Business Columns

More funding for free job-related rides

BY WILLIAM ROLLER, SUN STAFF WRITER

Job seekers lacking their own vehicles need not stress about being stranded for a ride. The Saguaro Foundation has received another grant to keep the program rolling."It comes from the federal transportation authority through the Arizona Department... Full story

Business Glance 11-1-09

Military contracting meetingA meeting on the military procurement contracting process will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday at the old Yuma City Hall, 180 W. 1st St., in the former council chambers.The meeting is being held by the Service... Full story

Agriculture Glance 11-1-09

WPS train the trainer workshopsThe Arizona Department of Agriculture has scheduled WPS (Worker Protection Standard) agricultural pesticide safety train the trainer workshops in Yuma.The workshop will be presented in Spanish Nov. 12 and in English... Full story

Namedropper 11-1-09

Alex DeesAlex Dees, who operates a Brangus breeding operation near Yuma, was inducted into the National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum's Hall of Fame.The Hall of Fame honors pioneers who contributed to the settling of the early American... Full story

Crop of the Week: Organic vegetables

BY KURT NOLTE, UA AG AGENT

• Yuma is known as the nation’s epicenter of winter vegetable production, and this includes vegetables grown with both conventional and organic methods.• More than 6,000 acres of organic produce is grown annually in the region, up... Full story

Yuma eyed for seaport terminal

BY JOYCE LOBECK, SUN STAFF WRITER

Just as plans for a deep-sea port at Punta Colonet off the coast of Mexico have been revived, talk has resurfaced about a potential rail warehouse and redistribution facility in Yuma County.While a study of a possible multimodal logistics center is... Full story

Namedropper 10-25-09

FROM STAFF REPORTS

New staff at Steel RootsMarisa Lujan, owner of Steel Roots Hair Studio at Southgate Mall, has been joined by three new staff members. One is her husband, Mike, who just graduated from the Yuma School of Beauty and received his cosmetology license a... Full story

Business/Agriculture Glance

FROM STAFF REPORTS

Chamber mixerThe monthly Yuma County Chamber of Commerce mixer will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday on the front lawn of the chamber office, 180 W. 1st St. (the old Yuma City Hall). The "Spooktacular" event will include a pumpkin decorating... Full story

Crop of the week: Alfalfa

Kurt Nolte

• Alfalfa is considered the premier forage of dairy cows. Thus, the milk, yogurt, cheese, cream, dried milk and ice cream we eat are connected to alfalfa. • Because of its importance among forage crops, alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is... Full story

YPIC: The door between jobs and job seekers

BY JOYCE LOBECK, SUN STAFF WRITER

A homeless man lands a job, a breadwinner is now able to support his family after being in the ranks of the unemployed for months, a young person discovers a satisfying career through summer work, employers are thrilled with new employees. These... Full story

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