Minding the Family Business

Why family-run companies can be better poised to navigate hard economic times

While large companies often have shareholders and untold numbers of employees to satisfy, family businesses can maneuver more deftly and swiftly, powering through as best they can.

A New Deal for School Meals

Providing food to children is big business, and Sacramento City Unified School District aims to do it better

People love to hate school lunch, but the Nutrition Services team at Sacramento City Unified School District is out to change that.

Hospitals on Life Support

As the Capital Region moves into the seventh month of the coronavirus crisis, it’s not just sick patients at risk

Smaller, independent hospitals are at risk of closing due to financial strain exacerbated by the pandemic.

Virtual Variations

With the coronavirus pandemic forcing most college classes online, recent high school graduates are finding their choices have changed

Students are weighing all the options, including attending community college, learning online or postponing college altogether.

Remote Controls

There are plenty of good — and possibly bad — aspects about so many people working away from their offices

This coronavirus pandemic could mark the biggest shift to the workplace since the adoption of computers.

Fighting for Fairness

Black business owners are trying to survive amid the pandemic and economic and racial injustice

Not only have Black Americans suffered more from COVID-19 infections and deaths, but Black-owned businesses were hit the hardest due to the shutdown.

Seeds of the Future

What does it mean to be the ‘Farm-to-Fork Capital’ during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Here’s how four businesses are engaging in the Capital Region’s farm-to-fork economy and have adapted to the pandemic so far.

The Cannabis Recession Test

This economic collapse offers the first trial of how the legal recreational weed industry performs in a downturn

Certain product sectors came through the 2008 Great Recession relatively unscathed. Will cannabis get through this one?

Influencing Our Habits

The business of selling a lifestyle through social media has become much more commonplace

There are more than 3,000 influencers in Sacramento. To succeed, they need to build an audience, establish a brand and create compelling content.

Planning During Coronavirus

For young business owners, the time is right to put together a savings and investment plan

Here’s what financial planning experts in the Capital Region say young adults can think about to stay alive financially through 2020 and beyond.