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Disappointing reports push down stocks

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are ending a choppy week lower after disappointing reports on the U.S. economy. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 105 points, or 0.7 percent, to 15,070 Friday. The Dow fell 1.2 percent this week. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index gave up nine points, or 0.6 percent, to 1,626. Banks [...]

Flea market finds home for Father’s Day weekend

Looking for a fun Father’s Day outing? Take Dad to the Davis Flea Market. This weekend is the grand opening for its new, permanent venue at 946 Olive Drive. The monthly event runs Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The next two events are July 27-28 and Aug. 24-25, with the same hours, organizer [...]

Save Mart receives State Fair’s Golden Bear Award

Save Mart Supermarkets, which operates a Davis store at 1900 Anderson Road, is the recipient of the 2013 Golden Bear Award from the California State Fair. The award acknowledges individuals and businesses that have furthered the fair’s mission of showcasing California. Celebrating its 60th anniversary, this family-owned grocery business established in 1952 is innovative, community-oriented [...]

Travis Credit Union appoints new executive VP

Barry N. Nelson has been promoted to executive vice president at Travis Credit Union, providing executive leadership to all of the credit union’s operating units, including the lending, retail sales and services, operations and marketing. Nelson is a credit union veteran with 23 years of industry experience. He has been part of TCU’s senior management [...]

Agricultural giant takes lead in keeping workers healthy

By Alice Daniel California Healthline DELANO — Paramount Agribusinesses comprises the largest farming operation of tree crops in the world: almonds, pistachios and clementines. Now its companies are betting on a different kind of productivity: keeping a workforce healthy in California’s Central Valley by offering free on-site medical care. “We’re backing up the healthy products [...]

Journey of UCD student is to help others ease theirs

In days gone by, people generally wouldn’t depart on a journey without a destination mapped out. These aren’t those days. With the Internet, wanting to travel but not having a destination in mind can be easily remedied. One can simply visit a website such as the one UC Davis student Ryan DeForest is developing, Bagonize.com. [...]

Yolo County real estate sales

Davis (95616) 1561 Drake Dr.     $262,000 2763 Eel Pl.     335,000 1720 Haussler Dr.     340,000 110 Huerta Pl.     400,000 3472 Oyster Bay Ave.     612,500 2312 Lassen Pl.     759,000 2620 Corona Dr.     785,000 Davis (95618) 1308 Nutmeg Ln.     $310,000 2714 Javier Pl.     368,000 1708 Albion Pl.     402,000 [...]

Kaiser receives national awards for stroke care

The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has awarded Kaiser Permanente Sacramento and South Sacramento Medical Centers its Get With The Guidelines — Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. Both medical centers have received the award in the past, which recognizes Kaiser Permanente’s commitment and success in implementing excellent care for stroke patients, according to evidence-based guidelines. [...]

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