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About 46 percent of 3 and 4-year-olds in California attended preschool in 2013, according to the advocacy group Kids Count.

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STOCKTON -- The University of the Pacific hosted a business education summit in mid-June to address what it believes is one of the Central Valley’s most pressing issues -- early childhood education. Representatives from the advocacy group Children Now, First 5 San Joaquin, Downey Brand, Wells Fargo, San Joaquin A+, Stockton

Unified School District, legislators’ offices and others were on hand to discuss ways to keep children from falling behind. Testing shows many children in the region are not performing at grade level. The Literacy Report Card Pacific released last summer found that only 34 percent of third graders in San Joaquin County were proficient readers. Research has found that children who are not proficient in reading by third grade fall behind and are at risk of never catching up.

Pacific started its Beyond Our Gates Reading by Third Initiative to address the problem. The purpose of the summit was to convince business leaders to support it and to show them how. One proposal was support for public spending on preschool. Lenny Mendonca, chairman of the child advocacy group Children Now, said every $1 invested in early childhood education can save $7 in the long-term through reduced costs associated with Please see PRESCHOOL Page 11

MERCED — The Central Valley is mostly known as an agriculture center, so it comes as a surprise to some that Merced County topped the nation with the highest growth rate in manufacturing sector employment last year. Of the fastest growing U.S. manufacturing metro areas in 2014, two-thirds increased their manufacturing job base. Merced grew the fastest however, followed by Danville, Illinois and Flint, Michigan. Merced County’s increase of 2,200 manufacturing jobs from January 2014 to January 2015 was 26.2 percent, far outstripping second-place Danville’s 14.9 percent. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Merced County had 8,400 manufacturing jobs in January 2014. By January 2015, those jobs increased to 10,600 in a total workforce of 116,000. “It was a surprise to find Merced County leading the nation in creating and growing manufacturing jobs,” said Chris Engle, president of Headlight Data of Austin, Texas, the company that did the data analysis. “The area’s manufacturing economy is comprised of two-thirds food manufacturing and one-third metal products. When commodities are packaged or the original commodity, say tomatoes, is changed into something else – like tomato paste – that’s agricultural manufacturing.” According to Engle, Merced County has plenty of manufacturing businesses, including Please see MANUFACTURING Page 10

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Health, education power Central Valley dreams What a decade! This month marks the 10th year the Central Valley Business Journal has been publishing in its current form. Counting a brief interruption, that makes 25 years total. That’s 120 issues in which we’ve turned the spotlight on the business leaders in our region who are innovating, driving our economy and putting people to work. Every month Sharon it is exciting Alley Calone to learn about business owners who see a need in our community and figure out a way to fill it. Our current issue is no different. This month we’re looking at health care, one of the leading employment sectors in our region. One of the biggest challenges health care faces in our area is keeping top professionals here. On page 11 you’ll see how Health

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Plan of San Joaquin is helping educate the next generation of health care workers with scholarships. Businesses are also taking a proactive approach to keeping employees healthy. San Joaquin Regional Transit District explained their employee wellness program to us. The program has already reduced its percentage of overweight employees and lowered cholesterol levels. Go to page 14 to see how SJRTD did it. Our cover story looks at why the business community benefits when we make sure our very youngest children learn to read. When children can’t read at gradelevel by third grade, they are at risk of falling so far behind they may never catch up. How will we build the educated workforce businesses need if our children get off to a bad start? The Beyond Our Gates project at the University of the Pacific is working to address that. Our story contains suggestions for business leaders can follow if they want to support early childhood education. In Stanislaus County, the county office of education, Modesto Junior College and CSU Stanislaus have announced a new initiative to coordinate

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so that students as early as middle school get on the path to higher education. That can mean vocational school, a two-year degree or a university degree. We met an amazing young man, George Youkhanna, who came from Iraq with his family in 2010. As you can imagine, coming from that war-torn area, he hadn’t enjoyed a steady school life. He arrived in the Modesto area far behind other boys his age. However, with help from teachers and counselors, George made it into the county’s Come Back Kids program. This spring George earned enough credits to graduate. He just needs to pass the high school exit exam to get his diploma. George is proof that with the right help and hard work, you can achieve your dream. I’m looking forward to starting summer off with a bang. Fourth of July

fireworks traditions are returning in Stanislaus and San Joaquin counties. Thanks to sponsors and funding from the city, there will be a big fireworks show at Weber Point in Stockton. It’s free but you’ll want to arrive early. At 6 p.m., a Fourth of July veterans’ parade will wind its way through downtown. Gates at Weber Point will open at 6:30 and the show is scheduled to start at 9:30 p.m. A fireworks show is also returning to CSU Stanislaus. Presented by the Turlock Chamber of Commerce and the city of Turlock, the free event starts at 7 p.m. The actual show will start after sundown and last about half an hour. You can visit CSU Stanislaus’ website for details about parking. Happy Fourth of July! God bless America, Sharon Alley Calone

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Stanislaus educators partner to boost college rate By ELIZABETH STEVENS Business Journal editor estevens@cvbizjournal.com

MODESTO -- George Youkhanna, 18, immigrated to the United States from Iraq with his family in 2010. He didn’t speak English when he first arrived. While living in war-torn Iraq and Syria, his school attendance had been spotty. He found just registering for school frustrating and confusing. “When I came here, I started everything fresh,” Youkhanna said. “Everything new. New language. New culture. New life.” His counselor at Modesto’s Grace Davis High School recommended Come Back Kids, a Stanislaus County charter school where students who are behind or have dropped out can earn a high school diploma. Youkhanna recently earned enough credits through Come Back Kids to get his diploma. He was working to pass the state’s high school exit exam and wants to go to Modesto Junior College so he can become an electrician like his father. Stanislaus County education and business leaders want more success stories like Youkhanna’s. So they unveiled a new plan, June 18, to make sure fewer children fall through the cracks. The plan, called the Stanislaus Education Partnership, aims to increase college enrollment and graduation rates, reduce the time it takes to earn

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Nearly 2,100 CSU Stanislaus students received their bachelor’s degrees at this year’s commencement ceremony. The Stanislaus Education Partnership seeks to increase the county’s college enrollment and graduation rate.

a degree and close the achievement gap for underrepresented students. “We’ve got to get involved,” said CSU Stanislaus President Joseph Sheley. “We’ve got to be very well integrated. We do have to partner, and we’ve got to make sure that we get the word to parents and students as early as possible.” The partnership involves CSU Stanislaus, Modesto Junior College and the Stanislaus County Office of Education

(SCOE). The idea is to take various programs and tactics that are working at each institution, coordinate them and scale them up to reach more students. “Some of the under-represented students and students that come from a lower socio-economic are the ones that, I don’t want to say ‘at risk,’ but those are the ones that we really need to help make sure they understand that a higher education is in their reach,” said

SCOE Superintendent Tom Chagnon. One SCOE program that works with business to encourage underrepresented students to think about college is the Alliance of Regional Collaborates to Heighten Educational Success (ARCHES). The business community participates by hosting presentations and field trips to show students how math, science and language skills are used in the workplace. According to SCOE, students who participate in the ARCHES program have a significantly higher completion rate for the courses that put them on the path to a four-year college. Dave White, CEO of the Stanislaus Business Alliance, said his organization supports the partnership’s efforts to increase the number of students who go on to college. He said one of the biggest factors holding back economic development in Stanislaus County is the lack of workers with degrees. “When I first came here, the paradigm was, ‘Stanislaus County doesn’t have jobs,’” White said. “Certainly we need more jobs. We need many more jobs, but as we have dug deep and we’ve talked to employers, we’ve talked to businesses what we’re finding is that we need skills. We need skills even more than we need jobs.” White said the Alliance supports efforts to create a better connection between education and businesses, so workers can graduate with needed skills.

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Foster Farms reducing antibiotic use in chickens By ELIZABETH STEVENS Business Journal editor estevens@cvbizjournal.com

LIVINGSTON — Saying the Millennial generation of shoppers wants to know how its food is raised and grown, Foster Farms this spring has begun producing chicken without antibiotics. On June 1, the Livingston-based company unveiled two lines of chicken at a press event in Sacramento: Foster Farms Simply Grown and Foster Farms Certified Organic. Simply Grown is antibiotic-free while Certified Organic is free-range chicken grown on organic feed, also without antibiotics. Foster Farms Simply Grown and Foster Farms Certified Organic are available in stores now. The organic line was expected to sell for about $2 per pound more than non-organic chicken. Foster Farms will also continue offering its conventional Fresh and Natural line, which is now produced without antibiotics used to combat human illnesses. That change is part of Foster Farms’ antibiotic stewardship policy. Foster Farms pointed to a survey of West Coast Millennials by MetrixLab that found that parenthood is a driving force among young people who are calling for change in food production. Among the survey’s findings was that 79 percent of Millennial parents surveyed agreed that they are much more concerned than their

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parents’ generation about chemicals, antibiotics and ingredients used to produce food, while 78 percent say they are more concerned than their parents’ generation about nutrition. “That’s all part of a movement to see food produced as naturally as possible with less reliance on chemicals, and so, in bringing out these products, we’re responding to what we know is a need and a want from consumers,”

said Foster Farms Communications Director Ira Brill after the press conference at the State Capitol. The company participated in a White House stewardship program on antibiotic usage on June 2. The White House called on calling on food companies, retailers, and those concerned about the health of both humans and animals to commit to more careful antibiotic use. Fellow poultry producers Perdue

and Tyson are also decreasing their reliance on human antibiotics. Brill said the industry-wide trend was also driven by the perception that antibiotics given to poultry has helped build microbial resistance to all antibiotics. During the June 3 press conference, representatives from the state’s food industry praised Foster Farms’ move. “The future of the organic poultry industry is the brightest of all meat categories because of the large-scale commitments made by major brands such as Foster Farms in the sector,” said the Organic Trade Association’s Executive Director Laura Batcha. The response from watchdog groups was more muted. Steven Roach, a senior analyst for Keep Antibiotics Working, told the Des Moines Register that Foster Farms’ move was a step in the right direction but could go further. “Foster Farms could demonstrate even greater leadership by being the first company to take similar steps in its turkey production,” he said. “We have not yet put the same policy in place for turkey. It’s something that we’re looking at. They’re a different species,” Brill said. “I think in the long run this is something the industry will ultimately implement.” In the meantime, Brill said, Foster Farms is bringing out Foster Farms Certified Organic turkey and organic ground turkey.

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Modesto native markets NASCAR By KENT HOHLFELD Business Journal writer khohlfeld@cvbizjournal.com

STOCKTON — A woman raised in Modesto has been picked to help lead the marketing efforts of one of North America’s largest sports. NASCAR tapped Jill Gregory in June to become its new vice president of Marketing Industry Services. The promotion continues a trend of diversifying what has been a Jill Gregory historically maledominated industry. “My focus has not been on being a female in a man’s world,” she said. “I’ve just worked hard and hired the right people, and it has been a fantastic trajectory.” In the last decade, NASCAR has been one of the fastest growing major sports in North America. Once a sport largely enjoyed by southeastern men, NASCAR now has tracks stretching from New England to California. Drivers come to the sport from all over the world. The sport also has feeder system aimed at identifying the best young drivers in the country. “The old stereotypes of this as a

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southeastern sport doesn’t really apply anymore,” said Gregory. “Our driver base and where we race are national and international now.” Helping make sure that growth continues will be a key aim of Gregory’s new position. She will take over the marketing duties in addition to her role as head of the industry services department. Gregory has been involved in driver, team, event and marketing services and industry operations since she joined NASCAR in 2007. “It was a very early version of the group I run now,” she said. “We started with two people and are now at 18.” The duties have changed a lot as well. She now helps with efforts ranging from helping venues improve fan experience to expanding drivers’ brands. “There are a lot of different audiences as a league, and you need to make sure their needs are met,” she said. Gregory has the experience for taking on that challenge. After graduating from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, she worked in sports marketing in San Francisco. She led projects involving the Giants, A’s, 49ers and Warriors as well as teams spread from California to Alaska. That allowed her to create an expansive network of contacts that landed her jobs with Texaco, Bank of America, NEXTEL/Sprint and eventually NASCAR. “The real deep dive happened when I worked for NEXTEL as they began

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sponsorship of the NASCAR top series of races,” she said. NEXTEL took over sponsorship of the league’s top series of races from RJ Reynolds in 2004. The series, which had been called the Winston Cup Series since 1972, became the NEXTEL Cup. That name was dropped in favor of the Sprint Cup in 2008 when Sprint and NEXTEL merged. The shifting sponsorships highlight the key role relationships play in NASCAR more than in many other sports. “NASCAR is a very family-oriented and a very relationship driven business,” she said. Gregory credits her upbringing in Modesto with giving her confidence that has led to the success she now enjoys. “I had a great upbringing [with] my parents who still live there [Modesto],” she said. “It was a fantastic experience being raised with the confidence that gave me a baseline to try a lot of different things.”

Sutter Tracy ranks among top 100 in U.S. TRACY – Sutter Tracy Community Hospital has been added to the Becker Hospital Review’s list of 100 Great Community Hospitals for 2015. The hospitals on the list range from those near major cities to those in rural areas, but all have fewer than 550 beds and have minimal teaching programs. Becker chose the hospitals based on rankings and awards from such organizations as iVantage Health Analytics, Truven Health Analytics, Healthgrades and CareChex. Sutter Tracy, an 82-bed hospital, was named one of Truven Health Analytics’ 100 Top Hospitals in the nation for the first time this year. “We are proud of the work we do for the patients in our community,” said Sutter Tracy Community Hospital CEO Dave Thompson in a press release. “Any time our hospital, staff and physicians are recognized for that work, it is very much appreciated and provides validation that we are doing the right things for our patients.” Becker’s Hospital Review is a monthly publication that offers business and legal news as well as analysis relating to hospitals and health systems.

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Amazon to hire 700 California businesses compete for tax credits workers in Tracy TRACY — Amazon.com is looking to fill more than 700 full-time hourly positions at its fulfillment center in Tracy, the company announced in early June. The new positions are in addition to the 100 full-time positions Amazon announced at the Tracy facility in March and the 6,000 positions the company announced in May for its centers around the country. “This is great news for Tracy,” said Tracy Mayor Michael Maciel. “[The] announcement reaffirms their commitment to the city and demonstrates that their presence continues to be an economic driver for the entire region. The hiring surge was prompted by the recent construction of a new four-level “pick mod” within the huge warehouse where merchandise is stored as it waits to be picked by a worker, scanned and shipped, according to Amazon spokeswoman Ashley Robinson. “Amazon’s continued investment in the California is vital to our long-term economic growth as the logistics and technology industries continue to create jobs and spur professional development within our

communities,” said State Sen. Cathleen Galgiani. Applicants need to be 18 years old and have a high school diploma or its equivalent. According to Amazon’s website, pay for fulfillment associates starts at $13.50 an hour, but bonuses are possible. In addition to hourly wages, fulltime employees at Amazon a comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare, 401(k) and company stock awards starting on day one. Regular full-time employees can also take part in programs such as Career Choice, which pre-pays up to 95 percent of tuition for courses related to in-demand fields, regardless of whether the skills are relevant to a career at Amazon. Since the program’s launch, employees are pursuing degrees in game design and visual communications, nursing, IT programming and radiology, to name a few. To learn more, visit www.amazonfulfillmentcareers.com.

STOCKTON — California businesses that expect to hire more workers in the coming years could be eligible for tax credits from the state. The next round of applications for the California Competes program begins later this month. “We, in the upcoming fiscal year, will have $200 million in credits available for businesses that want to grow and expand in California,” said Scott Dosick of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz). Dosick spoke to a group of about 50 business owners and managers at the University of the Pacific in June. He explained the program is a competitive application process that awards tax credits for hiring over the next five years. Businesses that are awarded tax credits, get to claim portions of them as they reach their hiring milestones. “If they achieve all of their milestones, then they receive the full amount of tax credits that they were awarded,” Dosick said. The application process is made up of two phases. In the first, businesses request a tax credit amount and provide information about the aggregate compensation they plan to pay their

new, full-time employees over the next five years. A ratio is created by dividing the amount of the requested tax credit by the total investment. GO-Biz then takes all the applications it receives and ranks them by ratio. The top 200 percent of applications goes on to phase 2. Dosick said phase 2 is more “qualitative.” Analysts look at the applications to assess the economic impacts, the multiplier effects, the impacts to the region and the benefits of the new jobs. “[We’re] really looking at the total impacts of those new jobs that are being created,” Dosick said. The panel makes its recommendations, which then go before the California Competes Tax Credit Committee. That committee ultimately decides whether to award the tax credits. All businesses based in California are eligible to apply for the tax credits. The state has set aside 25 percent of the credits specifically for small businesses. There is no cost to apply, and businesses that are turned down can apply again during the next round. More information can be found at www.business.ca.gov/Programs/CaliforniaCompetesTaxCredit

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transportation equipment, automotive parts, metal fabrication, metal plating, milk, assorted crops and meat production. Overall though, the county’s economy is driven by agriculture which was worth more than $3.2 billion in 2013, according to the most recent Agricultural Commissioner’s Annual Crop Report. “Existing food processing facilities throughout the county are being expanded, and our rating is due in great part to the hard work, dedication and investment of time and money by our food processors,” said Mark Hendrickson, the county’s director of Commerce, Aviation and Economic Development. As part of his job description, Hendrickson oversees the 2,000-acre Castle Commercial Center, at the former Castle Air Force Base, which currently houses the Castle Air Museum. The Commercial Center is experiencing strong commercial-industrial development with businesses such as an AT&T call center and Big Creek Lumber. UC Merced is also using the center’s campus to conduct drone and solar research. “We’re starting to see expansion of existing operations at the Castle Commerce Center with, for example, the addition of an overhead crane manufacturer and many other businesses,” Hendrickson said. “It’s exciting, a step in the right direction.” One Merced company that was established in 1967 is Merced Screw Products. The company doesn’t make many screws anymore, but its 45-50 employees manufacture more than a million custom parts for other manufactured items made by companies worldwide. “We’ve weathered the economic storms that’ve hit the Valley in the nearly 50 years we’ve been doing business, and I think it’s awesome that Merced County’s No. 1 in the nation for manufacturing,” said the company’s owner Steve Centivich. “This company’s been family-run and owned since the outset, and we’ve been very fortunate because we’re unique in the Valley with what we do: machine specialized parts from block metal, often for

accounts we’ve had for 30 or 40 years.” In Merced Screw Products’ 25,000-square-foot plant, two shifts normally run seven days a week, and that keeps 100 machines humming. Those machines include lathes, spindles and screw machines. Centivich said his company’s revenue ranges between $3 million and $5 million annually. As the only shop of its type between Southern California and the Bay Area, the company rolls two trucks a week to Brea in Southern California and five trucks a week to Fresno, where many large manufacturing firms are located. “We make custom components for agriculture equipment, medical equipment and gear, apparatus and tools for a variety of other companies, including aerospace giants like Boeing,” Centivich said. “Merced has the edge for manufacturing because our labor force is excellent and the cost of living here is much less than elsewhere, which encourages employees to come here, where the manufacturing jobs are. For what we do, Merced is a very competitive area.” Centivich said many of his customers are specifically looking for other American companies to help make their products because the Made in the USA label is important to them. Headlight Data’s Engle believes manufacturing will continue to grow in the United States. “Manufacturing is improving a little each year, about 1.9 percent, improving steadily with the economy since the recession,” Engle said. “There is a synergy taking place here involving Castle, our Foreign Trade Zone, the manufacturers and the county staff,” Hendrickson said. “Castle is bringing in $1.8 million annually in lease revenue, Google’s there working on driverless cars and an international flight school is teaming with Boeing to keep their pilots up to date.” He added, “We’re a bit hungrier in the San Joaquin Valley. Merced, San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties are collaborating so we’ll be recognized for our effort to improve the economy. I’m excited about this. We should be proud of our economic efforts.”

