The Business Journal on Morning Edition

 

 
Biz Journal A weekly roundup of the region's economic news with Jack Robinson, editor of the Sacramento Business Journal.
 
 

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  • Business Journal: New Arena, Country Club Plaza, Zillow

    Friday, May 24, 2013

    Now that there's a deal to sell the Sacramento Kings to local investors the spotlight shifts to plans for a downtown arena. Sacramento Business Journal Editor Jack Robinson says local business leaders are thrilled.

  • Business Journal: The Kings, Centrage, Siemens, eHealth

    Friday, May 17, 2013

    The Maloofs have reportedly reached an agreement with a Sacramento group to sell a 65% controlling interest in the Kings. Sacramento Business Journal Editor Jack Robinson says the Maloofs have proven to be shrewd businessmen.

  • Business Journal: Medical Board, Big Box Stores, Real Estate

    Friday, April 26, 2013

    The agency that oversees doctor discipline is in the hot seat. Sacramento Business Journal Editor Jack Robinson says it stems from a case in Rocklin where a doctor was arrested after complaints from patients who saw him for cosmetic surgery.

  • Business Journal: CEQA, Fresh and Easy, Elk Grove, CalPERS

    Friday, April 19, 2013

    California Governor Jerry Brown says the effort to streamline CEQA, the state's complex environmental rules for development, is dead for this year. Sacramento Business Journal Editor Jack Robinson says the business community is reacting.

  • Business Journal: Health Benefit Exchange, SyWest, The Kings

    Friday, April 12, 2013

    There's another long-running Sacramento drama besides the Kings - the state's health benefit exchange. Sacramento Business Journal Editor Jack Robinson points out - there's about six months to go before it's supposed to start enrolling people.

  • Business Journal: Kings, Kaiser, GenCorp, Cornish and Carey

    Friday, April 05, 2013

    Business and civic leaders this week went to the NBA to challenge a plan to turn the Sacramento Kings into the Seattle Supersonics. Sacramento Business Journal Editor Jack Robinson says we still have no hits about how team owners will vote.

  • Business Journal: Kings Deal, Infill Homes, Call Centers

    Friday, March 29, 2013

    The Sacramento City Council approved a financing plan for a downtown arena as part of the effort to keep the Kings in town. Sacramento Business Journal Editor Jack Robinson says it was one of several milestones in a week of major developments.

  • Business Journal: Delta Shores, Next Economy, CADA

    Friday, March 22, 2013

    Road work along I-5 signals that the Delta Shores housing development is back on track. Meanwhile, the "Next Economy" plan to boost the region's economy gets started, although Sacramento Business Journal Editor Jack Robinson says there are skeptics..

  • Business Journal: Job growth, K Street, bankruptcies

    Friday, February 15, 2013

    We heard an upbeat economic forecast this week that projects job growth in the Sacramento region will exceed the state average by 2014. Sacramento Business Journal Editor Jack Robinson says it's partly due to new construction activity.

  • Business Journal: Job Flight, Limo App, Business Confidence

    Friday, February 08, 2013

    Sacramento Business Journal Editor Jack Robinson starts this week's review with the dustup between Governor Jerry Brown and Texas Governor Rick Perry. Texas is running radio ads encouraging California companies to move. Brown called the whole flap...

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Jack Robinson

Jack Robinson joined the Sacramento Business Journal as editor in February 2011. Previously he was managing editor of the Fresno Bee and held various editing posts at the Los Angeles Times. Jack has bachelor's degrees from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (French horn performance) and UC Berkeley (statistics), as well as a master's degree in journalism from UC Berkeley.


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