labeled as "Made in America," a product sold in California must include only components manufactured and assembled in this nation. But a debate is brewing among business...
View ArticleUCSC researcher leads cancer's digital revolution
SANTA CRUZ -- David Haussler wants to cure cancer. But he's not a medical doctor. He can't prescribe drugs or order an MRI. His only tools are his computer, his mind -- and a whole lot of data.
View ArticleBusiness Digest, Dec. 26, 2013: Help desk can assist commuters
SANTA CRUZ -- One of the lesser known local services to help commuters and employers is the Santa Cruz County Transportation Help Desk run by the Regional Transportation Commission.
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