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STOCKTON - One of the biggest challenges Central Valley medical offices and patients face is finding topnotch professionals to provide care. Health Plan of San Joaquin is trying to address the problem by offering $2,500 scholarships to students looking to pursue careers in health care in San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties. “We specifically partnered with organizations that have programs built around health careers,” said David Hurst, vice president of External Affairs for Health Plan of San Joaquin. “These students have made a decision to pursue health care related careers.” This year, applicants were culled from specific programs that partnered with Health Plan of San Joaquin. Six of this year’s recipients have already been named. Maddison Simmons and Linda Zaro from Health Careers Academy in Stockton; Alondra Cruz-Gallegos and Corina Huey from Grace Davis High School’s Health Careers Academy; and Mai Lo and Fatima Saleh who will attend Delta College all won scholarships. San Joaquin Medical SocietyDecision Medicine, University of the Pacific’s School of Pharmacy, Modesto Junior College’s nursing program and CSU Stanislaus School of Nursing

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will announce winners later this year. “A lot of them have grown up in the Central Valley, and they are looking to come back and help their communities,” said Jenny Dominguez, Health Promotion and Cultural & Linguistics program manager for Health Plan of San Joaquin. “A lot of them are in families or communities that are in need. They are more likely to come back.” Getting those students to return to the Central Valley and shun the bigger cities and salaries of Southern California or the Bay Area is challenging. “When you have that support behind you, you want to come back,” said Dominguez. “You want to be a role model for the next generation and offering a scholarship is one way to provide that support.” While the $2,500 scholarship is for one year, students can become eligible for future $1,500 scholarships to help continue their academic careers. The scholarship program began in 2009 and has helped approximately 150 students pursue health careers. Valleri Gammon became the first scholarship recipient to graduate. The 2009 Manteca High graduate earned Magna Cum Laude honors from CSU Stanislaus’ School of Nursing in 2014. “She was the first person to graduate and make it through the program,” said Hurst. “That is what we envisioned the program to be about.” Getting that next generation of

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Mai Lo and Fatima Saleh received scholarships in May for Delta College from Health Plan of San Joaquin.

health care workers is vital to the future of the Valley. Already stretched thin on doctors and various specialists, many of those currently working in the area are approaching retirement age. This shortage comes at the same time that the need is increasing. “I want to make sure medical professionals in the future are competent, well-rounded and taking care of our families,” said Gammon.

Now that more patients have access to health care thanks to changes in the system, finding competent medical professionals is even more vital. “It is incumbent on the business community to pay attention to the provider problem,” said Hurst. “There isn’t that next wave of clinicians that are coming into our area. From a community level this is something that will touch everyone.”

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remedial education, criminal justice and welfare payments. According to the group, 62 percent of children who attend a high-quality preschool are proficient readers by third grade, whereas only 6 percent of children with no preschool are. Mendonca laid out several ways businesses can support early childhood education. Lenny Mendonca “One is to volunteer and engage in activities that are occurring already in the area,” Mendonca said. “There’s a large number of terrific not-for-profit organizations in the schools and actually spending time helping them is great -- both personal time and lending your corporate support.” Another thing businesses can do is to raise awareness among employees so they can also volunteer with early learning programs and participate as parents. His third suggestion was to advocate from a business leader’s perspective about why early education is important -- from the local to the federal level. “To really invest at the level that we’re going to need to on a sustainable basis for early childhood education, it’s going to require public dollars,”

Mendonca said. “That’s not going to happen without business leaders standing up and saying, ‘This is important and is a good investment.’” Business leaders also heard from USC demographer Dowell Myers, who argued California needs to invest in children because the fate of older people is tied to the next generation. “I say it’s not about the kids at all. It’s all about the seniors,” Myers said. “The seniors need this to happen because the seniors are totally dependent on this next generation and they don’t know that yet.” He presented graphs that showed the group of people moving into retirement age is growing dramatically while the pool of young people is shrinking. According to Myers’ research, in 1970 children made up 33 percent of California’s population, but dropping birthrates and diminishing migration have caused that percentage to drop. Myers said that by 2030 children will make up just 21 percent of the population. “If you don’t have enough kids, you don’t have enough future workers. You don’t have enough future taxpayers. You don’t have enough future homebuyers,” Myers said. Myers argued that California’s spending on education is below the national average, even though income is above average. “We have to invest more in the kids we’ve got,” Myers said. “We need to get more out of every child we have.”

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SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES In San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Merced Counties. Ranked by Number of Beds. Ties are Listed in Alphabetical Order. Rank

Facility Name Address

Administrator

Number of Beds

Hours spent per resident per day RNs/LVNs/ CNAs Total licensed staff hours per resident/per day (bold)

Services/Specialties 1-5 (5=best) star rating based on: Inspections, Staffing and Quality

For profit or Non-profit

Lauri Blaufus (209) 526-8050 crestwoodbehavioralhealth.com

194

.15/.93/2.23 1.07

Provides skilled nursing services to people who may have a primary medical diagnosis and secondary behavioral issues

Profit *****

Phone Number Web Address

Crestwood Manor 1400 Celeste Drive Modesto, CA 95355

English Oaks Nursing and Rehab Center 2633 W. Rumble Road Modesto, CA 95350

Deanna Hill (209) 577-1001 lifegen.net

180

.63/.02/2.75 1.80

24-hour skilled nursing care, comprehensive in-house physical, occupational and speech therapy

Profit ***

Manteca Care and Rehabilitation Center 410 Eastwood Avenue Manteca, CA 95336

William Harlow (209) 239-1222 mantecacarerehab.com

176

1.72/2.65/.02 4.37

Offers compassionate and personal 24-hour skilled care and rehabilitation services in a comfortable, friendly a home-like environment

Profit ****

Evergreen Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 2030 Evergreen Avenue Modesto, CA 95350

Daniel Cipponeri (209) 577-1055 evergreencare.com

175

.47/.72/2.60 1.18

Physical, occupational and speech therapy, wound & skin care and long term care

Profit ****

Wagner Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 9289 Branstetter Place Stockton, CA 95209

Don Wessels (209) 477-5252 wagnerheights.com

152

.78/.75/2.25 1.53

Physical, speech and occupational therapy 7 days per week, wound care, and certified nurses

Profit ***

Vienna Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 800 S. Ham Lane Lodi, CA 95242

Corey Wright (209) 368-7141 viennanursingrehab.com

150

.82/.78/3.30 1.60

Inpatient/outpatient rehabilitation Wound care, I-V’s, fall prevention and stroke recovery

Profit ****

Turlock Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 1111 E. Tuolomne Road Turlock, CA 95380

Mike Darouze (209) 632-7577 turlocknursingcenter.com

143

.60/.98/2.27 1.58

Short-term rehabilitation, specializing in stroke recovery

Profit ****

Hy-Lond Health Care Center - Merced 3170 M Street Merced, CA 95340

(209) 723-1056 avalonhci.com

121

.75/.47/2.25 1.22

Physical, occupational and speech therapy with rehabilitation and hospice services

Profit *****

Hy-Lond Health Care Center - Modesto 1900 Coffee Road Modesto, CA 95355

Michelle Smith (209) 526-1775 avalonhci.com

120

.85/.47/2.08 1.33

Physical, occupational and speech therapy with rehabilitation, skin and wound care and hospice services

Profit *****

Windsor Hampton Care Center 442 Hampton Street Stockton, CA 95204

Keith Braley (209) 466-0456 windsorcares.com

120

.65/.80/2.18 1.45

Skilled nursing, rehab services, bariatric care and physical therapy

Profit ****

La Salette Health and Rehabilitation Center 537 E. Fulton Street Stockton, CA 95204

Gus Ropalidis (209) 466-2066 lasalettehealthcare.com

116

.55/1.27/2.27 1.83

Short term rehab and skilled health care, long term care, hospice and outpatient therapy

Profit *

Garden City Health Care 1310 W. Granger Avenue Modesto, CA 95350

Aaron Bloom (209) 524-4817 gardencityhealthcare.com

104

1.03/1.90/3.45 2.93

Skilled nursing

Profit ****

Central Valley Specialty Hospital 730 17th Street Modesto, CA 95354

Gia Smith RN, MSN Administrator/CEO (209) 248-7700 centralvalleyspecialty.org

100

1.87/2.40/3.20 4.27

Acute rehabilitation services, IV antibiotic therapy, wound care and ventilator support

Profit *****

Meadowood Health and Rehabilitation 3110 Wagner Heights Road Stockton, CA 95209

Cathy Otte (209) 956-3444 oconnorwoods.org

100

.67/1.15/2.35 1.82

Skilled rehab, outpatient rehab, aquatic rehab, IV’s, tube feeding, wound care, and complex care

Non-profit ****

Acacia Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Center 1611 Scenic Drive Modesto, CA 95355

Elizabeth Kuriakose (209) 523-5667 acaciaparkcare.com

.43/.87/2.45 1.30

Long term health care transition

Profit ****

Vintage Faire Nursing and Rehabilitation 3620 Dale Road Suite B Modesto, CA 95356

Dawn Sughrue (209) 521-2094 vintagefairenursingandrehabilitation.com

.73/.78/2.23 1.52

Physical, occupational, and speech therapy 7 days per week

Profit *****

Good Samaritan Rehab and Care Center 1630 N. Edison Street Stockton, CA 95204

Debbie Zarila (209) 948-8762 goodsamaritanrehab.com

.65/.85/2.93 1.48

5 star rating from Medicare Alzheimer’s Specialty Unit

Profit *****

Bethany Home 930 W. Main Street Ripon, CA 95366

Cindy Scheublein (209) 599-4221 bethanyripon.org

.38/.90/3.03 1.28

Rehab services, physical, occupational, and speech therapies. Excellent long-term care

Non-profit *****

Wine Country Care Center 321 W. Turner Road Lodi, CA 95240

Paul Gross (209) 334-3760 winecountrycarecenter.com

.40/.83/2.78 1.22

24-hour nursing, rehabilitation, whirlpool for wound management, IV therapy, lab and x-ray

Profit ****

Delta Rehabilitation Hospital and Care Center 1334 S. Ham Lane Lodi, CA 95242

Blaine Lyons (209) 334-3825 deltarehabcare.com

.48/1.12/2.25 1.60

Skilled nursing and rehabilitation center, physical and speech therapy, In and outpatient care

Profit *****

Fairmont Rehabilitation Hospital 950 S. Fairmont Avenue Lodi, CA 95240

Randy Tu (209) 368-0693 fairmontrehab.com

1.65/1.02/2.72 2.67

Rehabilitation after orthopedic surgery; physical, occupational and speech therapy

Profit *****

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Business gets moving on wellness programs By PATRICIA REYNOLDS Business Journal writer preynolds@cvbizjournal.com

STOCKTON — A healthy and fit employee is a productive employee. That is the premise behind FRESH (Fitness Rejuvenates Employee Sustainability & Health), the Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce’s new employee wellness program. Hoping to help members reduce operating costs and increase profit margins, the Chamber launched FRESH last October as a way of directly targeting expenses associated with employee health. “A healthy employee reduces absenteeism. A healthy employee reduces health costs and all those things that come with it like workers comp issues” said the Chamber’ Program and Publicity Director Frank Ferral. The Chamber received input from several members with existing wellness programs such as Kaiser Permanente, Dignity Health Care, In Shape Fitness and Play It Again Sports. “We’re not reinventing the wheel,” Ferral said. “We’re taking all their programs, and putting them together and getting them out to the membership.” Those businesses contribute their

time and experience to FRESH, providing nutritional input, workout ideas and other health tips for the benefit of their fellow members. FRESH disseminates the health-related information to the Chamber’s membership through monthly educational meetings, an e-newsletter and social media. “They help navigate the program. It’s really the members themselves that bring the talent to the committee,” Ferral said. In June the Chamber awarded its first FRESH Employer of the Year award to the San Joaquin Regional Transit District (SJRTD), a Chamber member that tailored a wellness program to meet the unique health needs of its employees. “We recognized that a lot of our operators, because they’re sitting in a bus all day, that they just weren’t getting the exercise they needed. We were suffering with some hypertension, diabetes and other issues, and we didn’t want our employees to be unhealthy,” said SJRTD General Manager and CEO Donna DeMartino. “We also wanted to make certain we were doing everything we could to keep our health care costs down.” In an effort to understand doubledigit increases in health care premiums resulting from high cost medical

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San Joaquin Regional Transit employees take part in an on-site Zumba class offered by the company’s wellness program.

claims, SJRTD discovered that diabetes, hypertension, obesity and smoking were the four cost drivers among its more sedentary employee base. Those health problems became the primary targets of SJRTD’s wellness program. Originally implemented in 2006 with the installation of fitness centers at each of its locations, SJRTD enhanced its wellness program in 2012. “One of the biggest things we did was we contracted with a company to provide a nurse advocate that comes onsite to our work site for 12 hours a

month, and she meets with employees one-on-one,” said SJRTD Safety and Risk Specialist Nancy Antonio. Employees can discuss their health concerns with the nurse and receive advice on monitoring their blood pressure, how to take medication, dealing with chronic medical conditions or navigating SJRTD’s medical provider network. In 2014, the wellness program also began offering onsite Zumba and yoga fitness classes. Currently offered in Please see FRESH Page 15

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Tracy science instructor is Teacher of the Year STOCKTON — Middle school science teacher, Cassandra DeWood, of Tom Hawkins Elementary School in Tracy, has been named the 2015-16 San Joaquin County Teacher of the Year, according to the San Joaquin County Office of Education (SJCOE). She received her award at the June 11 Fifth Annual San Joaquin County Classified Employee and Teacher of the Year Awards Celebration Dinner.

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DeWood also received $1,000 from Premier Community Credit Union. SJCOE said in a press release that DeWood received the award because she “sets a high bar for her students and does everything she can to make sure they have what they need to reach those lofty educational goals.” “Ms. DeWood is synonymous with excellence in science education,” said Tom Hawkins Elementary School

Principal Christina Orsi. DeWood is a state and county leader in science education, SJCOE said. She spearheaded her own district’s implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards and has been awarded the California State Science Fair Teacher of the Year Award. DeWood organizes an annual Family Science Night and the “Hawkapalooza” music festival, according

to the Office of Education. Money raised at the festival buys science supplies for her elementary school. She also led efforts to bring 21st-century technology into the school district.

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the evening, there are plans to add mid-day or morning classes for bus drivers with earlier work schedules. Monthly wellness workshops organized through Kaiser Permanente began in 2014 as well. “We’ve had the American Diabetes Association come in and do workshops to find out if you’re at risk for diabetes. We’ve had nutrition workshops, how to eat heart healthy, how to read nutrition labels,” said Antonio. The trick to encouraging involvement, according to Antonio, is to develop a wellness program that offers a variety of different activities that employees can chose from. A yoga class may attract six to eight people while 10 people attend a monthly work shop. It all adds up to workers choosing what works best for them. Other elements to SJRTD’s multifaceted wellness program include a monthly newsletter posting healthy recipes and a variety of challenges such as a 15-week weight loss campaign organized through the nurse advocate. “Every month we have a campaign whether it be healthy eating, stress reduction, diabetes prevention, smoking cessation,” DeMartino said. For SJRTD, the wellness program has been a measurable success. “We get reports from Kaiser on our population that are Kaiser members, and we have shown that since 2011 we have been able to decrease the population that was classified as overweight/obese from 88 to 81 percent, and we were able to decrease the population with high cholesterol from 11 to 9 percent,” said Antonio. For companies interested in starting a wellness program, DeMartino recommends making it fun. “Sometimes in the beginning you need to put some incentives behind it too. So we had campaigns and contests and prizes and recognition. All those are important,” she said. The Chamber’s FRESH program constantly looks for ideas from other Stockton Chamber members that have embraced employee fitness and health as SJRTD did. Each business provides a unique perspective based on the needs of its employees. “Businesses are smart, and they’re innovative. So if we can tap into that rich resource and amplify it and get it out to other members of the Chamber, that’s what we want to do,” said Ferral.

