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Plumas Bank
Jag Madare, Vice President
Banks play a crucial role in supporting local economies by helping small businesses expand and thrive. If small businesses are the engines that drive our communities forward, then banks, especially community banks, provide the fuel for those engines. Plumas Bank has spent more than 40 years powering small and medium-sized businesses in the region.
The Wage of Innocence?
Comstock’s president and publisher reflects on minimum wage and the value of work.
‘Fight City’: The Past, Present and Future of Stockton with Phillip Merlo
PODCAST EPISODE: San Joaquin County Historical Museum’s executive director and fifth generation Stocktonian Phillip Merlo speaks on the rich history, abundant opportunities and dogged optimism of the port city.
Manufacturing a New Vision for Stockton
Stockton manufacturers look to capitalize while operating in the historic region
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Stockton was a manufacturing powerhouse, helping to send items to market like America’s first mass-produced tractors. Stockton’s manufacturing sector declined over many decades, though there are now local leaders working to strengthen it again.
Successful Entrepreneurs Are Innovative Risk-Takers
Comstock’s president and publisher considers the risks involved in becoming a successful small-business entrepreneur — such as starting a magazine with just $2.50 in your pocket.
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FOUNDATION FOR CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES
25 YEARS OF SUPPORTING CALIFORNIA’S COMMUNITY COLLEGES
The Foundation for California Community Colleges (FoundationCCC), the nonprofit partner to the California Community Colleges, serves the nation’s largest and most diverse system of higher education as an innovation hub and intermediary for transformative change at scale.
Inflation in Two Worlds
Economic insights from Argentina and Sacramento
A California real estate agent who has relocated part-time to Mar de Plata, Argentina reflects on the two country’s different forms of inflation and resulting reactions.
The Will to Do Something Is as Important as the Way to Do It
As children, we were given this advice to help us achieve our goals: “Where there’s a will, there’s a way.” I still fully subscribe to that. Along with my unflagging faith that I’m never alone in my efforts, I’ve believed that wanting something badly enough and being willing to pay the price in time and effort, could make it attainable (God willing).
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Internal Controls: Your First Line of Defense Against Fraud
EisnerAmper
By Jolene Fraser
When it comes to the prevention, quick detection or mitigation of internal and external fraud, it’s important that business owners turn their attention to the factors they can control and closely monitor those that they cannot.
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River City Bank Celebrating 50 Years
LEGACY BANK CELEBRATES HISTORIC PAST AND LOOKS TO SUCCESSFUL FUTURE
River City Bank is celebrating 50 highly successful years in business with deep Sacramento roots and a bright future as California’s premier business bank. Backed by personalized service, local decision making and assets of more than $4 billion, River City Bank holds a unique position as the region’s largest independent, locally owned and managed bank.