Road to Recovery: Why Sacramento's Green-Tech Boom Isn't Here Yet
Why Sacramento’s green-tech sector – like the region’s economy as a whole – hasn’t fared as well this year as community leaders hoped.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Road To Recovery: More People Selling At Home
Selling things like Tupperware and Avon for extra income isn’t anything new. But the stalled economy has motivated a lot more people to get into the direct-selling business and start holding at-home retail parties.
Friday, December 17, 2010 6:00 AM
Stories From The Road: Trucking Company Back On Track
Scott Blevins is President of Mountain Valley Express Trucking Company in Manteca. Nine months ago he considered layoffs due to decreased demand and the closure the Bay area Toyota plant known as Nummi, a major client. But his situation has changed.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 12:41 AM
Road To Recovery: College Grad Still Looking For Job But Optimistic
We have another “Story from the Road” update as part of our ongoing “Road to Recovery” series. We’re checking in one last time with our college student: 23-year-old Nick Hunte.
Monday, December 13, 2010 2:02 PM
Story from the Road: Natomas Teacher Finds a Job
A big piece of good news for the Natomas substitute teacher we’ve been following along the Road to Recovery.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Stories from the Road: Teacher Would Move Almost Anywhere for Job
In the latest "Story from the Road," we check in with Natomas teacher Margaret Carder. She spent the last school year as a substitute. But now, it’s summer – and she’s on unemployment as she hunts for a new job.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Road to Recovery: Could Freelancing Help Economy Rebound?
Say you’ve lost your job or taken a salary cut. But you still have to pay those bills. What can you do to make ends meet? Well, it appears a growing number of people are turning to themselves to find some extra income.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Stories from the Road: Teacher Worried Recovery Won't Include Her
A middle-aged Natomas teacher who’s working as a substitute this year after being laid off last year searches for work. It’s our latest “Story from the Road."
Monday, April 26, 2010
Stories From The Road: College Senior Prepares To Break Into Difficult Job Market
We’re checking in again with Nick Hunte, the 23-year-old college student majoring in journalism at Sacramento State who hopes to be a sports writer one day. Nick is scheduled to graduate at the end of May. Then he’ll enter the tough job market.
Friday, April 9, 2010
Stories From The Road: Trucking Exec Upbeat Despite Plant Closure
Scott Blevins runs the 34-year-old Mountain Valley Express, which serves several states and is based in Manteca. The NUMMI auto plant in Freemont, which is closing, was his single largest client.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Road to Recovery: Community College Curriculum Going Green
Sacramento-area community colleges are revamping their courses and programs to help create a new green-tech workforce.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Road To Recovery: Career Colleges Thrive In Uncertain Job Environment
Public universities are capping enrollments because of budget cuts, but for-profit colleges in the region are experiencing an enrollment boom. The draw for many students is focused, fast-track career training.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Stories From The Road: New Green Tech Worker Learning on the Job
One month ago, Jim Ridgley started a new job with a solar company after a career in conventional construction. How’s his first month gone?
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Stories From The Road: Real Estate Pro Trades Laptop For Toolkit
The city of Stockton was widely publicized as the foreclosure capital of the country. So what are local real estate professionals doing to ride out the storm? Kevin Moran traded in his laptop for a toolkit and now specializes in distressed property.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Stories From The Road: Ballet Hopes For A Happy Homecoming
This week, the Sacramento Ballet returns to the Community Center Theatre after canceling last year's season there. Co-artistic director Ron Cunningham is a little apprehensive but thinks his program of popular works should boost ticket sales.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Road to Recovery: Health Care Jobs
Health care is one of the few sectors that has seen growth during the Great Recession. Now the Sacramento region is poised to add thousands of health care jobs in the coming years. We'll meet a lab scientist working in this expanding field.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Stories From The Road: College Senior Readies for Recession Reality
Sacramento State senior Nick Hunte plans to graduate this spring with a journalism degree. He's understandably concerned about the job market that awaits him.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Stories From The Road: Courtland Farmer Russell Van Loben Sels
"Stories From The Road" is a companion to our Road To Recovery series. Over the next year we'll follow several people from around the region to see how they're faring in their respective industries. Today, we meet Delta farmer Russ Van Loben Sels.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Road to Recovery: Green Tech Has Potential, But Is It Enough?
Four months ago, Jim Ridgley lost his construction job in the "Great Recession." Now, he's got a new job – at a solar company. Our "Road to Recovery" series kicks off with a look at the Sacramento region's green tech sector.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Series Preview: Green Jobs
A recent study says the number of "green jobs" in the Sacramento area grew faster than in any other part of the state between 1995 and 2008. But is the green sector large enough to give the capital region a boost? Monday at 6:33 a.m. 8:33 a.m.
Road to Recovery
An occasional series by Capital Public Radio and The Bee on Sacramento's economic prospects as it emerges from the recession.