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PHYSICIANS GROUPS In San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Merced Counties. Ranked by number of Physicians. Ties are in Alphabetical Order. Group Name Address

Hills Physicians Medical Group 1776 W March Lane, Ste. 440 Stockton, CA 95207

All Care 3320 Tully Road Ste. 1 Modesto, CA 95350

Sutter Gould Medical Foundation 600 Coffee Road Modesto, CA 95350

Castle Family Health Center 3605 Hospital Road Atwater, CA 95301

Top Executive

Web Address Paula Friend Regional Director (209) 956-0282 hillsphysicians.com

Matt Coury (209) 550-5200 allcareipa.com

Martin Pricco, MD (209) 572-5900 suttergould.org

Edward H. Lujano (209) 726-1235 castlefamilyhealth.org

Scenic Faculty Medical Group 830 Scenic Drive Modesto, CA 95350

George Kilian Administrator (209) 558-7248 scenicfacultymedgrp.com

Morpheus Anesthesia Group 2626 N. California Street Ste. G Stockton, CA 95204

Larry Philipp (209) 224-5824 morpheusanesthesia.com

Delta Eye Medical Group 1617 St Mark’s Plaza, Ste D Stockton, CA 95207

Dignity Health Medical Merced 315 Mercy Avenue, Ste 400 Merced, CA 95340

Stanislaus Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Clinic 609 E Orangeburg Avenue Ste. 201-E Modesto, CA 95350

Payne-Sanghvi Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Group 756 Porter Avenue Ste. 400 Stockton, CA 95207

Stockton Cardiothoracic Group 1617 N. California Street Ste. 1-D Stockton, CA 95204

Ben Schaffer Cancer Institute 311 S. Hame Lane Lodi, CA 95242

Physicians

What type of practice

Types of insurance excepted

Specialists

What type of services offered

What Hospitals except your Group

Local Phone

493 NA

300-500 est. varies

283 12

40-50 25-30

30 varies

17 NA

NA (209) 478-1797 deltaeyemedicalgroup.com

NA (209) 564-3700 dignityhealth.org

Jonathan L. Cohen (209) 572-3224 stanislausorthopaedic.com

NA (209) 951 6387

6 NA

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Dr., James D. Morrissey (209) 948-1234 stocktoncardio.com

Travers J. Mc Loughlin (209) 365-1761 bschaffercancer.com

Independent physician association comprised of PCP’s and specialists. All primary care and specialty servicesfull service medical group

Family General, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, OB-Gyn PCP Independent physicians group Focus is prevention of illness and to promote a healthy life style Primary care physicians Primary care, specialty care, urgent care, radiology, labs, occupational medicine. 20 Care centers in 3 Counties Primary Care Urgent care, primary care, pediatrics, behavioral health, womens health, optometry, labs, radiology and mobile unit Family Practice, Pediatrics, OB-Gyn, Geriatrics, Family Medicine, Inpatient, ICU Care Seeing de verse patient population, providing quality care of under served population Anesthesia

All major insurers (except Kaiser) San Joaquin General, Lodi Memorial, Dameron, Doctors Manteca, St Joseph’s, Sutter Tracy 3,800 Physicians for Northern CA Affiliated with AARP, Aetna, Anthem, Blue Sheild, Care More, Heath-Net, Cigna, Pacific Care, Secure Horizons, HPSJ Emanuel Turlock, Stanislaus Surgical Modesto, Mercy Medical Merced, Doctors Manteca, Doctors Modesto, Oak Valley Oakdale Memorial Medical Center, Sutter Tracy and additional Sutter hospitals in northern California

Most hospitals, 3 Primary Care Clinic locations Anthem Blue Cross, Cigna, United Healthcare, Independence Blue Cross, Blue Shield Of California

26 Insurances

LASIK, Cataract, Optical, Macular, Glaucoma, diabetes

St. Joseph’s, Lodi Memorial, Dameron Stockton, Sutter Tracy Lodi and Tracy Locations available

Family Medicine, Internal Medicine

Most PPO’S HMO’S, Blue Sheild/Blue Cross CA

Accepting over 40 insurance plans

Joint replacement, hand & foot surgery, sports arthroscopy, general orthopedics, moto orthopedics, injuries and trauma, radiology and physical therapy

Doctors Medical, Pacific Medical Modesto, Radiology, Payne-Murphy Personal Therapy, River Surgical Institute

Treatment of 30 different conditions Oncology and Radiology Radiation therapists, dosimetrist,medical physicist, radiation oncology nurses

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1954

1974

Most Hospitals except Kaiser

Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

Thoracic Surgery, General Surgery, Cardiac Surgery

1948

Most HMO or PPO plans

Ophthalmology Practice

Bone grafting, wisdom teeth, facial trauma, jaw surgery, pre-posthetic surgery, oral pathology, TMJ disorders

1989

Doctors Medical Center, Memorial Medical Center Modesto

St. Joseph’s Stockton, Plastic surgery centers Stockton, Centers for sight and Central Valley Eye Surgery Center

Dental Implants, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

1984

Most insurances and Medi-Cal, Medicare

Anesthesia, cardiothoracic anesthesia and pain management services

Ear, nose throat, General Surgery, Neurology, OBGYN

When Founded

Work with most insurances In house surgical

Seventeen insurances acccepted Dameron Stockton, St. Joseph’s Stockton

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New startup incubators open in Modesto, Tracy By SIM RISSO Business Journal writer srisso@cvbizjournal.com

MODESTO — As technology has changed so has the American work experience. For millions of Americans, the days of driving to a centralized office for work are a thing of the past. More people than ever are able to do their work remotely, and incubators are opening in the Central Valley to help meet that demand. One of the newer ones, called MODSpace, opened this spring at 1010 10th St. in downtown Modesto. Another one that used to operate as Altamont CoWork, located at 95 W. 11th St. in Tracy, is reopening under the name TechSprout. Both businesses offer workspace and other services to small business owners and telecommuters, providing workers an opportunity to operate from somewhere other than their homes. MODSpace is a venture sponsored by the Stanislaus Business Alliance and its Small Business Development Center. It’s located in downtown Modesto and houses about 10 businesses. Most of its members are in the

tech industry, with programmers, Internet marketing and an online artist. There are also a couple interns from Modesto Junior College working out of MODSpace. While MODSpace does offer small businesses workspace to operate, one of its main benefits is the opportunity for networking it provides. “I guess the advantage of that is, first of all, it’s better probably not to work from home for a lot of reasons,” said Nathan Bunney, a member of MODSpace and owner of Inventaweb. net, a website design company. “But I think the big thing is the collaboration that’s happening here. As we’re working together, we’re working on various projects, internships and things of that nature together.” MODSpace offers two different workspaces for its members. A membership to the premium room costs $75 a month and comes with a key, allowing businesses to safely store expensive equipment overnight and on weekends. A standard membership costs $50 a month. There are no separate keys for the standard room and seating is not guaranteed. Both memberships come with access to WiFi, a coffeemaker and water

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TechSprout owner Brian Schilling offers meeting rooms as well as office space at his co-working space in downtown Tracy.

service that’s paid for as well as a microwave. Members of the premium room also have a refrigerator to use. In addition to those amenities, members can reserve a couple different meeting rooms, one of which seats 40 to 50 people. Like MODSpace, TechSprout is a co-working space that houses multiple small businesses. Also like MODSpace, the opportunity to collaborate with other entrepreneurs is part of the allure of joining. “It’s a business mixer that’s happen-

ing every day because business owners will talk to other business owners, ideas are exchanged, collaboration happens, partnerships are formed. There’s mutual partnerships that can develop,” said TechSprout’s owner, Brian Schilling. “What we view the co-working atmosphere to be is one large community of businesses that collaborate, share ideas and help each other grow.” One way businesses help each other Please see INCUBATORS Page 19

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HERO energy program expands to Manteca MANTECA – Homeowners in Manteca have a new way to help the environment and save money. A new program called the HERO Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Program helps property owners finance the installation of environmentally friendly drought-tolerant landscaping, water-efficient appliances, solar panels, energy-saving windows and other items.

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The program enables property owners to make improvements and pay for them through tax-deductible assessments that are added to their property taxes over the next 5-20 years. Manteca joins Stockton, Lodi, Ripon and Tracy which launched the program in the past year in San Joaquin County. To date, homeowners in those four communities have completed 286 HERO-funded projects, for a total of

almost $5.3 million. As California’s drought drags on, eligible retrofits give homeowners a fast, affordable way to lower water bills and conserve desperately-needed resources. HERO has a wide variety of products to help homeowners save water, including high-efficiency toilets, faucets and shower heads, drip irrigation systems, rainwater catchment systems, gray water systems,

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out is by exchanging services. For example, Schilling runs a marketing business called Zero BS Marketing. He offers marketing to other businesses within TechSprout at a discount to help them grow. There is a range of membership options within TechSprout. Members can even use the space for $25 a day. However, if a business plans to use the workspace regularly, it’s a better investment to become a part-time member, which costs $99 a month. A part-time membership provides 20 hours per week of access during normal business hours. A full-time membership is $199 a month. There are also private offices, which can be shared between two or three businesses, which costs about $1,100 per month. Members also have access to a conference room and a “thinktank” room that comes with a whiteboard and offers space for collaboration. WiFi, free coffee and access to furniture and desks come with all memberships. Full-time members also have access to a file cabinet and private access to the offices. Both TechSprout and MODSpace were created in response to what they view as inefficiency in the workforce. “I think from the Alliance and the Small Business Development Center community, there’s maybe a bit of a perceived gap in the business community of local technical talent,” said Bunney. “I think they wanted to show Valley businesses by incubating these companies that there are really top-shelf companies right here in Modesto.” For Schilling, there’s the firsthand experience of commuting to Redwood City every day. He spent four or five hours each day in his car. He believed that time that could be better spent working remotely. Not to mention, technology has made it so things that needed to be done at the office can now be done elsewhere. “I think in today’s day and age, there’s also a big push on the technology side where face-to-face meetings are not always required,” said Schilling. “You can use Skype, you can use Google Hangouts, you can use FaceTime, you can use just about any voice or video conference service to conduct a meeting as though you’re in the same room.”

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HEALTH CARE PLANS In San Joaquin, Stanislaus Merced Counties. Ranked in Alphabetical Order. Company Name Address

Aetna 2625 Shadelands Drive Walnut Creek, CA 94598

Anthem Blue Cross 1 Well Point Way Thousand Oaks, CA 91362

Blue Shield Of California 3021 Reynolds Ranch Parkway Lodi, CA 95240

California Foundation for Medical Care Preferred Provider Network 3993 Jurupa Avenue Riverside, CA 92506

Central California Alliance for Health 530 W. 16th Street Merced, CA 95340

Cigna Health Plans of California 26 Executive Park Irvine, CA 92614

Health Net of California 678 N. Wilson Way Stockton, CA 95205

Health Plan of San Joaquin 7751 S. Manthey Road French Camp, CA 95231

Kaiser Permanente Health Plan/ Hospitals Central Valley Service Area 4601 Dale Road Modesto, CA 95356

Sutter Health/ Sutter Gould Medical Foundation 2200 River Plaza Drive Sacramento, CA 95833

United Agriculture Benefit Trust P.O. Box 691472 Stockton, CA 95269

United Healthcare of California 5701 Katella Avenue Cypress, CA 90630

Top Local Executive Phone Web Address Mark Bertolini CEO (925) 948-4700 aetna.com J. Brian Ternan President (805) 557-6991 anthem.com/ca Paul Markovich President and CEO (209) 371-3000 blueshieldca.com Dolores L. Green CEO (800) 334-7341 (209) 952-5399 cfmcnet.org Alan Mckay Roger Fife MD (209) 381-5300 ccah-alliance.org

David M. Cordani President and CEO (818) 500-6262 cigna.com Rob Carnaroli Director of Major Accounts (209) 943-4800 healthnet.com Amy Shin, CEO (209) 942-6300 hpsj.com

Deborah Friberg, CEO (209) 735-5000 kp.org/centralvalley

Patrick Fry President and CEO (916) 733-8800 sutterhealth.org Kirti Mutatkar CEO/ President 1-800-223-4590 uabt.org Brandon Cuevas, CEO (925) 246-1300 uhc.com

Regional Membership — California Membership Numbers were not available

NA 2,352,452 Not available 3.5 million

1.2 million 34,000

NA 320,504

2,552,289 293,383

109,000 2.8 million

312,795 246,000

293,000 7 million

NA NA

NA NA 53,000 3.2 million

No. of Local Physician Providers (if available ) No. of Physician Providers in California (if available ) No. of Local Hospital Providers (if available ) Local Healthcare Providers

Non-profit Year or Established For-profit

St. Joseph’s Medical Ctr. of Stockton, Dameron Hospital, Doctors Hospital of Manteca, Sutter Tracy Community Hospital, Kindred Hospital of Modesto, Doctors Medical Ctr. of Modesto, Memorial For-profit Hospital Medical Ctr., Stanislaus Surgical Hospital, Oak Valley District Hospital and Emanuel Medical Center

1853

More than 59,000 local doctors and specialist in Anthem Blue Cross network. Ninety % of hospitals contract with Anthem, including 300 acute care hospitals.

For-profit

1937

Over 38,000 HMO & over 58,550 PPO California providers 340 hospitals in HMO network and 380 in PPO network

Non-profit

34,000 Physicians 300 Hospitals across California 6,000 ancillary providers PPO Provider network, PCPs, specialists, hospitals, ancillaries, Collect only co-payments, we will file health insurance claims for you

Non-profit

1963

4,500 Health Care Providers Alliance Care, Managed Medi-Cal, IHSS, Healthy Kids Merced Mental Health (888) 334-0163

Non-profit

2009

995 SJ County PPO Providers. 1,437 Stanislaus County PPO Providers. St. Joseph’s Medical Center, Dameron Hospital, Lodi Memorial Hospital, Sutter Tracy Community Hospital, Doctors Hospital of Manteca, Sutter Delta Medical Center, Memorial Medical Center of Modesto, Stanislaus Surgical Hospital, Doctors Medical Center and Oak Valley District Hospital

For-profit

1929

2,061 local physician providers 75,780 California physician providers 12 local hospital providers

For-profit

1979

5206 physician local providers 8 local hospital providers Dameron, St. Joseph’s, San Joaquin General, Sutter Tracy, Lodi Memorial, Doctors Hospital of Manteca, Doctors Medical Center, Emanuel Medical, Oak Valley, Mercy Merced and Memorial Hospital Los Banos

Non-profit

1996

Non-profit

1945

Non-profit

1996

All regional hospitals

Non-profit

1983

3,100 local physician providers Central Valley Region 59,600 California physician providers 23 local hospital providers and Facilities

For-profit

1974

500 local physician providers 12,000 California physician providers Kaiser Permanente Manteca Medical Center/hospital Kaiser Permanente Modesto Medical Center/hospital Dameron Hospital, Stockton Kaiser Clinics; Stockton, Tracy, Manteca and Modesto Merced County not feflected 240 + Local physician providers 5,000 California physician providers 35,000 + Employees Memorial Medical Center, Modesto Sutter Tracy Community Hospital, Tracy Memorial Hospital, Los Banos Sutter Gould Medical Foundation

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CENTRAL VALLEY

The State Theatre seats up to 579 guests.

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The ceiling in the State Theatre lobby.

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THE SHOWS GO ON

The Valley’s historical theaters are a mix of preserved beauty and new technology

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The Grand Theatre seats 400 guests for general admission.

