High growth winery is major Manteca employer BY DENNIS WYATT Manteca’s biggest global reach in terms of commerce is wine. More than 13 million cases of wine created from grapes grown in California’s three leading vineyard regions — Napa-Sonoma, Monterey, and San Joaquin County — were sold worldwide in 50 countries during 2018 by Manteca-based […]

Slowing of economic activity sign of stability Wages struggle to keep up with inflation BY ANGELINA MARTIN After the economy both nationwide and in the Central Valley reached its peak in recent years, a slowdown of economic activity displayed in the most recent San Joaquin Valley Business Forecast released in May shows a region that […]

Harder water bill a bipartisan effort BY ANGELINA MARTIN As a full Tuolumne River flowed behind them, a diverse set of government leaders and water stakeholders gathered alongside Congressman Josh Harder in Modesto to unite under one important cause: protecting water in the Central Valley. Harder, flanked by local and state officials of both the […]

Brothers return home to the 209 area amid doctor shortage BY ANGELINA MARTIN Throughout medical school at the University of California, Davis, Doctors Nahera Adams and Ninos Adams did everything together, earning themselves the nickname “The Brothers” amongst their peers. When completing their residency programs, however, the pair was split — Nahera continued his education […]

Valley Children’s opens new center in Modesto BY SABRA STAFFORD Valley Children’s Healthcare officially opened the Pelandale Specialty Care Center in February with an open house that highlighted the facility’s features and options for treating their young patients. More than 300 people attended, including Modesto Mayor Ted Brandvold, Stanislaus County Supervisor Terry Withrow, Stanislaus Community […]