By PATRICIA REYNOLDS Business Journal writer preynolds@cvbizjournal.com

MODESTO — A visit to the northern San Joaquin Valley’s old theaters is like taking a trip back in time. Thanks to determined local communities and private groups, restoration projects brought these early 20th century architectural treasures back to life. “Prior to the renovation, the murals were in terrible shape, the ceiling looked like it was going to come down on patrons’ heads, the seats were in bad shape. The theater was suffering from neglect, but even more important was the fact that to bring it up to the level it is today required millions of dollars,” said Modesto’s State Theatre Executive Director Sue Richardson. The 579-seat State Theatre was built in 1934, but it closed in 2005 for a yearlong renewal project. Originally estimated to be a $1 million undertaking, the scope of the work stretched into a multimillion-dollar effort. “The Building Industry Association of Central California’s in-kind donations, plus the monetary donations of many people in our community, turned what was going to be

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a nice theater into a beautiful one,” Richardson said. The theater’s concession space, which is known for serving monthly themed “State-tini” cocktails, along with beer, wine and other drinks, is undergoing improvements this summer. “The area, which we outgrew years ago, is going to double in size and include two professional bartender stations,” said Richardson. “We’ll serve small, prepackaged appetizers and desserts, and we’ll also have an espresso bar and pastries for the morning films we hope to start showing once the area increases in size, storage capacity and efficiency.” Grand Theatre Tracy’s Grand Theatre, built in 1923, was in terrible shape after long periods of abandonment. “In the theater itself, it was piled almost to the ceiling with garbage and trash that had been there for years and years,” said Kim Scarlata, who manages the theater as an employee with the city of Tracy. The original structure has been transformed when apartment units were constructed on the front portion of the building. In 2001, the city of Tracy purchased the theater and several adjoining properties, and demolished the apart-

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The Merced Theatre restoration project was completed in 2012.

ments after residents were relocated. Situated within Tracy’s downtown redevelopment district, the Grand Theatre project was eligible for $18 million in state funding. The Grand Theatre Foundation raised an additional $1 million. Completed in 2007, the two-year project yielded the Grand Theatre Center for the Arts, a 37,000-square-foot facility consisting of the original theater (the Eleni Tsakopoulos-Kounalakis Theatre), three art galleries, a smaller studio theater and the Grand Lobby. “Some of the other buildings we were able to save, for instance the old jail, we purchased that too so it is part of the theatre too,” Scarlata said. Along with offering arts education classes, showing films and booking gallery exhibitions and live performances, the Center is rented for weddings, reunions, galas, mixers and fundraisers. It is also the venue for the mayor’s annual State of the City address. Merced Theatre The Merced Theatre was built in 1931. Converted to a four-plex movie theater in 1979 and later abandoned, the 1,185seat historic theater was neglected for years. The city of Merced stepped in and purchased the property in 2002. “From 2002 all through the way through 2011, volunteers spent every

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other Saturday in here demo-ing a piece of the building getting it ready for the renovation,” said Merced Theatre’s Managing Director Adam Miller. The city, in cooperation with the Merced Theatre Foundation, began restoration in January 2011. Being on the National Register of Historic Places, the theater’s renovation was guided by the historic requirements of the registry. “It was a complete gut and renovation. They took it down to the bare studs and re-did everything,” Miller said. Supported through redevelopment agency funding and private donations, the theater’s restoration cost $12 million and was part of a three-phase project completed in April 2012. The three phases included renovation of the theater itself, as well as space in front of the structure that now incorporates a coffee shop, retail spaces and second-floor apartment units. Bob Hope Theatre During the early 1970s, the city of Stockton nearly lost its old theater. The historic Bob Hope Theatre once was slotted for demolition. “The theater wasn’t in use. There was a hole in the ceiling and you could walk in there and see the stars, so they decided to turn it into a parking lot,” said Chris Kay, director of mar-

keting for SMG, the management company that operates the theater along with the Stockton Arena, Stockton Ballpark and Oak Park Ice-Arena. Thanks to involvement from the community, the building was saved and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Built in 1930, the 2,046-seat theater underwent its first renovation in the late 1990s. The project was funded primarily through the city of Stockton’s redevelopment agency. A second major $8.5 million restoration further updated the theater and brought it up to code in 2004. “It included restoring some of the plaster art, new seating, cleaning and restoring murals, the sound, lights, granite sidewalk, and the marble mosaic in the rotunda,” Kay said. Today the Bob Hope Theatre is a popular performance venue. “We do a lot of concerts. We do a lot of comedy. Comedy is very popular,” said Kay. Also popular is the Friends of the Fox classic movie series. The nonprofit organization shows a classic film one Friday a month and patrons commonly dress in accordance with the movie’s theme. While maintaining historic attri-

butes, these restored theaters also feature modern digital projection and sound systems, lighting and concession stands that make them highly sought-after venues. “We did our multi-tasking digital install just over a year ago,” said Talia Kopecki, head projectionist for Modesto’s State Theatre. “Digital is necessary because 35 millimeter prints are expensive and they’re not being struck anymore. So the ones that we do get are out of an archive, and it costs a lot of money to be shipped out the door.” The State Theatre maintains the capacity to run reel-to-reel films, and one of its most popular events is the showing of “American Graffiti” on 35 millimeter film donated by director George Lucas. The area’s restored theaters, now complete with modern amenities alongside their historic charm, also are highly attractive as performance venues for artists. “Kenny Rogers himself said that he had been in countless theaters, that this is one of the best theaters that he had seen,” said Merced Theatre’s Miller. “We hear that from almost all of our artists: that they would never have thought that a theater as beautiful as what we are would be here in the Central Valley.”

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Humphreys passes torch to new president By NORA HESTON TARTE Business Journal writer nhestontarte@cvbizjournal.com

STOCKTON — Shannon Pattee, 43, was in a rough spot when Heald College closed its doors in April. Just one class away from graduating with his Associate of Applied Science degree (A.A.S.), he suddenly found himself unable to finish the quarter. That’s when Humphreys College stepped in. Located in Stockton, Humphreys College, a private, nonprofit California corporation, opened its doors to Heald students who were in degree programs similar to its own. Humphreys quickly transferred students onto its campus to finish the quarter. The college also brought Heald teachers in to help accommodate the influx of students, according to President Robert Humphreys. “We went over to the [Heald] campus and met with many of the students that had similar programs to ours,” Humphreys explained. Some of those programs include business, accounting, legal studies and criminal justice. “The unusual thing, I suppose, about this was the Heald campuses closed on Monday of their second week … which happened to be the Monday of the fourth week at our quarter.” To combat the issue, Humphreys arranged for students and teachers to

come to the Humphreys campus and continue business as usual. “They welcomed us all in with open arms and bent over backward,” Pattee said. Pattee is on course to complete his associate’s degree. AAS degrees are not offered at Humphrey’s, but Pattee said he received credit for all of his transfer classes and will continue studying criminal justice as he intended to at Heald. “I was actually contemplating coming to Humphreys to go to for a bachelor’s after I got my A.A. anyway,” Pattee said. “Now I don’t have to worry about transferring. I’m already here.” As an added bonus, Humphreys College didn’t charge Heald students – who had already paid their financial aid to Heald – for the spring quarter. In fact, Pattee said he heard Heald released funds from the April quarter, but Humphreys still didn’t collect. “This quarter has been completely free for me,” he said. Humphreys estimated 150 students from the Stockton and Modesto Heald campuses took advantage of the transfer option. With approximately 600-700 students on each campus, Humphreys said the number mostly reflects how many students were enrolled in Heald programs similar to those offered at Humphreys.

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Humphreys College President Robert Humphreys stepped down in June and will be succeeded by his son Robert, Jr.

“It’s kind of a recruitment methodology, if you like, as well as helping to serve these students. So it’s a good thing for the students and a good thing for us,” Humphreys admitted. “We certainly benefit from having an increase in our student body.” To acknowledge Humphreys’ efforts, the Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce awarded the college with

the Community Benefit Award. The award is three years old and is part of the Chamber’s annual Small Business Awards Luncheon. “It’s just to recognize people who go above and beyond in the business community,” said the Chamber’s CEO Doug Wilhoit. Wilhoit added that the decision Please see HUMPHREYS Page 25

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Biologist named UC Merced’s first Pew scholar MERCED — Professor Clarissa J. Nobile has been named UC Merced’s first Pew scholar for her work exploring how communities of microbes conspire to cause disease, the university announced in June. Nobile is one of 22 Pew Biomedical Scholars named this year. “Professor Nobile is a shining example of the outstanding research being conducted at UC Merced, and

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highly deserving of this recognition,” said Juan Meza, dean of the School of Natural Sciences. “We are proud of her accomplishments and look forward to her continued advancements in this important area of study.” Pew scholarships are awarded annually to professors in biomedicine who are pursuing “high-risk, high-reward research that can lead to extraordinary discoveries in biology.”

Nobile’s work studies infections from the ecosystem context, rather than the individual microbe. Nobile is on the cutting edge of the relatively new area of study, according to UC Merced. “Microbes interact routinely with one another and communicate by producing compounds that the others can recognize — these compounds can be antagonistic or cooperative in nature,” Nobile said in a press

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to recognize Humphreys came from Chamber staff. He removed himself from the decision because of his personal and professional relationship with Humphreys. Not only did the two attend high school together, but Wilhoit is also vice chairman of the board of trustees for the college. Riding the high, Humphreys stepped down from his position as president. “Other than I’ll be 71 years old this summer, and I’ve been president for 35 years, it’s kind of time to make a change,” Humphreys said of the decision. His son, the school’s provost, Bob, Jr., took over July 1. The Claremont University graduate, who never attended Humphreys as a student, will be the fourth generation Humphreys to hold the position. His father will become chief financial officer. Bob, Jr. isn’t planning any drastic changes. “There’s a constant evolution of the college as it responds to the needs of the communities it serves,” he said. “I think it’s a continuation of the strong work that the college has been doing with Stockton and Modesto and the local communities.” Future plans focus on sensible expansion of programs: adding new programs, expanding master’s programs and offering teaching credentials. Humphreys College has been something of a family business since 1896, when John R. Humphreys, Sr., assumed academic administration of what was then called the Stockton Business College, Normal School, and Telegraphic Institute. Bob Jr. said it wasn’t always his plan to continue the family tradition, but he admitted he did get his start at Humphreys early. His first job at the college was mowing lawns when he was about 14. “That’s the real pathway to the presidency,” he laughed. “I also had a good mentor.” “It’s always been there. I mean I grew up with this always in the family and the discussions around the dinner table and things like that, so I was always part of the college in some aspect,” the former financial analyst said. “I think it’s a wonderful tradition. I’m really happy to be a part of it.” “Bob, Jr. certainly deserves to carry on the family tradition,” Wilhoit said.

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statement announcing the award. “Microbes in a biofilm form a matrix with really unique properties, which lead to infections that are almost impossible to get rid of without physically removing the biofilm from the location where it formed.” Nobile earned her Ph.D. at Columbia University in 2007 and was a postdoctoral researcher at UC San Francisco before arriving at UC Merced in 2014.

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Future farmers get spotlight at AgFest By SIM RISSO Business Journal writer srisso@cvbizjournal.com

STOCKTON — Weston Gookin graduated this year from Escalon High School, but he is already well on his way to building a career. Gookin, 18, received an award for his champion market heifer, Gloria, at last month’s AgFest. He said the recognition is nice, but the real payoff was when he sold Gloria at the end of the event. “I just graduated, so I have to start getting into the real world,” said Gookin. “Eventually you get your own place, and you have to pay the expenses that come along with living on your own.” Roy Yates, a 2013 graduate from Lodi High School, used his FFA experience to establish a cattle business. Yates owns about 150 head of cattle, spread out over 1,300 acres from Stockton to Valley Springs. He was first introduced to cattle through FFA. “It did help in a lot of ways,” Yates said of his time in FFA. “You meet a lot people in the industry, a lot of

other ranchers and such.” The Central Valley has a rich agricultural tradition, and it’s one that is carried on by today’s youth through 4H and FFA programs. The programs expose young people to opportunities in agriculture and provide outlets to continue that work in college or to use their knowledge to become entrepreneurs. In the past, the two programs have culminated on the local level at the San Joaquin County Fair with livestock and craftsmanship shows, which provided students a marketplace to display their work. When the county fair ended last year, the San Joaquin County Junior Show and Auction Council formed to put on AgFest in its place. All donations to the nonprofit organization go toward presenting the event. It also partners with the San Joaquin County Office of Education because FFA is an agricultural program, and 4H is part of the cooperative extension. AgFest’s second annual event ran from June 16-20 at the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds. More exhibitors participated this year. There

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Weston Gookin was recognized at AgFest for his champion market heifer, Gloria. He’s using the money he earned from her sale to start his career in welding.

were nearly 900 different projects on display, ranging from livestock to floriculture and manufacturing endeavors. A lot of work goes into preparing for AgFest, and there are incentives for those involved. Young people can make money through the auctions and scholarship opportunities. Some may even get jobs with the skills they’ve acquired in the programs. “Some of these kids’ projects, particularly FFA, are four-year projects,” said Bonner Murphy, one of the volunteers and coordinators of AgFest. “They get scholarships based on these projects. They’re getting accepted into universities, partly with the merits of these projects they had through their agricultural study. “You have kids who have mechanics projects who are welders or artisans in the welding world. They will go on to work for companies such as Holt, Caterpillar. They’ll go on and have these jobs because they’re so capable with their welding, their repairs, all those things they do, that are a talent they can showcase at AgFest.” Gookin was able to cash in when he sold his heifer, Gloria, for $5,800. He said the money will help him get established. He is planning to compete in AgFest one more year, but wants to

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make a career out of welding, which he studied at Escalon High School. He’s already been using the knowledge he gained to work in the field, fashioning a barn for a farmer in Turlock and using TIG welding to fix an aluminum SUV tire for a friend. He’s also built up the basis to get different welding certifications, which will help him find more lucrative work. For Gookin, it’s a good opportunity because he’s already got a trade he can capitalize on in a field he enjoys. “I’ve looked into college, but I didn’t really enjoy school, and I’ve learned a skill that I can start right now with a career,” said Gookin. “I don’t have to do the whole college thing to go out and get a career.” Yates said some of the connections he made in FFA proved vital in advancing his cattle business. Through them, he does various jobs a few times a week to supplement his income. However, his long-term goal is to build his business to the point where he no longer has to work for others. “I would like to not depend on the day work so much,” said Yates. “Right now I basically need it to pay for gas and the diesel in my truck. It does that. But I’d like to just take care of my own cows and maybe day work once in a while just to switch things up.”

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STOCKTON — Few areas of American life have changed more in the last five years than health care. With the passage of the Affordable Care Act, millions of people who lacked health coverage, now have access. The changes that made that possible have led to an avalanche of headaches, however. Prior to 2015, those headaches had largely been focused in the individual marketplaces. However, with the employer mandate kicking in this year for businesses with 100 fulltime employees, those issues are now beginning to trickle into the business community. That mandate requires those employers to offer health coverage or pay a fine. “This has had a large effect on employers who haven’t traditionally offered health benefits,” said Chris Peters, employee benefits sales director at DiBuduo & DeFendis Insurance Brokers. “A lot of the effect has been in the hospitality and agricultural industries.” One of the complications is that the mandate currently applies to employers who have 100 full-time employees or “full-time equivalents.” The number of employees classified as full time involves a series calculations that can be tough to figure. The high prevalence of agricultural employers with their seasonal workforce that labors under variable schedules can make figuring who falls under the mandate especially tough in the Central Valley. “Most employers with more than 100 employees who regularly work full time provide health benefits,” said Peters. “A greater number of employers in the Valley that have less than 100 employees, but some can still fall under the mandate. It is a headache and it’s something that is complicated.” One potential headache was averted when the Supreme Court decided Burwell vs. King. The court upheld subsidies on both state and federal exchanges. A decision to strip those on the state of exchanges could have driven prices of individual plans up which could have indirectly affected group plans as well. Even though the Supreme Court has allowed the subsidies to continue, employers will face myriad questions and problems. “Employers don’t want surprises,” said Aaron Struck, president of Struck Insurance Services. “How we craft a benefits program has changed. We are very hands on. If we leave it up to carriers, it could be done incorrectly” Struck said that one of the biggest changes for those selling insurance is the amount of involvement required with carriers. “Some of these carriers are so overwhelmed, and in health care there is very little room for error,” said Struck. Both employers and employees have

had to adjust to changes caused by the ACA. A big change has been in networks that are provided by carriers. “Typically, the networks are much more broad on the group side than individual side,” said Struck. That has led some smaller employers that may have used the individual market in the past to look at group coverage, even if their business doesn’t fall under the mandate.

“We have seen a significant increase in employers with three to 15 employees that started new plans this year,” he said. “The economy is better, and they want to be able to recruit and retain employees as well as getting broader choice of physicians.” Aside from the network of doctors, businesses are finding that what is covPlease see HEALTH CARE Page 31

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AREA ATTRACTIONS

In San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Merced Counties. Ranked by Number of Visitors in 2014 Rank

Attraction Name Address Big League Dreams-Manteca 1077 Milo Candini Drive Manteca, CA 95337 Stockton Arena 248 W. Fremont Street Stockton, CA 95203

Top Local Contact Number Phone of Visitors Web Address 2014 Roy Fetherolf (209) 824-2400 bigleaguedreams.com SMG Stockton Management (209) 373-1400 stocktonlive.com

Stockton Heat 248 W. Fremont Street Stockton, CA 95203

Dave Piecuch (209) 373-1500 stocktonheat.com

Stanislaus County Fair 900 N. Broadway Turlock, CA 95380

Adrenna Alkhas (209) 668-1333 stancofair.com

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Stockton Ports Baseball 404 W. Fremont Street Stockton, CA 95203 Gallo Center for the Arts 1000 I Street Modesto, CA 95354 The Grand Theatre Center for the Arts 715 Central Avenue Tracy, CA 95376 Stockton 99 Speedway 4105 N. Wilson Way Stockton, CA 95205 Bob Hope Theatre 242 E. Main Street Stockton, CA 95202

Brian Meadows (209) 644-1900 stocktonports.com Lynn Dickerson (209) 338-2100 galloarts.org Kim Scarlata (209) 831-6858 atthegrand.org Tony & Carol Noceti (209) 466-9999 stockton99.com SMG Stockton Management (209) 337-4673 stocktonlive.com

Operating Days and Hours

Attraction

Year Established

400,040

Mon-Fri 4 pm - 11pm Sat-Sun 8 am - 11pm

Adult slow pitch softball leagues, baseball, fastpitch & softball tournaments, indoor soccer, special events, and restaurant

2006

300,000

Varies based on show

Concerts, family shows, sporting events, meetings and conferences

2005

200,000

Season runs from October to April

AHL Professional league hockey team (USA and Canada) Quest for the Calder Cup please see website for ticket information game dates, and times. Tickets start at $9.00

2015

229,000

July 10 - 19 Mon-Fri 5 pm - Mid Sat- Sun Noon - Mid

104th Fair is 2015, Live stock/animal exhibits, kids club. Features: America, Eddie Money and Martina Mc Bride. Special admission nights, discount prices available May 2nd to July 9th, online, (ticket office and Oak Valley Community Bank) Ground and Facilities Rentals available

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Minor league baseball team Oakland Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s affiliated Giveaways and fireworks Other special events held at stadium.

1941

Preforming arts venue. Opens 2 hours prior to a show: Broadway tour shows, music, comedy, dance and more

2007

Art gallery, special art exhibits, arts and dance classes, plays, dance recitals and concerts

1923

215,000 189,020

45,000 +

April - August Days and Times Varies by games Mon-Fri 10 am - 6 pm Sat noon - 6 pm Mon-Thurs 10 am - 6 pm Fri 10 am - 5 pm Sat 10 am - 2 pm

35,000 +

Varies with event

30,000

Varies by event

Tod Ruhstaller (209) 940-6300 hagginmuseum.org

25,000

Stock car racing, swap meets, drifting and more Stockton Dirt Track: South Airport Way Sprint Car, monster truck, tractor pulls and more

1947

Concerts, comedy shows and movie nights

1912

Wed-Fri 1:30 - 5 pm Sat-Sun Noon - 5 pm 1st and 3rd Thurs 1:30 pm - 9 pm

1st Saturday of the month free admission Live events & complimentary wine/snacks 1st and 3rd Thursday at 6:30 pm; 2nd Saturdays are family day and include activities for children ages 5-11

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The Haggin Museum 1201 N. Pershing Avenue Stockton, CA 95203

World of Wonders Science Museum 2 North Sacramento Street Lodi, CA 95240

Sally Snyde (209) 368-0969 wowsciencemuseum.org

18,736

Wed - Mon 10 am - 5 pm

Hands-on science exhibits, field study trips, birthday parties, insectfest, hippology, and reptile roundup Mon-Thur-Fri, field study trips

2005

Carnegie Arts Center 250 N. Broadway Turlock, CA 95380

Lisa McDermott (209) 632-5761 carnegieartsturlock.org

12,700

Wed-Sun an Friday 10 am - 8 pm

Admission varies by event ($5-12) ChildrenFree Visualart, concerts, lectures, poetry readings,Family activities Facility rentals available

2011

Christie Camarillo (209) 847-7049 oakdalecowboymuseum.org

4,500

Mon - Sat 10 am - 4 pm

Testicle Festival, Cowgirl Luncheon, National Day of Cowboy, Annual Dinner & Auction Fund-raisers, Cowboy Christmas Gifts and Craft Sale

1996

(209) 723-2178 castleairmuseum.org

10 am - 4 pm Daily

Open Cockpit Memorial and Labor Day: 63 Planes on display Military Free, group, senior and family discounts (non-profit)

1981

Marlene Guiliano (209) 465-4386 childrensmuseumstockton.org

Wed - Fri 9 am - 4 pm An interactive environment for children to learn, play and Sat 9 am - 5 pm explore; summer camp and family rodeo Sun 12 pm - 5 pm

1994

Johanna Espinoza (209) 982-9304 ghirardelli.com

Mon - Sat 9 am - 8 pm Sunday 10 am - 8 pm

1852

Heather Artiaga (209) 333-6782 hutchinsstreetsquare.com

Mon - Thurs 8 am - 5 pm

Bruce Rohrer (209) 728-1251 ironstonevineyards.com

7 days 10 am - 5 pm Summer Concerts

Jose Cortez (209) 223-1677 jacksoncasino.com

24 hours 7 days a week

Open daily 8 am to sunset Attraction

Park, zoo, amusement rides, Japanese garden, golf course, and museum, Refer to website or call

1957

Varies by event

Tue - Fri 1 pm - 5 pm and before shows

Live entertainment, Plays, Comedy Shows, and Concerts

1931

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Oakdale Cowboy Museum 355 East F Street Oakdale, CA 95361 Castle Air Museum 5050 Santa Fe Drive Atwater, CA 95301 Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Museum of Stockton 402 W. Weber Avenue Stockton, CA 95203 Ghirardelli Chocolate Outlet & Ice Cream Shop 11980 S. Harlan Road Lathrop, CA 95202 Hutchins Street Square 125 S. Hutchins Street Lodi, CA 95240 Ironstone Vineyards 1894 Six Mile Road Murphys, CA 95247 Jackson Rancheria Casino Resort 12222 New York Ranch Road Jackson, CA 95642 Micke Grove Park 11793 N. Micke Grove Road Lodi, CA 95240 Merced Theatre 301 West Main Street Merced, CA 95340

(209) 953-8800 (209) 331-7400 sjparks.com Andrea Stoddard (209) 381-0100 mercedtheatre.org

Chocolate, coffee, ice-cream, gifts and annual warehouse sale Visit website for full list of events and activities Theatre events, art shows, music and classes Rental space available Weddings, banquets, corporate events , public event Gift shop, cafe and wine tasting Summer Concert Series: Boston, Los lobos, Doobies Brothers, Steve Miller, The Band Perry, Hall & Oats, Buddy Guy, Reo Speed Wagon 24 hour casino, hotel, RV park, general store and gas station, 24 hour business center, complimentary WiFi, coffee bar, bell and valet service. Concerts 2015: Lynyrd Skynyrd, Gorden Lightfoot, Sara Evens, Cheech and Chong

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1985

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Newman truck driver up for national honor By NORA HESTON TARTE Business Journal writer

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TURLOCK — Newman truck driver Robert Caton is known for his safety record and passion for his job. Caton’s supervisors at Ruan Transportation nominated him for the company’s Driver of the Year Award for the sixth time — as many years as the honor has been offered. In the past he has been selected as a regional-level finalist. This year he is a national finalist. “To become a region winner like Robert Caton has … is a significant accomplishment within our company and within our industry, I think,” she said. “I’m honored to be recognized for the hard work I do,” Caton added. Every year, managers from 270 Ruan terminals choose a regional finalist. From there, the vice president of operations selects regional winners. This year there were 16 finalists out of more than 4,400 Ruan drivers nationwide. Caton is one of those finalists, explained Mallory DeZwarte, Ruan’s senior marketing communications specialist. Caton is excited about the award. He said his job is a real dream come true. While growing up on a dairy farm in Newman, Caton always wanted to be a driver. “I was 12 years old, I wanted to haul

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Robert Caton has driven 2 million miles for Ruan Transportation without any accidents.

milk,” he said. Now he gets to do just that. His job is to go to the dairy, pick up the milk from the dairymen, check the temperature, pull samples, measure the milk, load it up and head to the plant with it. “I’m out in the country… that’s where I want to be. I’m working days, and I’m working outside,” Caton said. “I love my job.”

The Driver of the Year award honors employees for their commitment, customer service and clean driving records. Caton, who has been driving for Ruan since 1988, has 2 million miles under his belt and zero accidents. The award also takes into consideration a driver’s character. “He has this bubbly personality. He’s always smiling, laughing,” said

Bill Edwards, a transportation supervisor at the Turlock location who, together with Joe Alves, selected Robbie as a regional finalist. According to Edwards, Caton always goes above and beyond. He cited Caton’s “gung-ho attitude” and good driving as a couple of the reasons he was nominated again. As far as customer service goes, Edwards said in the 20 years they’ve worked together, he hasn’t known Caton to have any complaints from the dairies. “The dairies are the best part of my job because the people who own dairies are hard working people,” Caton said. As a reward, all 16 finalists were invited to corporate headquarters in Des Moines for an award ceremony where the Driver of the Year recipient will be announced July 15. “When I got the letter, I told my wife we’re going to Iowa,” Caton said. “I was excited. Not too many people in our company were nominated for this.” The grand-prize winner will receive $5,000 and a trophy. All other finalists will receive $500 and a trophy. During the trip, finalists will meet with the company’s safety department and senior team and will take a corporate tour. There they will have the opportunity to talk about driving, safety and other issues that surround their jobs. “[Nominees] always leave feeling on top of the world,” DeZwarte said.

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One Table dinner brings out Modesto for United Way By ELIZABETH STEVENS Business Journal editor estevens@cvbizjournal.com

MODESTO — Two hundred guests, 10 sponsors, one table. United Way of Stanislaus County and Datapath IT put on a huge familystyle dinner, June 7, for Modesto residents to raise $25,000 for the Graduation Coach program, which helps atrisk youth graduate from high school. “I saw it in Park City, a similar concept,” said Datapath IT Vice President David Darmstandler. “We took that same concept and changed it, kind of made it our own here.” Food was donated from local restaurants such as Concetta, Redwood Café, Vito’s and Tacolicious. Wine was provided by E&J Gallo. Darmstandler said one purpose of the evening was to enjoy what the Central Valley provides. “In the Valley we have great food, and we do it better than pretty much anybody in the world,” he said. “We have great restaurants. We have great people. We have great community. We have great downtowns. We just don’t get to stop and really enjoy them.” Modesto Mayor Garrad Marsh arrived at the dinner in sunglasses and a red and black bowling shirt, pleased at the idea of sharing dinner with fellow residents.

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“I think this just proves that’s that what Modesto is,” Marsh said. “We work together. We try to make our city better together.” Just as important was the support for United Way’s effort to increase Stanislaus County’s high school graduation rate. United Way of Stanislaus County started its Graduation Coach program in 2012 to increase the high school graduation rate. The program catches at-risk youth in middle school, while there is still time to get them back on the right path. “Through a program that we implemented that the Center for Human Services helps facilitate, we have five graduation coaches at three middle schools,” said United Way __ Amy Vickery. “We’re working with kids who have been flagged as at-risk for dropping out of school based on behavior, attendance and grades, primarily.” Money raised through the One Table community dinner will go to program support. Darmstandler said tickets for the event sold out quickly, and he’s begun thinking of putting on an even bigger dinner next year. “Right now, I probably could be scalping tickets,” Darmstandler joked. “But the demand has been awesome. Next year could be even greater.”

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ered has also changed. Many employers who offer health benefits, but are not currently covered by the mandate, still have non-ACA compliant plans. “About 70 percent of employers will transition into ACA compliant plans over the next couple years,” said Peters. That will happen in large part because the employer mandate expands next year to those who have 50 fulltime employees or their equivalents. “With the new requirements, it’s completely changed the rate structure,” said Peters. One thing that hasn’t changed from

the pre-ACA world is the escalating costs of health care. “The cost is still a big dilemma for employers,” said Peters. “New ACA taxes and fees have forced employers to share more of the cost with employees.” So far, many in the industry say the new reforms haven’t bent the cost curve the way they had hoped. “We continue to have rising premiums,” said Peters. “It’s been a challenge, and it was one of the things people in the industry hoped that the ACA would affect. But, in reality, it has added to the costs in many ways.”

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WELLNESS CENTERS In San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Merced Counties. Ranked in Alphabetical Order. Rank

Company Name Address Anderson Wellness Center 895 E. Main Street Turlock, CA 95380 Body Alchemy 404 W. Pine Street, Ste. 9 Lodi, CA 95240 Crawford Chiropractic, Inc. 2027 W. March Lane, Ste. 1 Stockton, CA 95207

Dubyak Chiropractic 3008 Geer Road Turlock, CA 95382

Evergreen Professional Hypnotherapy 6820 Pacific Avenue Stockton, CA 95207

Family Chiropractic Wellness Center 1341 W. Robinhood Drive, Ste. A-7 Stockton, CA 95207

Health, Healing & Wellness Company 7549 W. Linne Road Tracy, CA 95304

Helping Hands for Health 1019 A Street Tracy, CA 95376

Hill Center for Integrative Medicine 3609 Oakdale Road, Ste. 5 Modesto, CA 95357

Integrative Wellness Center at G Street Suites 1724 G Street Modesto, CA 95354

Massage Envy 5757 Pacific Avenue, A-155 Stockton, CA 95207 Owens Chiropractic 2185 G Street, Ste. 300 Merced, CA 95340

Persimmon Health Center 130 Park Avenue Merced, CA 95348

Romeo Medical Clinic 1801 Colorado Avenue, Ste. 120 Turlock, CA 95382

Stewart Chiropractic 1420 W. Kettleman Lane, K-1 Lodi, CA 95242

Stockton Acupuncture Clinic 1231 W. Robinhood Drive, Ste. C-3 Stockton, CA 95207

Stockton Back and Neck Pain Center 1502 St. Markâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Plaza, Ste. 4 Stockton, CA 95207

Stockton Family Chiropractic 3020 Pacific Avenue Stockton, CA 95204

Thomas K. Paige, D.C. 1151 W. Robinhood Drive, Ste. B-9 Stockton, CA 95207

TLC Wellness Clinic 702 Porter Avenue, Ste. M Stockton, CA 95207

Wellness Connection at Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor Woods 3400 Wagner Heights Road Stockton, CA 95209

Owner/ Manager Phone

Speciality Services Offered

Year Established

Web Address Dr. Brian J. Anderson is on symptom relief, renewed health and optimal function (209) 632-1178 Focus Comprehensive nutrition and health program andersonwellnesscenter.com Leigh Alexander, MSTCM, L.A.C. (209) 333-7795 Classical five element acupuncture bodyalchemyinc.com Brian W. Crawford Chiropractic and posture correction (209) 474-2252 crawfordchiropractic.com Wellness care and exercise programs Dave and Lisa Dubyak Specific chiropractic adjustments (209) 668-1944 Equine and canine dubyakfamilychiropractic.net Except several health plans Ginny Lucas PhD and Frank Lucas CCH (209) 472-0722 Weight control, stop smoking, stress reduction and fear phobias egreen.net

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2007

1984

1990

1991

Dr. Jeanette Reed Network Spinal Analysis using light taps on the spinal column to release (209) 227-7944 (209) 957-4000 drjetreed.com stored tension and increase the bodies ability to self-correct and heal

1998

Rochelle Lawson Ayurvedic wellness, massage, detox therapy, health/wellness coaching, (209) 640-3154 Reiki, yoga classes, facials, weight loss, meditation and nutrition healthhealingwellness.com Wellness packages available

2008

Sharon Gibson, CMT Soft tissue mobilization and rehabilitation from chronic pain, back, and (209) 830-1702 neck injuries. Work with occupational, orthopedic and neurologist helpinghandsmassage.net Pre and post natal massage for normal and high risk pregnancy. Dr. Brent Hill Bio-identical hormones, IV infusion therapy, chiropractic, colon (209) 551-8888 hydrotherapy, massage therapy, chelation and hyperbaric oxygen changer hillwellness.com An holistic approach to mind/body wellness, including family and Gina Vance marriage counseling, acupuncture, Chinese medicine, allergy, nutritional (209) 527-3860 integrativewellnessmodesto.com advice, organic skin and body care, massage, hypnosis, stress or pain management and pet care

1992

1986

2005

Massage and facials: aroma therapy, foot scrubs, deep tissue massage (209) 478-3689 massageenvy.com Murad skin products Modesto and Tracy locations available: Appointments 7 days a week

2002

Bryant Owens DC Individual chiropractic adjustments (209) 383-1717 owenschiropractic.com Spinal screening, corrective exercises, lifestyle and nutritional advice

2011

Integration of Eastern and Western Medicine Yonie Young Acupuncture, herbs and nutritional counseling, pain management, facial (209) 676-0048 rejuvenation and infertility pesimmonhealth.com Stockton location, 6860 Pacific Avenue, Ste. 8 Sam Romeo Wellness and disease prevention, illness and treatment for urgent care (209) 216-3456 Chronic disease management and wellness programs. Open Sundays Dr. Kevin L. Stewart, D.C. Chiropractic care - specializing in sports injuries, motor vehicle accidents, (209) 368-0619 work injuries, disc injuries, arthritis, failed back surgery, shoulder pain, bestyoucanfeel.com lower back, neck pain and massage therapy John C. Lee, L.A.C., D.M.B. and PhD (209) 473-7979 Acupuncture and Chinese herbs medicine None Dr. Peter Huber, D.C. Chiropractic treatment for neck pain, back pain, decompression, pain (209) 957-6555 stocktonbackandneckpaincenter.com control, core strengthening, cold laser and massage Dr. Thomas Oliver, DC Chiropractic care for all, corrective exercise, spinal screening, massage, (209) 466-1234 stocktonfamilychiropractic.com life style and nutritional advise Thomas K. Paige, D.C. Chiropractic care for people injured in auto accidents, weekend warriors, (209) 487-1482 and sports injuries. Affordable programs for everybody. None Dr. Deborah Finck, D.C. Chiropractic care, nutrition, hyperbaric chamber, laser therapy (209) 957-0237 and other wellness plans tlcwellnessclinic.com Nancy Shaddy Seniors 60+ only, heated indoor pool and spa (209) 956-3470 Aquatic and land group exercise classes, fall proof balance and mobility oconnorwoods.com training,Tai Chi and wellness coaching

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2002 1993

2001

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1998

2001

1970/1990

2009

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Drought works in new kayak store’s favor By KENT HOHLFELD Business Journal writer khohlfeld@cvbizjournal.com

STOCKTON — It took 10 years, but the Haussmann brothers finally achieved their long-held goal of expanding their kayak and paddle board business to Stockton. “I’ve looked at Stockton for a long time, for 10 years or more,” said Eric Haussmann, co-owner of Kayak City-Adventure Sports. “We started looking for a building and this place came together.” What came together was a deal on a 6,000-square-foot showroom at 1818 W. Fremont St. The location gave the brothers’ new store the visibility and parking that other sites in the city lacked. “Parking has been a big issue,” said Haussmann. “We looked at several places that just didn’t fit what we need.” The company’s association with Hobie Cat Kayaks also made Stockton a desirable location. “Hobie kayaks were helpful and wanted us to open a spot to serve the Central Valley,” he said. The Stockton store adds to the brothers’ locations in Sacramento and Big Break Marina in Oakley. The

brothers also rent paddle boards at Lake Natoma in Folsom. The Stockton location has approximately 100 kayaks and paddle boards in stock. “We have over 2,000 boats in Sac with at least 100 more here,” said Haussmann. “If you don’t find it here, we can find what you want at our Sacramento store.” One thing helping drive the increasing popularity of kayaking is the very phenomenon that is causing so many problems in other parts of the economy: the drought. As rivers and lakes have seen reduced flows, many people can no longer get their large boats down rivers or into areas that are popular for fishing. Smaller boats such as kayaks have no such problems navigating shallow waters or avoiding obstacles like rocks or trees that now protrude from the water. That has led to the proliferation of fisherman using kayaks. “Fishing (from kayaks) is huge. There are millions and millions of people involved in it,” said Haussmann. “One of the popular things right now is boats with that have fish pole holders. Hobie, right now, can’t make enough kayaks to satisfy people.”

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Kayak City-Adventure Sports co-owner Eric Haussmann (left) and Jacob Lovelace (right) at the Stockton store, which opened in May.

As well as being more maneuverable and better in shallow water, a kayak costs significantly less than most fishing boats. Lower end models can be purchased for as little at $500 with higher end boats costing $5,000. “They are certainly cheaper [than boats] and they are great if someone just wants something to cruise around,” he said. He said that the area’s improving economy combined with the sport’s rising popularity is helping prompt people to spend money on kayaks. Top-of-the-line models can include

elaborate seating and pedal propulsion systems that make rowing a thing of the past. “An up-and-coming system with the kayaks is the pedal system,” he said. “We do eight to 10 brands that have that.” Kayak City expects to continue its growth employing up to eight workers during its busiest times of the year. Currently the Stockton location will be open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. “We are one of the largest Hobie dealers in the U.S.,” Haussmann said. “We just want to keep on serving the area.”

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Ways to boost your business with technology From self-driving cars, to virtual reality headsets, to eavesdropping Barbie dolls, technology is getting pretty wild. While it isn’t exactly up to “The Terminator” level yet, no one’s saying it won’t get there someday. Even today, its application has never been greater than in the business sector. Technology that’s perfectly situated within your business will bring you limitless potential, customer loyalty and powerful productivity. Improve communication How’s that inbox been looking lately? Nowadays, people communicate through email more than anything else. In fact, more than 100 billion emails are sent and received every day. If you leave your staff to sift through an inbox that’s bursting at the seams, you’ll find yourself buried with an avalanche of downtime and mismanaged resources. It’s crucial to use an email platform that sorts the good from the bad and automatically labels, filters and prioritizes for you to prevent downtime, streamline processes and save money. Advance to the future How old is your phone? Your phone should do more than make and receive calls. It should allow for things like three-way calling, desktop integration and conferencing. It should free you to work on the go more effectively by forwarding calls

to your mobile devices or turning voicemails into emails. Features like these shouldn’t break your budget. With an option like VoIP – voice over Internet protocol – these features are usually standard. If you haven’t upgraded your phones since Reagan was president or if you only have a “transfer” button, it’s time to reach out David to a provider for Darmstandler a glimpse into the Vice President future. of DataPath, Inc. Increase productivity Companies everywhere are switching to the fix-it-before-it-breaks mentality and adopting a managed service agreement into their operations – and for good reason, too. If your hardware (and this includes software, as well) isn’t properly serviced, routinely updated or consistently analyzed, odds are it’ll probably go out on you or be outdated before you finish paying it off. You’ll see more downtime than necessary and spend more on repairs than your budget allows for. Keep you hardware healthy and

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you’ll keep your employees productive. Managed IT services can help move your business forward, allowing you to focus on other core business activities. What’s more, companies utilizing a Managed Service Plan may experience greater peace of mind knowing their IT needs are in the hands of a team of IT professionals. Gain perspective Statistics show that 60 percent of employees waste on average two hours a day of company time, and the majority of that time is spent on websites such as Facebook, Twitter or Monster. com. Now, maybe these aren’t your employees, but wouldn’t it be nice to know the sites that they are visiting while you’re paying them to work? Develop customer insight There are now ways to easily decipher the “who”, “what” and “how” of your website — who was on you’re website, what were they clicking on and how did they get there. With new technologies such as VisiStat, you’ll be able to visualize the experience a visitor has on your website. From this, you’ll be able to identify potential leads and recognize browsing patterns. This can make all the difference in making a sale or losing one. The numbers don’t lie The link between new technology and productivity was studied through an analysis of Ai Group’s 2013 Business

Productivity Survey data. The analysis compared the labor productivity performance of businesses investing in new technology with those that had not. Almost one-third of businesses who invested in new technology in 2012 reported that labor productivity improved, while only 16 percent of those businesses that didn’t invest in new technologies reported that labor productivity increased. Of businesses that expected to increase investment in new technologies in 2013, 54 percent also expected their labor productivity to improve, while only 20 percent of businesses that did not expect to invest in new technologies anticipated their labor productivity would increase. Technology fosters organizational innovation and more productive organizational structures. It can be used to adjust and reconfigure the structure of operations and services to be more efficient, meet internal and external customer needs, and move your business into productivity. Technology can be used to change the way you do business today, providing opportunities for growth and expansion tomorrow and keeping you progressive and in business. – David Darmstandler is vice president of Datapath, an IT services company with headquarters in Modesto. You can reach him at david@mydatapath.com.

How to decipher mortgage financing options The dream of home ownership is shared by legions of Americans, but many are stopped at the front door for fear of not being able to secure financing. What are your options? More than you think! From fixed rates to adjustable rates, from conventional to government-insured loans, there is a lot to consider when finding the financing that best suits your needs and your circumstances. Fixed versus adjustable loans The first consideration is the type of interest rate that makes sense for you. Mortgage loans will offer either fixed-rate terms or adjustable rates, or a combination of the two. Fixed rate loans have the same interest rate for the entire repayment term. Because of this, the size of your monthly payment will stay the same, month after month, and year after year. Adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) loans have an interest rate that will change or “adjust” from time to time. Typically, the rate on an ARM will change every year after an initial fixed period. It is therefore referred to as a “hybrid.” A hybrid ARM loan is one that starts with a fixed or unchanging interest rate before switching to an adjustable rate. How do you decide which is best for you? While the ARM loan will start off with a lower rate than the fixed rate loan, you will face the uncertainty of adjustments later. If you intend

to stay in a home for a long time, this may not be the best choice. With a fixed loan, your rate and monthly payments will not change, providing a certainty that many homeowners prefer. However, that stability comes with higher interest charges than those of an ARM-type loan. Conventional versus governmentMichael Blower insured loans 2015 President, Conventional Central Valley loans offer a fixed Assoc. of Realtors interest rate over five, 10, 15, 30 or even 50 years and typically require a 20 percent down payment. However, you can put as little as 10 percent down. If you put less than 20 percent down, you will be asked to carry private mortgage insurance (PMI), which increases your monthly payment. Conventional mortgage loans must adhere to guidelines set by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) and are available to everyone.

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Government-backed mortgage loans include FHA and VA loans. FHA loans are secured through the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and are designed to help low- to moderate-income homebuyers purchase homes with low down payments (approximately 3.5 percent). These loans are available to all types of borrowers and require you to pay mortgage insurance premium as part of the loan. Veteran Affairs (VA) loans allow veterans or their spouses to buy a home with no down payment. According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, the VA does not set a cap on how much you can borrow to finance your home. However there are limits on the amount of liability the VA can assume, which usually affects the amount of money an institution will lend you. The basic entitlement available to eligible veterans is $36,000. Lenders will generally loan up to four times a veteran’s available entitlement without a down payment, provided the veteran is income- and credit-qualified, and the property appraises for the asking price. Other loan options In rare cases (FHA- and VA-insured mortgages only), a loan can stay with the property and be transferred to a qualified homebuyer. This is called an assumable loan. According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development,

those wishing to assume a loan must still go through the credit verification process, in addition to meeting other conditions. There are several key factors, such as interest rates, time left on the mortgage, amount of down payment, etc., in determining whether this type of loan makes sense. Partnering with real estate and financial professionals is paramount if you are considering this option. Another possibility, albeit a riskier one, is the balloon loan, in which the buyer only makes interest payments during the term of the loan, with the balance due in full at the end of the loan term. While loan pre-approval is an essential early step in the home buying process, you must still get full approval of your loan application. You will be required to provide the supporting documentation that was referenced in your pre-approval application. There are four possible outcomes: approved, approved with conditions, suspended (where more documentation is required before a decision can be rendered), or denied. In most cases, applications will be approved with conditions, so satisfying those conditions is important to getting your application approved. You will also need to lock in your interest rate and loan terms. Once your loan is approved, it’s time to celebrate the fact that you are ready to join the ranks of homeowners!

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MEDICAL EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS (retail) In San Joaquin,Stanislaus and Merced Counties. Ranked by Number of Employees. Ties Liteded in Alphabetical Order. Rank

Number of Local Employees

Services/Specialties

Hours

(800) 511-9744 (ex-9971) activelifemed.com

2008

Wheelchairs, walking aids, incontinence, bathroom safety items Accepts Medi-cal, HPSJ, and other insurances

Monday - Friday 8 am to 5 pm

(209) 931-5200 westerndrug.com

1977

Provides a wide array of durable medical equipment, including respiratory and other home medical equipment

Monday - Friday 9 am to 5:30 pm Sat - on call

(209) 552-2244 mobilityplusofca.com

1995

Power chairs, power scooters, lift/racks, ramps, lift chairs, wheelchairs, bed/bath safety, rehab bracing and pain control items

Monday - Friday 8:30 am to 5 pm

1978

Oxygen and sleep therapy, respiratory medications, equipment and sales

Monday - Friday 8 am to 5 pm

(209) 823-2337 premiermed.org

2001

Wheelchairs, mobility, bath equipment and galt trainers

Monday - Friday 8:30 am to 5 pm

(209) 938-0833 None

1993

Respiratory equipment service

Monday - Friday 9 am to 5 pm

Local Phone

Address

Web Address

Active Life Medical 4217 Coronado Avenue, Ste. D Stockton, CA 95204

Western Drug Medical Supply 4692 Waterloo Road Stockton, CA 95215

Mobility Plus of California 627 Galaxy Way Modesto, CA 95356

Year Est.

Company Name

Pacific Pulmonary Services 4140 Bangs Avenue, Ste. A Modesto, CA 95356 2666 W. Lane, Ste. A Stockton, CA 95205

(209) 543-8612 (209) 463-1123 ppsc.com

Premier Medical 2800 Mitchell Road, Ste. F Ceres, CA 95356

American Med 2216 California Street, Ste. B Stockton, CA 95204

Butte Therapy Systems 1050 N. Union Street Stockton, CA 95205

(209) 465-0300 btsstockton.com

1995

Nebulizers, oxygen concentrators, oxygen supplies, portable oxygen tanks, respirators and durable medical equipment

Monday - Friday 9 am to 5 pm

Priority Medical Supply 1504 Colorado Avenue Turlock, CA 95380

(209) 668-8723 prioritymedicalsupply.com

2002

Power chairs, diabetic shoes, scooters and other medical supplies

Monday - Friday 8 am to 2 pm

Active Life Medical 4217 Coronado Avenue Stockton, CA 95204

(209) 943-2118 activelifemed.com

1980

Scooters, lift chairs, wheelchairs, beds, incontinence supplies, door to door delivery

Monday - Friday 9 am to 5 pm

Guardian Angels Medical Supply 222 I Street, Ste. B Los Banos, CA 93635

(209) 826-2223 angelsmedicalsupply.com

2014

DME supplies Specialize in respiratory supplies

Monday - Friday 9 am to 5 pm

Reichâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Medical Supply 350 W. Grant Line Road Tracy, CA 95376

(209) 834-1383 tracymedicalsupply.com

1990

Home health equipment and supplies

Monday - Saturday 9 am to 5 pm

NU Motion 3137 Tomahawk Drive Ste. C Stockton, CA 95205

(209) 467-1173 numotion.com

1999

Satellite to Sacramento office, wheelchairs, mobility equipment, bathing, standing aids and complex rehab equipment

By appt. Only

Home Med-Equip 1221 E. Orangeburg Avenue, Ste. 6 Modesto, CA 95350

(209) 521-2538 homemedequip.com

1981

Power mobility, lift chairs, wound care products, incontinence supplies and bathroom safety products

Monday - Friday 9 am to 6 pm Sat 10 am to 3 pm

Freedom Knee Scooters and Equipment 1020 McHenry Avenue Modesto, CA 95350

(209) 408-8545 freedomkneescooters.com

2015

Wheel chairs, knee-scooters, hospital beds

Monday - Friday 8 am to 3 pm

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Conquest Imaging 1815 Industrial Drive, Ste. 100 Stockton, CA 95206 Pacific Medical 1700 N. Chrisman Road Tracy, CA 95304 Pelton Shepherd Industries 812 W. Luce Avenue, Ste. B Stockton, CA 95203

(209) 942-2654 conquestimaging.com

2002

Ultrasound equipment sales and service

(800) 726-9180 pacmedical.com

1987

Distributor of durable medical equipment, orthotics, and surgical instruments. Specializing in orthopedic rehabilitation, arthroscopic surgery, and sports medicine.

(209) 460-0893 peltonshepherd.com

1950

Gel packs and refrigerants

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July 2015

Should you “ban the box” on job applications? There are many reasons employers ask job applicants, “Have you ever been convicted of a crime?” However, there are those who believe that such questions can make it more difficult for people who have paid their debt to society to obtain employment. In response, several U.S. states, counties and cities have adopted socalled “ban the box laws.” These laws impose restrictions on employers who seek to ask job applicants about their criminal records. For example, the city of San Francisco has adopted the Fair Chance Ordinance. Covered employers are prohibited from, among other things, asking about a job applicant’s criminal history until after the first live interview or following a conditional offer of employment. Further, an employer may only consider certain types of convictions. They many deny a job to an applicant because of a conviction only after performing an individualized assessment that considers: (i) whether the offense is directly related to the job in question; (ii) the time that has elapsed since the conviction or unresolved arrest; and (iii) evidence of rehabilitation or other mitigating factors. Similar laws covering private sector employers have been enacted in other cities, counties and states. In California, public sector employers must first

determine an applicant’s minimum qualifications for the position before inquiring about the applicant’s conviction history. Exceptions are provided for public employers hiring for law enforcement positions or positions in which the applicant will work with children, the elderly, the disabled or other sensitive positions. Given this Bruce Sarchet background, Attorney, Littler what should Mendelson Law Firm private-sector employers in the Central Valley do today? Some options and suggestions are provided here. However, the topic of employer background checks is highly complex and can only be briefly summarized here. As usual, this column does not substitute for the advice of legal counsel. As of today, private businesses in the Central Valley may still inquire about the criminal records of job applicants applying for positions in the Central Valley. However, there are limitations on the types of inquiries

that may be made. California Labor Code section 432.7 prohibits public and private employers from considering and requesting that job applicants disclose information concerning an arrest or detention that did not result in a conviction or referral to, or participation in, a pretrial or post trial diversion program. In addition, public and private employers in California are prohibited from considering or asking job applicants about criminal records that have been expunged, sealed or dismissed. There are limited exceptions, including where the job requires the use of a firearm or where there are other legal requirements which prohibit the hiring of applicants convicted of crimes. Finally, California employers may not inquire about convictions in the juvenile justice system or certain marijuana-related convictions. In addition to the question about criminal convictions, many employers also seek consent from applicants to conduct a background check. Such written consent language typically includes an authorization to conduct a background check, to contact prior employers and educational institutions and to check motor vehicle records. The language also includes an authorization for the employer to use such information in making a hiring or other employment decision.

Because background screening has become a fertile source of litigation, including class action lawsuits, employers who order background checks from third-party background screening companies must be mindful of all of the technical requirements under both California law and the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act for ordering such checks. Many Central Valley employers receive job applications from individuals residing outside of California. In such cases, the local laws of the applicant’s residence may restrict the type of questions that an employer may ask on a job application form. This can raise choice of law issues that employers should discuss with legal counsel. In conclusion, many Central Valley employers still ask job applicants about prior convictions on an initial employment application. However, all employers should periodically review their job applications and background screening protocols to ensure that they are asking for pertinent and useful information, in compliance with the various applicable federal, state and local legal requirements. – Bruce Sarchet is an attorney with the firm of Littler Mendelson and represents employers in labor and employment law matters. You can contact him at BSarchet@littler.com.

Nine times out of 10 when a company asks us for “a new brand,” what they mean is a new logo, visual identity, and/or a new name. While a logo and name are important, they are just a tiny part of what forms your overall brand. At Port City we define a brand as the psychological construct held in the minds of all those aware of your product, organization or movement. Brand management manages those psychological associations. In other words, a brand is not what you say you are. A brand is what everyone else says you are. When we say that a brand is more than a name, I often ask people to tell me the first thing that comes to their minds when I say the words “Kaiser” and “Permanente.” Without fail, they mention something associated with health care. In reality the words “Kaiser Permanente” could be the name of a law firm or an association of CPAs. They’re just two words pushed together. People are often surprised when I tell them that the health organization is named after a business man with no medical training, Henry J. Kaiser, and Permanente Creek in Cupertino. Why is the brand name so strongly associated to health care? It has a lot to do with a solid brand strategy, a $50 million annual marketing budget, and 9 million mem-

bers who experience the brand on a regular basis. Since the majority of our clients don’t have $50 million annual budgets, we have to stress avenues outside of advertisements to manage their brand. One extremely important brand avenue is the customer experience. Take for instance Southwest Airlines. Southwest is well aware Dan Natividad that it isn’t a Partner luxury airline, so it emphasizes Port City Marketing personable customer service in order to build brand loyalty. There’s no arguing that its approach to managing brand perceptions has worked. Among domestic airlines, Southwest has both the largest market share and highest Net Promoter Score (a customer’s likelihood to recommend a company to others). In addition, the first thing that people recall about the airline isn’t a logo or a tagline, it’s a personal experience: the flight crew singing a quirky song upon landing or comedic one-liners

sprinkled throughout an in-flight safety presentation. When a marketing staff such as the one at Port City is charged with creating or invigorating a brand for a client, they often first try to understand the gap between consumers’ gut feelings about an organization (brand perception), and the organization’s promise to the customer (brand promise). To help clients understand brand perceptions, marketers often conduct an array of research on customers, vendors, and key stakeholders. To define brand promise, they outline an organization’s key differentiators, value proposition, what they stand for and what they can deliver. To achieve this, they lead clients through several exercises. One such exercise is the Brand Box exercise. The purpose of the Brand Box exercise is to get clients thinking about their key differentiators, the overall value that they bring to a customer and eventually their brand promise. During the exercise participants are asked to envision their brand as if it were a box of cereal competing in a supermarket aisle against similar organizations. It’s a fairly simple exercise that you can try with your own team. The only supplies you’ll need are cereal boxes (blank shirt boxes or actual cereal boxes wrapped in butcher paper) and art supplies (colored

markers, magazines, scissors, etc). It’s also best to conduct this exercise with 15 to 20 people formed into groups of five or six. After you distribute the boxes and art supplies to your participants, specify what should be included on their brand box. The front of the box should include a short description of your offering and one or two exciting features/benefits of your brand. The back of the box should include more in depth text on your offering; your target audience; details that connect your brand with real customer needs/problems; and any other relevant information that helps describe the value created for the customer. Participants then have 30 minutes to design and create their brand box. After 30 minutes, each team must present and sell its brand box to the rest of the group. To get the most of the exercise you, as facilitator, should aim to draw out key brand messages and differentiators. By implementing the Brand Box exercise, you’ll learn more about what your team thinks of your own brand while forcing members to look at the concept of brand from a different context. – Dan Natividad, a Stockton native, is a partner at Port City Marketing Solutions along with Kristen Dyke and Erin Diego. Dan can be reached at dan@portcitymarketing.com.

Human Element

How to create your company’s new brand

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Don’t let perfection strangle your business In the ‘70s American manufacturing expected imperfection. American automobiles were lacking quality. On the other hand, Japan had begun building excellent vehicles, and we were buying them in droves. Japan had discovered Total Quality after World War II, learning from the likes of Peter Drucker and W. Edwards Deming, American consultants that U.S. manufacturers had shunned. Total Quality made product perfection practically attainable. The story is told of the Japanese company that received a memo from the American company stating, “We expect 5 percent damage on products we receive from overseas suppliers.” The Japanese had never considered anything like that. They had a damage rate much closer to 0 percent. But, after reading the memo and not wanting to insult their American customer, they dutifully broke 5 percent of the machines in the shipment. Nowadays, with Total Quality Management, Kaizen, Six Sigma and Business Process Improvement methods, most of the manufacturing world has caught up. Those rejects, Drucker and Deming, were sought out gurus of Total Quality for the remainder of their careers. In a SkillPath leadership and teambuilding seminar that I was leading a few weeks ago, a participant named

Dave protested when I talked about pulling the trigger at 80 percent of perfection. “But, my company seeks total perfection,” he said. Others in the class responded to Dave that that perfection is great in production but hinders the creativity, discovery and spontaneity needed in leadership and teambuilding. Dave eventually smiled and nodJohn Parker ded his head in Professional agreement, and Development I was relieved. Adventures We get in trouble when we treat service the same way we treat production. Products can be inspected ahead of time and closer tolerances toward perfection can be attained. Not so with service, because service involves humans. While some may exclaim, “Being human is no excuse,” we observe that often the harder we try for human perfection, the worse things get. Service cannot be inspected ahead of time. It’s live. It can only be inspected as it is happening or after-

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ward. Even after debriefing, we tend to make some of our humanoid mistakes over and over. We’re too loud or quiet, too aggressive or passive, too intense or low-key. Agonizing! Professional baseball players get this. A respectable batting average in the majors is .250, and .300 may get you a pay raise. Hitting .300 means the batter gets a hit and on-base, three times out of 10. So, .300 also means a .700 failure rate. Successful big leaguers have embraced the fact that they will usually fail in front of thousands of fans who are paying good money to see them succeed. Getting good at failure is key to their success. Perfection is not the key to the service side. Perfection is the scary troll under the bridge that tries to stop us from crossing over into the land of Service Greatness. Continuous learning and re-engaging is the perfection of customer service. Showing up, stepping up ready to swing, a reluctant willingness to make mistakes and an eagerness to grow make for successful service. “Eighty percent of success is just showing up!” said comedian Woody Allen. After sharing that in my professional development workshops, I say to participants, “Turn to the person next to you and tell them, ‘Thanks for showing up today. You are a raging success!’” That brings a smile to the most re-

calcitrant attendee because it makes success so simple and attainable. Everyone has a great chance at success if they’ll just show up! Sadly, some organizational cultures take a dysfunctional, parental approach to service. They thoughtlessly lay the production-perfection grid on external customer service (while ignoring internal customer service). They shame, cajole, and threaten their staff for service failures. They have no clue how to coach their team to greatness and unwittingly cut off the company’s lifeblood. “Why are we so focused on perfect?” asks service guru Seth Godin. He answers, “Perfect is the ideal defense mechanism. Perfect lets you stall, ask more questions, do more reviews, dumb it down, safe it up and generally avoid doing anything that might fail (or anything important). “You’re not in the perfect business. Stop pretending that’s what the world wants from you. Truly perfect is becoming friendly with your imperfections on the way to doing something remarkable.” Customer Service training confronts us with our own ability to hit one out of the park! “Say, ‘Hey!’” Let’s play ball! – John Parker is the founder of Sealegs for Success workshops and an instructor for the UC Davis Center for Human Services. You can reach him at john@sealegsforsuccess.com.

Who should prepare purchase agreements? If you are buying or selling property or a business, you may plan to have your broker or agent prepare the agreement for you. But is a broker or agent really capable of preparing a detailed legal contract that represents a major life-changing event for you? Brokers and agents often use preprinted form agreements as a onesize-fits-all document without fully understanding all the provisions of the agreement — or more importantly — what is missing from those agreements. If you use preprinted forms, be aware that a non-attorney is filling in the blanks. When a non-attorney prepares documents, it is especially important for you, the buyer or seller, to closely review the agreement and make sure all the information is correct. You should also have your attorney review the agreement, as well as the underlying transaction, to make sure the contract contains all of the necessary provisions. If you use a preprinted form, you will save attorneys’ fees and time. However, are you really saving anything if the agreement does not contain all the appropriate provisions and you end up in litigation over the contract? What if you run into adverse tax consequences as a result of the

provisions of the agreement? Provisions contained in a purchase and sale agreement are a matter of negotiation. How confident are you in the bargaining skill of your agent or broker? Some issues that should be considered but are often not present in some preprinted forms include: Jason Harrel As-is; Release of claims Calone & Harrel Some preprintLaw Group ed forms will provide that the buyer is purchasing the property or business in an “as-is” condition. If it does not, it should. In addition to that provision, the contract should also contain a release of claims provision by the buyer against the seller. The release of claims provision should cover known issues and unknown issues. It should specifically reference California Civil Code Section 1542 using the exact language from that section. That provision benefits the seller and provides some protection against claims

Taxing Matters

brought after closing. Tenant issues If you are purchasing or selling either residential or commercial property that has a tenant in place, does the agreement cover prorations of rents and security deposits? Are you obtaining a tenant estoppel certificate that states whether or not the tenant has any current claims against the landlord? Representations and warranties Whether you’re purchasing or selling real property or a business, does the contract contain sufficient representations and warranties from the seller? Depending on the complexity of the transaction, the representations and warranties should be equally all-encompassing. For example, if you are purchasing a business, is there a representation and warranty from the seller regarding taxes? Have all returns been filed and all taxes paid, or is there an audit presently going on? If it is a business subject to the Bulk Sales Laws, will the escrow follow the Bulk Sale Law notice requirements? If these issues are not addressed, the seller’s tax liabilities could become the liability of the buyer. Allocation of purchase price Whether the purchase of a business

or property, does the agreement cover the allocation of the purchase price? If it’s a business, what portion of the purchase price is being allocated to the assets and to which assets? What portion is being allocated to goodwill? For real property, what portion of the sales price is being allocated to the land and what portion to depreciable portions of the property? These allocation issues can have tax impacts for both the buyer and the seller and sometimes need to be negotiated. These issues can be very important, and most preprinted forms do not cover them. There are other contractual issues in preprinted forms that can be problematic, but they are beyond the scope of this short article. At a minimum, all contracts prepared by a non-attorney should be reviewed and commented upon by an attorney. Although you may be saving time and money up front using a preprinted form prepared by a broker or agent, you may be costing yourself money in the long run. Be careful out there. – Jason W. Harrel is a partner at Calone & Harrel Law Group, LLP. He is a certified specialist in taxation and may be reached at jwh@caloneandharrel.com.

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oil competition season. The 55 medals makes Calivirgin one of the most decorated olive oil companies in the United States. The company also excelled locally, receiving more awards than any other company at the inaugural San Joaquin Valley Olive Oil Competition. Calivirgin won four gold medals during the event. Calivirgin Olive Oils are available in many specialty food stores across the United States as well as online at calivirgin.com.

Financial Center Credit Union ranks 13th in nation

Shore, McKinley & Conger adds partner

STOCKTON — DepositAccounts.com has ranked Stockton-based Financial Center Credit Union as the 13th healthiest credit union in the United States, the credit union announced Tuesday. Financial Center Credit Union is one of only 66 credit unions to be ranked in the top 200 two years in a row. “It’s a true honor to see Financial Center topping this list,” said Financial Center Credit Union President and CEO Michael Duffy. “Our area has seen more than its fair share of difficulties due to fallout from the subprime mortgage crisis, but Financial Center has always stood strong thanks to the sound decisions that were made throughout the 2000s.” Financial Center was also awarded DepositAccounts.com’s A+ rating. That rating is based on factors that include capitalization, deposit growth, and loan to reserve ratios. Financial Center said its safety and soundness has been a competitive advantage in recent years, attracting new members who are looking for a safe place to keep their hard earned money. Duffy said the credit union has paid out more than $8 million in special loyalty dividends and is about to open its sixth branch.

STOCKTON — The Stockton law firm of Shore, McKinley & Conger LLP has added attorney Brett Jolley as a partner, the firm announced June 9. Jolley has 15 years of experience specializing in land use, real estate and appellate work. He has been named a Rising Star in the area of land use by Thompson Reuters “Super Lawyers” publication each year since 2009. He also holds a “superb” rating in land use and appellate law by attorney rating website AVVO. Jolley is a former president of the State Bar’s California Young Lawyers’ Association and is the immediate past president of North Stockton Rotary. Jolley graduated from UC Santa Jolley Barbara in 1997, where he received Dean’s Honors, and went on to earn his law degree from University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento in 2000. During law school Jolley received the Honors at Entrance scholarship and interned for California Senator Patrick Johnston of Stockton, the California Natural Resources Agency, and the California Integrated Waste Management Board.

Tracy hires new city engineer TRACY — The city of Tracy has hired an engineer from the city of Sacramento as its new city engineer. Robert Armijo was a senior engineer in the city of Sacramento’s Utilities Department. He has about 20 years of private and public civil engineering experience. He began work in Tracy July 1. As city engineer, Armijo will be responsible for all engineering work of the city, including capital improvement projects, infrastructure master plans for new developments and design oversight of projects, the city of Armijo Tracy said. He will also act as a consultant to the city council and other city officials on engineering matters. “Tracy is a historic city that has been growing and improving its economic development. I’m very excited to be a part of the city’s team of professionals who are passionate about their work and this city,” Armijo said in a press release.

Calvirgin cleans up in olive oil competitions LODI – Calivirgin Olive Oils has once again distinguished itself as producing the best olive oils in the country. The company collected 55 medals to remain a national leader in the olive

Stockton native graduates from Naval Academy STOCKTON – Stockton native Dominick DiSerio graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy May 22. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in systems engineering and a commission as a U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant. The St. Mary’s High School graduate was a member of the Silent Drill Team. The Naval Academy is made up of 4,400 men and women from every state and several countries. DiSerio The school has been rated as one of the top five undergraduate engineering schools and a top-20 liberal arts college.

NAI Benchmark announces new vice president of investment sales STOCKTON — Ruben Sandoval has joined NAI Benchmark as its vice president of investment sales. Sandoval has more than 10 years of experience in commercial real estate investment sales, from Marcus & Millichap’s in Palo Alto, to Colliers International in Stockton. His key strength stems from his relatability to his clients from an owner perspective, according to NAI Benchmark. Sandoval has been married for Sandoval 21 years and has a 5-year-old son. He is active in his church in Lathrop and is involved in many different youth.

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BRIEFS MedicAlert hires new CEO TURLOCK — The MedicAlert Foundation has selected a new CEO with e-commerce and education management experience, the foundation board’s chairman announced Tuesday. David Leslie, the founder and former CEO of ZippSlip.com, will begin as the Turlock-based foundation’s new CEO in early July. Leslie will succeed Daniel McCormick, of ETR Associates, who was serving as interim CEO while the board conducted a national search for a new CEO. Leslie According to the foundation, before Leslie founded ZippSlip.com, he held a variety of leadership positions in technology and consumer-driven companies. He was acting CEO for the National Children’s Center, chairman and founder of TireVan Corporation. He was also CEO and founder of Intersect Software Corporation. He has recently served on the board of MedicAlert Foundation. “This is an organization led by a mission – to protect and save lives- by serving as the information link between members and emergency responders during medical emergencies and other times of need,” Leslie said. “I will do my best to serve our members and enable this foundation to fulfill the promises made in our mission.” MedicAlert was established in 1956 and was a pioneer in the medical ID field. Its headquarters are in Turlock.

Western United Dairymen hires new CEO MODESTO — Western United Dairymen has hired Anja Raudabaugh as the organization’s new CEO, it announced June 11. Raudabaugh has been executive director of the Madera County Farm Bureau since 2011. Before that, she was a project manager for a Fortune 500 company, and as the senior legislative assistant for Rep. Doug Ose, when he represented California’s 3rd District in Washington, D.C. WUD President Frank Mendonsa said the recruitment process was thorough and that Raudabaugh’s extensive political experiRaudabaugh ence was a plus. Raudabaugh earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology at the University of the Pacific. She also has a Master of Science Degree in Biochemistry from UC Davis, with an emphasis in global pandemics and infectious diseases.

United Samaritans announces new executive director MODESTO — United Samaritans Foundation (USF) announced that long-time Executive Director Barbara Bawanan will be replaced by Beverly Hatcher after Bawanan’s retirement at the end of August. Hatcher, a public policy/community relations

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professional from Stanislaus County, will take over an organization that serves 1,500 to 1,800 lunches a day, five days a week to needy people throughout Stanislaus County. When Bawanan started with the group, it was a small, local non-profit delivering lunches to needy people in Turlock and Hughson using two vehicles. She helped build the program into a county-wide effort that now has four vehicles. Hatcher is currently the assistant director/grants administrator for USF after spending eight years as a Turlock City Council member and six years on the Turlock Planning Commission. She has also been an adjunct professor at CSU Stanislaus teaching Public Policy/Public Administration. Hatcher previously served as project director for the Modesto’s Weed and Seed Program and as field representative for Stanislaus County Board of Supervisor members Vito Chiesa and Bill O’Brien.

Kaiser Permanente names new chief of health promotion MODESTO — Pediatrician Steven Millar has been appointed chief of health promotion for Kaiser Permanente in the Central Valley. Millar will oversee health and wellness activities within Kaiser Permanente and though community initiatives in Stanislaus and San Joaquin counties. Dr. Millar attended Brigham Young University and studied at UC-San Francisco. He began his career with Kaiser Millar Permanente at the Tracy Medical Offices in the outpatient clinic in 2005.

Kaiser Permanente announces new chief nursing officer MODESTO – Patricia Gooch is the new chief nursing officer for Kaiser Permanente in the Central Valley. In her new position, Gooch will oversee nursing care quality and service standards at Kaiser facilities in Manteca and Modesto. She graduated from the Ann May School of Nursing in Neptune, New Jersey and is a member of the American Organization of Gooch Nurse Executives. She also holds a national certification in executive nursing practice.

Heron joins NAI Benchmark NAI Benchmark has hired Brian Heron as its vice president of retail properties. Heron has more than 32 years of experience in commercial real estate and specializes in the retail sector. He has an established brokerage network and has represented numerous retail developers and many national and regional retail chains in California and throughHeron out the United States. To date, Heron has been involved in the development in leases and sales of over 250 shopping centers with more than 4.5 million square feet. Heron currently is involved in approximately $50 million of leased investment sale per year. Heron has lived in Modesto for 35 years. He is an avid sailor, cyclist, and enjoys traveling with his wife.

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BRIEFS Merced gets new air service MERCED — Boutique Air, based in San Francisco, will begin flying from Merced’s Macready Airport Aug. 1. The US Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded Boutique Air an Essential Air Services (EAS) for service out of Macready. The contract runs for two years and is valued at nearly $3 million a year. From Aug. 1 to July 31, 2017 Boutique Air will operate 12 weekly return flights each to Los Angeles International and Oakland, as well as seven weekly return flights to Las Vegas’ McCarran airport for a total of 31 weekly services. All flights are on single-engine turbo-prop planes.

CAPG gives Sutter Gould Medical Foundation elite status SACRAMENTO – The annual CAPG Standards of Excellence Survey on June 23 gave the Sutter Gould Medical Foundation, serving Merced, Stanislaus and San Joaquin counties, elite status. Sutter Gould was among six physician organizations and all five medical foundations in the Sutter Medical Network to receive the highest possible honor awarded by the CAPG professional organization. CAPG is the largest association in the country representing physician organizations practicing coordinated care. The survey measured medical group infrastructure against criteria such as patient experience, population health and affordability. This year, 98 medical groups, covering 11.3 million patients nationwide, voluntarily participated in the CAPG’s survey. “Physicians and care teams across Sutter Health work relentlessly to provide exceptional care quality, safety and service,” Jeff Burnich, senior vice president of medical and market networks for Sutter Health, said in a press release. “Recognitions such as these acknowledge how we partner with patients and each other to continually improve the care we deliver across our not-for-profit network.”

Ground broken on new Los Banos courthouse LOS BANOS — Construction is underway on the new county courthouse in Los Banos. Ground was broken June 19. The projected is funded through trial court user fees and is expected to cost about $32.5 million. The 29,000-square-foot building will house two courtrooms and will handle criminal, civil, family, traffic,

small claims, juvenile and probate proceedings. Construction is expected to be complete in the fall of 2016.

Hilmar Cheese expands Texas plant HILMAR — Hilmar Cheese Company, Inc. will add 500-pound barrel production at its Dalhart, Texas manufacturing site, the company announced in June. Hilmar Cheese currently processes cheese into 40-pound and 640-pound blocks. “We are expanding to meet our customers’ growing demand for our products,” said Hilmar Cheese Company’s Chief Operating Officer David Ahlem. “Both global and domestic cheese consumption continue to increase.” The Texas facility was built from a green-field site in 2005. The company began processing cheese there in September 2007. The plant has been expanded three times since then. This latest expansion will increase production capacity by 20 percent when completed in 2016. It will also provide flexibility for cheese packaging to better meet customer needs, the company said. “Texas continues to be a great place to invest in cheese processing with plenty of available milk and a very stable regulated milk pricing environment,” said Ahlem.

Foster Farms Bowl scheduled for Dec. 26 SAN FRANCISCO — The 2015 Foster Farms Bowl, featuring teams from two of college football’s “Power 5” conferences, will be played at Levi’s Stadium on Saturday evening, Dec. 26. Kickoff time is 6:15 p.m. The game will be shown live on ESPN and matches the 4th Pac-12 selection against an upper- echelon Big Ten team. This is the second year Livingston-based Foster Farms has sponsored the bowl game. “The Foster Farms Bowl is about more than just great college football,” said Foster Farms Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing Bryan Reese. “As the only college bowl game dedicated to fighting hunger, we are excited to once again be partnering with fans to make a difference, not only in the Bay Area where the game will be played, but across the nation where our products are sold. We invite all fans to join us for the game and to help us in this worthy cause.” Tickets for the Foster Farms Bowl will go on sale in the coming weeks.

Time management class available at Customer Service Academy MERCED — Workers who want to learn how to better manage their time can learn how in Merced College’s award-winning Customer Service. The academy’s Time Management course is offered on July 23 and July 30. Two tracks are scheduled, from 8 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., and from 1 to 5:15 p.m. Each course in the Customer Service Academy is $23 and earns one-half unit of college credit. After advancing through a total of 10 courses, students will earn a certificate of achievement and will hone skills in such areas as: Communication, Customer Service, Team Building, Attitude, Values and Ethics, and Stress Management. Courses are held at Merced College’s Business Resource Center at 630 W. 19th St. in downtown Merced.

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LEGALS Fictitious Business Names Parmjeev 3251 Waterview Ln Stockton, CA 95206 Samseh Di Sukoon Llc Sukoon Samseh Di Tokay Line 1604 S Lower Sacramento Rd Lodi, CA 95242 Delapena Roopa Devi Lily Bell Photography 6229 Crestview Circle Stockton, CA 95219 Ward Shelly Marie Ward Justin Edmund McDonalds 32116 2050 Daniels Street Manteca, CA 95337 Mcdonald’s #32116 Mdcc Llc RS Growers 20124 W Grant Line Rd Tracy, CA 95391 RS Rugs Inc Encore Leadership Development 1308 W Main St Suite C Ripon, CA 95366 Premiere Mkt & Training Co Inc E & C Cabinets 923 South Airport Way Manteca, Ca 95337 E And C Cabinets Sunshine Cafe At Chcf|Sunshine Cafe @ Chcf 7707 Austin Rd Stockton, CA 95215 Sunshine Restaurant Group Inc

Honey Bubble Artisan 2302 Bennet Mill Way Stockton, CA 95212 Early Christine Vineyard Floors|Cover N Clean|Cover-NClean|Clean N Repair|Clean-NRepair 1601 Autumn Way Lodi, CA 95242 Kimmel Jason Jr Us Life & Disability|U.S. Life & Disability 930 Wrangler Circle Stockton, CA 95210 Palacios Miguel M Jr Chesterfield Cellars|Morello Wines 13731 N State Route 88 Lodi, CA 95240 Natsis Dimitrios Natsis George Elite Bookkeeping Solutions|Nasir Shon 6507 Pacific Ave #133 Stockton, CA 95207 Nasir Hina Gm Trucking|Singh Gurinder 1813 Mary Augusta St Manteca, CA 95337 Padda Dalbir S Peoples Mtg Co|Peoples Mortgage Company 672 W 11TH St, Suite 34B Tracy, CA 95376 Moria Devel Inc Home Plate| The Home Plate 5010 Feather River Dr Stockton, CA 95219 Salemme Bailey Marie Abys Cakes| Aby’s Cakes 146 Oak St

Manteca,CA 95337 Galindo Martha Veronica Reyes Xuan Thinh Duong|Duong Xuan Thinh 8626 Lower Sacramento Rd #24 Stockton, CA 95210 Bui Xuan Lai Aloha Pet Care Serv|Aloha Pet Care Services 1117 Napa Valley Ave Manteca, CA 95336 Magoun Veronica Renew Educational Solutions 965 E Yosemite Ave Manteca, CA 95336 Pinto Choate Barbara E International Trans|International Transport 611 S Main St Manteca, CA 95337 Garcis Eduardo Amerismog|Lodi Quick Smog 335 E Kettleman Lane #E Lodi, CA 95240 R & C Smog Inc Wimbledon Square Apt|Wimbledon Square Apartments 602 Wimbledon Dr Lodi, CA 95240 Commonwealth Mangmt Inc Magic Wheels Trans Inc 268 E 6TH St French Camp, CA 95231 Magic Wheels Transportation Inc. Mudvilles Crosstown Mkt|Mudville’s Crosstown Market 35 N Filbert St Stockton, CA 95205 Munoz Charles Lupian Ana B Moreno Drava Wines 2 West Lockeford Street Lodi, CA 95240 Estate Crush Llc

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Color Nails 205 W Lodi Ave Lodi, CA 95240 Nguyen Thien Thien Nguyen Hoang Mai Hoa Thi

Azteca Landscape & Maintenance 6111 Dougherty Rd Acampo, CA 95220 Ordinola Antolin Ordinola Jose Juan

High 5 Fitness 16925 Harlan Rd Ste 301 Lathrop, CA 95330 High 5 Fitness Ctr Llc

Alberto Diesel Road Service 2053 Greystone Stockton, CA 95206 Lobato Luis Alberto Aguilar

Dominos 107 W North St Manteca, CA 95336 Team Central Valley Inc Sweetness Creations 3287 Jeanette Ct Tracy, CA 95376 Lomavita Adelaide Latu Team Pac Realtors|Team Pacific Realtors 306 Regent Ct Stockton, CA 95204 Werner Steven G Gm Music 1139 E Harding Way Stockton, CA 95209 Mendonca Lisa Lerian Complete Services 2711 Tejon Street Lodi, CA 95242 Nelson John Northwest Industrial Engine & Compressor Co 21687 Mcbride Ave Escalon, CA 95320 Yates Gavin Deon Hextron Solutions 2309 Toscano Dr Manteca, CA 95337 Varghese Avinash Sneakerqualified 176 Trevino Ave Apt 208 Manteca, CA 95337 Ragno Casey Henry Dental Laboratory 1625 W March Ln #B Stockton, CA 95207 Phen Henry It’s A Piece Of Cake 1417 Prima Vera Ave Manteca, CA 95336 Brice Kelly Lee

Accurate Mechanical Design 9375 Pioneer Circle Stockton, CA 95212 Belwood Jeffrey K

Ecorpmedia 2510 Russell St Tracy, CA 95376 Perry Fredrick Edgar Shay Michael P

Double Stitch 166 Maple Ave Manteca, CA 95336 Enos Sandra Johns Dorothy

Distribuidor Aguilar 2142 Gateway Cir Lodi, CA 95240 Aguilar Luis

Havatan 7145 Pacific Ave Ste B Stockton, CA 95207 Kertel Jason Christopher R & R Water 14537 N Alpine Rd Lodi, CA 95240 Regla Robin All American Glass Company 2473 Station Dr Stockton, CA 95215 Yelland Mark Stephen\ Northern Cali License Notary Public 1681 Pyrenees Ave #85 Stockton, CA 95210 David Chiquita

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LEGALS Fictitious Business Names 1st Chois Fine Homes 1133 N Carpenter Rd Ste 2 Modesto, Ca 95351 A California Corporation

One Simple Solution 1110 W Kettleman Ln Lodi, CA 95240 Miseles Tristan

1st St Recycling Center 619 C 1st Street Patterson, Ca 95363 Ramirez Aguilar, Miguel Torres, Jose

Holiday Club World Wide 919 N San Jose St Stockton, CA 95203 Healthquest Travel Llc

2 Sister’s Sparkle & Shine Designs 4100 Timeless Trail Dr Modesto, Ca 95356 Landers, Jolene

Cognizant Academic Testing 1869 W Willow St Stockton, CA 95203 Cordova Lonita

3 Boys Trucking 3238 Summer Creek Dr Turlock, Ca 95382 Chaparro, Higinio

Rk Ptp|Rk Partnership 1788 Star Tulip St Manteca, CA 95337 Singh Prabhjit Dhindsa Jasandeep K Tutti Frutti 3200 Naglee Rd Ste 160 Tracy, CA 95304 Anastasio Joseph L H S Xpress 3213 Stefano Dr Stockton, CA 95212 Singh Hardeep Happy Hippie Prod|Happy Hippie Productions 1350 Buckingham Way Apt 18 Stockton, CA 95207 Cisneros Moniqua

90 Worldwide Alliance 1704 Applegate Dr Modesto, Ca 95350 Borba-Galati, Kimberly A & L Mobile Pressure Washing 4913 Norma Way Keyes, Ca 95328 Loredo, Angela A & N Cleaning 1014 Elm Ave Modesto, Ca 95351 Aguilar-Rincon, Ivonne A A & S Auto Wholesale 1320 Angie Ave Ste H Modesto, Ca 95351 Orozco, Rebecca Berber A Best Towing 914 7th St Modesto, Ca 95354

Gamil, Khaled Murhsen A Fine Design 1104 Petersburg Way Modesto, Ca 95355 Lafaunce, Barbara R A Stitch In Time 1116 Allen Dr Modesto, Ca 95350 Hinz, Debbie Teeples Plumbing Sewer & Drain Cleaning 4221 Brew Master Drive Suite 12 Ceres, Ca 95307 Applegate Teeples Drilling Co Inc A.C. Remodeling 2720 Princeton Court Turlock, Ca 95382 Costa, Antonio A A.M.S. Cleaning Services 2404 Apache Lane Modesto, Ca 95350 Salas, Angelica Maria Abbey Consulting Services 339 North Oak Ave Oakdale, Ca 95361 Caparros, Ray Accelerated Concrete Cutting 652 Armstrong Way Oakdale, Ca 95361 Cotrone Company Inc Advanced Locksmith 526 Elm Ave Modesto, Ca 95351 Mendoza, Octavio Advanced Massage 3848 Mchenry Ave #120 Modesto, Ca 95356 Hou, Qiuying Ag Associates 1425 Emigrant Way Modesto, Ca 95358 Johnson, Scott L Air Balance Solutions 1300 Rockefeller Drive Ceres, Ca 95307 Gonzalez, David Aj’s Cafe & Grill 2800 Geer Road Turlock, Ca 95382 Brown, Charles L Brown, Lisa S Allphse Repair Svc 436 Coffee Rd Apt A Modesto, Ca 95355 Oconnell, Ian J Applegate Teeples Drilling 4221 Brew Master Drive Suite 12 Ceres, Ca 95307

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Applegate Teeples Drilling Co Inc Armex 1337 Crowslanding Rd Ste D Modesto, Ca 95351 Ruiz, Beatriz I At&T Authorized Retailer #1234 1015 Sperry Avenue Suite #A Patterson, Ca 95363 Spring Communications Holding Inc. Which Au Home Inspections 8425 E Monte Vista Denair, Ca 95316 Mcguire, Benjamin Lee Auction Is Now 1115 Kansas Avenue Modesto, Ca 95351 Ilacqua, Anthony Michael Aulakh Transport 3521 Ardia Avenue Modesto, Ca 95357 Aulakh, Harpreet S Azco Rustic Designs & Rentals 5842 Ciccarelli Road Modesto, Ca 95358 Mulder, Zachariah Bait Barn 12505 Yosemite Blvd Waterford, Ca 95386 Basi, Manpreet Bdr Education Services 4444 Bellevue Court Turlock, Ca 95382 Rogers, Bryan Bee Hummingbird Design 4109 Mosaic Court Modesto, Ca 95356 Wong, Kasey Bfc 614 Hi Tech Parkway Oakdale, Ca 95361 Burden Farming Corp Bible Way Tabernacle 502 Broadway Ave Modesto, Ca 95351 Tabernaculo Biblico Apostolico Cordova, Antonio

Blo Hookah Lounge 3720 Honeycreeper Dr Turlock, Ca 95382 Avanes, Richard Blue Dolphin Janitorial Services 4309 Lourmarin Ln Modesto, Ca 95356 Salvador, Ricardo

Ramirez RNR Catering 20112 Maynard St. Hilmar, Ca 95324 Raul Ramirez Veronica Ramirez

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Gerardo’s Auto Repair 462 Industrial Drive Suite B Livingston, Ca 95334 Gerardo Verdugo

Burden Farming Co 614 Hi Tech Parkway Oakdale, Ca 95361 Burden Farming Corp C D R Ag 5148 Mountain View Ro ad Hughson, Ca 95326 Rossi, David J C S Design 5809 Stoddard Rd #1 Modesto, Ca 95356 Simroulakis, Constance Cal Traffic 6645 Mitchell Rd Ste A Ceres, Ca 95307 Kumar, Kamal

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LEGALS Fictitious Business Names

Cal-State Fire & Safety Equipment Co. 1506 Albany Avenue Modesto, Ca 95350 Gardner, Kenneth Eric

Valley Pro Home Repair Corporation 1048 6th Street Los Banos, Ca 93635 Freedom Property Maintenance, Inc.

California Calf Company 7506 Maze Blvd Modesto, Ca 95358 Olson, Taylor

Socorro’s Beauty Salon 615 I Street Los Banos, Ca 93635 Socorro Gutierrez

Car Pros Auto Glass & Window Tinting 803 Kearney Ave Modesto, Ca 95350 Car Pros Auto Glass & Window Tinting, Ll

Sport & Rehab Physical Therapy Corporation 312 West J Street Los Banos, Ca 93635 Sport & Rehab Incorporated

Car Pros Auto Sales 803 Kearney Ave Modesto, Ca 95350 Car Pros Auto Sales Llc Cellular Direct Protect 5416 Blazer Ct Riverbank, Ca 95367 Wysocki, Kenneth Champion Auto & Motorcycle Wholesale 905 Shasta Ave Modesto, Ca 95358 Hoover, Randy Arthur

Black Top Wholesale 2300 Oakdale Drive #1 65 Modesto, Ca 95355 Williams, Frank Roland

Chrisaalo Garden Maintenance 1424 Carly Creek Dr Patterson, Ca 95363 Navarrete, Benito

Bliss Salon & Spa 4220 N Golden State Blvd Turlock, Ca 95382 Matos, Brandi S

Chuck’s Plumbing Service 143 S Eucalyptus Ave Waterford, Ca 95386 Mazza, Chuck

S And S Reproduction Services 19570 Newport Ct Hilmar, Ca 95324 Kenneth D. Silveria The Cell Phone Doctor 3061 College Green Dr Ste C Merced, Ca 95348 Austin Kz Lee LKV Detailing & Estimating 16072 Peaceful Ct Delhi, Ca 95315 Kenneth A. Varner Hydraulic Pros 16744 Oak Street Delhi, Ca 95315 Mario C. Mercado O.K. Corral Boutique 18519 Terceira Rd Los Banos, Ca 93635 Kaycee Filippini

Vista Verde Dairy 8923 Bliss Rd Chowchilla, Ca 93610 Renae De Jager Arthur De Jager Maria’s Candle & Gift Shop 639 I Street Los Banos, Ca 93635 Maria Razo Ray Razo Party Masters 16785 Songbird Dr. Delhi, Ca 95315 Tiffany L. Herron Gary D. Herron Green Leaf Innovations 135 S. Venus Street Santa Nella, Ca 95322 Jorge Razo Ruan Monterey Bay Produce 30604 W. Fentem Rd. Gustine, Ca 95322 Maria Esprio La Quinta Inn & Suites 20 W. Pacheco Blvd. Los Banos, Ca 93635 Raps Hayward Llc Mercantile Guaranty Llc Happy Hour Rentals 1101 Lawndale Ave Merced, Ca95341 Anthony Regalo Janice Regalo End Of The Trail Cabinet Co. 5820 E. S. Hwy 140 Bldg. B Merced, Ca 95340 Roy D Simpson Lazy-A Holsteins 28336 Bambauer Road Gustine, Ca 95322 Marcus Amarante Patrick Amarante Larry Amarante Esthetics By Rochelle Calderon 1011 I St. Suite B Los Banos, Ca 93635 Rochelle Calderon Campus Copier Systems 2501 Myrtle Ave

Merced, Ca 95340 Thomas Higginbotham Kelly Higginbotham Gateway Kidney And Hypertension 3393 G Street, Suite D Merced, Ca 95340 Stanislaus Kidney And Hypertension The Somatic Arts And Sciences 804 W. 25th Merced, Ca 95340 Michael Perce Back 2 Balance Biofeedback 1011 I Street, Suite B Los Banos, Ca 93635 Patricia Santos Borges’ Catch Of The Day 8307 Winfield Dr Hilmar, Ca 95324 Bruno Borges Susana Borges Alex’s Tires And Wheels 3392 N Buhach Rd Atwater, Ca 95301 Maria Perez Fernandez Family First Financial 1381 Silva Drive Atwater, Ca 95301 Jeffery S Smith Leah Valpy Central Valley Mobility Llc 105 Business Parkway Atwater, Ca 95301 Central Valley Mobility Llc Keney Manufacturing Co. R&R A California Gen. Partnership 586 Broadway Atwater, Ca 95301 Robert Hernandez Rodney Haygood Macia’s Farm Labor 9657 Palm Street Delhi, Ca 95315 Macias & Sons, Inc. Go – Mez Sewer & Drain 448 Rockport Dr Los Banos, Ca 93635 J.V. Handyman Svc 301 Rose Ave Los Banos, Ca 93635 Jose Ventura Ortuno Lovato’s Academy Of Music 1005 I Street Los Banos, Ca 93635 Vanessa Lovato

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